A practical guide, applying positive parenting techniques to sports. A book about the
positive psychological benefits of youth sports, and how to make them happen.
Raising a Team Player
Offering lessons and wisdom learned from more than seventeen years of working with
elementary school children, high schoolers, and college players, Sheehy encourages
parents to get involved in their kids' athletic experiences. He offers advice on how to
praise, encourage, inspire, build, temper, support, and teach, working with children on
everything from setting goals to teaching sportsmanship and humility to building
character and a sense of self-worth.
Just Let the Kids Play
This is not just another book touting improved sportsmanship and better coaching to
remedy the violence in youth sports today. Just Let the Kids Play is the first book to
identify the youth sports systems as the cause of the problem, and offers practical ways
to rebuild them so they better serve the physical and emotional needs of children.
Good to Great
Five years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good company become a great
company and if so, how?" In Good to Great Collins, the author of Built to Last,
concludes that it is possible, but finds there are no silver bullets. Collins and his
team of researchers began their quest by sorting through a list of 1,435 companies,
looking for those that made substantial improvements in their performance over time.
They finally settled on 11--including Fannie Mae, Gillette, Walgreens, and Wells Fargo--
and discovered common traits that challenged many of the conventional notions of corporate
success.
Tuesdays with Morrie
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and
wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as
a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For
Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schwartz, his college professor from nearly twenty
years ago. Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together, through
which Mitch shares Morrie's lasting gift with the world.
Wooden
Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performance
as for their success on the court, this unique and intimate work presents the timeless
wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In honest and telling passages about
virtually every aspect of life, Wooden shares his personal philosophies that helped make
him the winningest coach of all time.
First Things First
Time management isn't enough, say Covey and his co-authors, Roger and Rebecca Merrill.
But it's an effective starting point, so first lay out your life in four quadrants
labeled urgent, not urgent, important, and unimportant. That is, a task may have a
deadline, but not much importance; or a task may be important, but require preparation
and planning. You should stop doing what's unimportant and without urgency.
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Personal-finance author and lecturer Robert T. Kiyosaki developed his unique economic
perspective from two very different influences--his two fathers. One father (Robert's
real father) was a highly educated man, but fiscally poor. The other father was the
father of Robert's best friend--the Dad who was an eighth grade dropout who became a
self-made multi-millionaire. Taking that message to heart, Kiyosaki was able to retire
at 47.
Leading With the Heart
Now Coach K reveals his personal principles for leadership, from dealing with adversity in
life or on the basketball court, to taking responsibility for your actions, to learning how
to trust your heartfelt instincts in times of trouble. The result is a book that shows how
you can be successful in any leadership challenges you face.
Motivated Minds
Based on research and actual experience as psychologists and parents, Stipek and Seal
offer insights on what makes children succeed in school and strategies for parents to
help their children build a solid foundation in learning. The authors, countering
popular emphasis on building self-esteem and relying on grades as rewards and
measurements of success in learning, focus on showing parents how to raise children to
be enthusiastic learners who are self-motivated.
Soar With Your Stengths
A groundbreaking, inspiring book for businesses, managers, and individuals on how to
achieve the absolute best by focusing on strengths and steering away from weaknesses,
this revolutionary, humanistic approach to business will transform companies, build
careers, and change lives.
Morrie: In His Own Words
When former sociology professor Morrie Schwartz learned that he had Lou Gehrig's Disease,
he chose to live as fully as possible in the time he had left. Morrie's willingness to
talk about his evolving knowledge of living and dying made him an inspiration to the
American people, via three personal interviews with Ted Koppel on Nightline. In this very
personal memoir, Morrie mixes his uplifting lessons with practical advice for those who
have chronic or terminal diseases.
The Friendship Factor
Here's a book that helps you learn how to be a warmer, more lovable person, how to
communicate better, and how to resolve tension in your relationships. These clues for
getting close apply to friend and friend, husband and wife, parent and child.
Man's Search for Meaning
With more than 4 million copies in print in the English language alone, Man's Search for
Meaning, the chilling yet inspirational story of Viktor Frankl's struggle to hold on to
hope during his three years as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps, is a true classic.
Bringing Out the Best in People
Alan Loy McGinnis writes about twelve key principles gleaned from the lives of
successful people--past and present--which can be used to motivate people to be and
do their best.
Life's Little Instruction Book
Over five hundred suggestions and reminders on how to live a happy life are packed
into this third volume of a winning best-seller. There are numerous copycats around
which mimic the format and content; but Brown's suggestions are clear winners,
providing positive and uplifting advice.
