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23 Days in July: Inside the Tour de France and Lance Armstrong's Record-Breaking Victory
27 reviews
John Wilcockson
Da Capo Press
, 2005
Solid
The author weaves a lot of different story lines and angles into one very solid narrative. The pictures by Graham Watson are always outstanding. His pictures are what took this book from a 4 star to a 5 star book A good counter point to this book is the work done Daniel Coyle called Lance Armstrong's War
Helping Sophomores Succeed: Understanding and Improving the Second Year Experience
Mary Stuart Hunter
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Barbara F. Tobolowsky
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Jossey-Bass
, 2009
National Resource center for the first-year experienceŽ and students in transition Helping Sophomores Succeed Understanding and Improving the Second-Year Experience Mary Stuart Hunter Barbara F. Tobolowsky John N. Gardner Scott E. Evenbeck, Jerry A. Pattengale, Molly A. Schaller, Laurie A. Schreiner, and Associates Helping Sophomores Succeed Helping Sophomores Succeed offers an in-depth, ...
The Ultimate Super Bowl Book: A Complete Reference to the Stats, Stars, and Stories Behind Football's Biggest ...
3 reviews
Bob McGinn
MVP Books
, 2009
This is The Ultimate Football Book
This book grabbed my attention from the start and was impossible to put down. Even though we already know the bare facts: Who-What-When-Where, the author gives us the WHY and the HOW - making each game come alive again. I felt like I was with these teams from the meeting rooms to the practice fields and right into the game-day lockerroom...this is a MUST-READ which will turn even the casual ...
War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest
186 reviews
Michael Rosenberg
Grand Central Publishing
, 2009
well balanced and well documented
Michael Rosenberg's WAR AS THEY KNEW IT is a well-researched and thoughtful look at the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry that defined much of college football in the late l960's and early '70's. The book is an objective look at how Hayes' and Schembechler's values not only defined their teams but the nature of their games. Woody Hayes fascination, some might say obsession, with the infantry tactics ...
A Terrible Splendor: Three Extraordinary Men, a World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Ever ...
24 reviews
Marshall Jon Fisher
Crown
, 2009
Many Lives, One Match
A Terrible Splendor by Marshall Jon Fisher is one of the best books I've read this year for [...]. The subtitle of the book is "Three Extraordinary Men, A World Poised for War, and the Greatest Tennis Match Every Played" and it is all this, and so much more. It is certainly the very best tennis book I've ever read but even for non-tennis players, this book will hold you from first page until ...
Becoming A Master Student, 12th edition
12 reviews
Dave Ellis
Houghton Mifflin
, 2007
Highly Recommend This Book
If they offer this class at your college, take it! If not, the book should still be a big help. I had been out of school for 20 years so my study skills were rusty. I ended up graduating with honors. I couldn't have done it, if not for this book and class. Of course, my book was an earlier edition, but I have to believe it would only improve. I almost think it should be required reading for ...
U Chic: The College Girl's Guide to Everything
9 reviews
Christie Garton
Sourcebooks, Inc.
, 2009
Love it!
I love the amount of detail this book goes into. It covers everything you want to know as an incoming freshman from healthy eating habits, to sorority rushes. It has real college girls biographies, which makes the book very readable, and relatable. This is the perfect gift for a highschool senior or highschool grad!
The Open Book: Celebrating 40 Years of America's Grand Slam with DVD
4 reviews
United States Tennis Association
Triumph Books
, 2008
Great photos, and more.
The first thing I did when I opened this book was to look at the pictures; all of them! The photography is so spectacular that I couldn't stop until I saw them all. The Open Book is a history of the US Open Tennis Championships during the 40 years of the "open" (professional) era of tennis. It covers each decade since the beginning of the open era in 1968, using photos, statistics, and ...
Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing, New Edition
22 reviews
John Rousmaniere
W.W. Norton & Co.
, 2000
The best description of the 1979 Fastnet disaster
John Rousmaniere is a well known sailing writer who knows whereof he writes. He was aboard one of the yachts in the 1979 Fastnet Race when they were struck by the worst storm in the history of competitive sailing. The weather forecast was not for severe weather although the English Channel and the Western Approaches have been known for bad weather since the Armada in 1588. The D-Day invasion was ...
Inside the Tour de France: The Pictures, the Legends, and the Untold Stories of the World's Most Beloved ...
2 reviews
Eric Delanzy
Rodale Books
, 2006
Past & present legends
I loved reading this book and learning about all the legends of the Tour de France. What is especially entertaining is the way it is written. The format makes for excellent "reading bites" that do not require long sessions turning pages. Every two pages is a complete story. There are eleven chapters and two pages within each chapter that tell a story of significance history about the tour; one ...
26 Miles to Boston: The Boston Marathon Experience from Hopkinton to Copley Square
16 reviews
Michael Connelly
The Lyons Press
, 2003
Contemplating running a marathon as a lifetime achievement?
I bought this book for me and my sister-in-law in 2003 when she and I decided to run the Boston Marathon for the first time. Yes, we were bandits as were around 5000 others who wanted to experience running a marathon in the premier marathon of them all. Because most bandits are not hardcore runners, it's a lifetime achievement that brings a level of pride and emotion that most people rarely ...
College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About It
7 reviews
Richard Kadison
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Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
Jossey-Bass
, 2005
parents' work is never done
by don dallas, ddallas10@yahoo.com "Parents, your job is not over yet, " declared a flier given me at an orientation session for parents of freshmen. The flier warned me that the first eight weeks on campus will be "stressful". It also urged me to talk to my son about alcohol abuse on campus. Until then that college and all others presented themselves as blissful environments of ...
We Are Americans: Undocumented Students Pursuing the American Dream
William Perez
Stylus Publishing
, 2009
Winner of the CEP Mildred Garcia Award for Exemplary Scholarship About 2.4 million children and young adults under 24 years of age are undocumented. Brought by their parents to the US as minors?many before they had reached their teens?they account for about one-sixth of the total undocumented population. Illegal through no fault of their own, some 65,000 undocumented students graduate from the nation's high schools each year. They cannot get a ...
Cannonball!: World's Greatest Outlaw Road Race
18 reviews
Brock Yates
Motorbooks
, 2003
Cannonball
Anybody who has ever had an urge to out-flank the highway cops must read this book. Brock Yates writes of the most outrageously fun cross-country race ever written. A must read for anybody with at-the-edge adventure in his or her heart!
Love and Blood: At the World Cup with the Footballers, Fans, and Freaks
12 reviews
Jamie Trecker
Harvest Books
, 2007
A Fun Read
I enjoyed this book as much as Bill Buford's "Among the Thugs." It's the same mix of humor, first-person observation, and mini-history lessons, all woven together in a breezy, entertaining style. A lot of "Love & Blood" focuses on off-the-pitch fan activity in bars, train stations, public squares, and more. This is not a book simply about which countries won/lost the games in Germany. Trecker ...
The 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live: An Insider?s Guide to Creating the Sports Experience of a Lifetime
11 reviews
Robert Tuchman
BenBella Books
, 2009
A Home Run!
If you're a sports fan or even just a fan of travel (even better if you are both), this book is a must-read. Tuchman takes you from your couch cushion, subway seat or wherever else you may be sitting when you are reading this book and makes you feel like you are sitting in the crowd, observing these events first-hand. I really love the fact that this is a book that I will use as a resource ...
The Mis-Education of the Negro
54 reviews
Carter Godwin Woodson
Wilder Publications
, 2009
Great Read!!!
Would recommend this book. It gives a deeper understanding of today, by looking at yesterday and how some of yesterday's issues are repeating themselves today.
Blacktop Cowboys: Riders on the Run for Rodeo Gold
9 reviews
Ty Phillips
Thomas Dunne Books
, 2006
Brilliantly Captured
I had read a glowing review of Blacktop Cowboys that piqued my interest. Though my husband describes me as a neo-aristocratic fashionista, little did he know that up to the age of 11 I rode western saddle and particpated in, albeit very small, local rodeos. There is something about these men (and women) who capture a part of America that holds a seemingly romantic life. Hats off, literally, to ...
Exploring Leadership: For College Students Who Want to Make a Difference (Jossey Bass Higher and Adult ...
2 reviews
Susan R. Komives
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Nance Lucas
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Jossey-Bass
, 2006
Exploring Leadership
Everything went smooth. The book was packaged nicely and in good condition. I would purchase more books from this person. Thank you
Dynamic Capabilities and Strategic Management: Organizing for Innovation and Growth
1 review
David J. Teece
Oxford University Press, USA
, 2009
An important book for both academics and business people
In Dynamic Capabilities author David Teece (with contributions from Mie Augier) successfully brings the study of the firm into the modern era. Drawing extensively on older theories to describe and analyze business economics, Teece explains why these theories are not able to explain fully how businesses succeed or fail in a time of rapid technological innovation, knowledge-based industries, ...
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