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Kevin Durant is one of the NBA's best basketball players, and now is an NBA champion!
What many don't know though is how Durant was able to rise to stardom. As a child, he grew up in a poor family in a rough neighborhood, where they struggled to get by. Somehow though, he was able to overcome all odds and join the NBA's elite, and finally fulfil his dream of becoming an NBA champion!
This book takes you step-by-step through Kevin Durant's life and...
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Business owners today are constantly faced with difficult challenges and eight of ten new businesses will not survive the first five years. Competition is difficult and building a sustainable, profitable business is arguably the most challenging sport in all of business today. In The Ultimate Business Tune Up Rich Allen combines the experiences of his father's own small business, his personal experiences running and growing a business, and his learning...
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We have been increasingly bombarded with a huge amount of information, numerous forms of media, technologies and an avalanche of knowledge and impulses that is historically unprecedented. In these times of multiple crises, we have lost our references and therefore, it is essential to have a clear DIRECTION of where we want to arrive. Hence the importance of having FOCUS, especially because we are beings with infinite possibilities of choices and a...
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"If you eat caviar every day, it's difficult to return to sausages." Arsène Wenger, November 1998.
Caviar and Sausages takes football fans from Arsène Who? in 1996 to Wenger Out in 2018 - a revolutionary era for Arsenal Football Club and English football. Tony Kokkinos uniquely breaks down Arsène Wenger's 22 years into three stages - the Glory Years, the Austerity Years and the Stagnating Years.
Unique colourful infographics dissect the key aspects...
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Fair Value is unique-a book about business that serves not as a blueprint but as a reflection on our lives, and how, we might live them better.
With courage to confront, and learn from, contemporary issues, Jozef Opdeweegh draws on thinkers past and present to show how our values shape the value we create. Taking us on a path of discovery, these essays address the world, as we know it and offer a unique perspective on how it might be.
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Do you want to get more clients and triple your sales? Wouldn't it be amazing if every single one of your prospects could see the amazing value and the incredible benefits of your product or service? Every time you think about backing off and letting them walk away, you're letting your prospect miss out on an amazing opportunity. You haven't really helped anybody if you don't CLOSE THE DEAL.
Here's some of what you can expect to learn inside the pages...
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Have you ever heard some parent say, with pride "my kid was a late bloomer" at a sporting event? Not likely. And, that's unfortunate, research actually supports late bloomers in sport as having an edge over their early-peaking counterparts. While you might not love that other kids get faster more quickly, your child could be the one to achieve sustained success if they don't get discouraged and stop working on their game.
Late Bloomers and Early...
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This book covers the topic of NBA superstar Stephen Curry, and aims to serve as a biography to date of his incredible life and career.
As you will soon discover, Steph Curry wasn't expected by many to even make it to the NBA. He was an undersized, un-athletic point guard, who didn't appear to be NBA material. Despite all odds, he persevered and has, gone on to change the game of basketball with his, incredible shooting ability.
A multiple time NBA...
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LEBRON JAMES
This book aims to serve as a biography-to-date of the basketball superstar, LeBron James, covering his life both on and off the court. Inside, you will learn about LeBron's childhood in Akron Ohio, and how he, became such a dominant force on the basketball court.
Throughout this book, we look at different phases of his career, from High School, to his first stint with the Cavaliers, to his time at Miami, and finally back to his recent...
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At age 50+, when many people confront the challenges of supporting families and saving enough for retirement, rebranding and career reinvention become more important than ever. Thriving at 50+ is branding authority Wendy Marx's guide on doing just that in a society that isn't always kind to older people.
Providing a framework for rebranding and reinvention, the book reveals how to find purpose and revitalize your career and life for your next act....
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For Tom Stanley, a slightly overweight lost soul, life has lost its luster. Rather than face the daily grind of life working at his Chevrolet dealership, he'd rather sleep his days away. Just when Tom's malaise seems like it can't get any worse, a chance meeting with fellow car dealership owner Daniel Santos changes everything. Tall, tan, and fit, Daniel is renowned for his success and decides to take Tom under his wing. Under Daniel's guidance, not...
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From its auspicious start in 1896 to being on top of the college football world under Dabo Swinney, Clemson Football is one of the more colorful programs in all of college football. Learn how the program got its start in 1896 with a donation of land. Discover the beginning of the IPTAY program. Find out the origin of the Tiger paw and the tradition of the Clemson two-dollar bill. And, of course, get the backstage look at the "good ol' fashioned hate"...
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Erin, a young technology executive, is burned out and discouraged in her management role. Facing a decision to confront her CEO and resign, she encounters a woman named Leah whose wisdom helps guide her choices. An uncommon mentorship develops as Leah challenges Erin to write a new story. Leah's insights into leadership and followership are fueled by her former relationship with a professor whose enduring lessons about the power of story are passed...
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Este libro pretende servir como una biografía hasta la fecha de la superestrella del baloncesto, LeBron James, cubriendo su vida tanto dentro como fuera de la cancha. En su interior, aprenderá sobre la infancia de LeBron en Akron Ohio, y cómo se convirtió en una fuerza tan dominante en la cancha de baloncesto.
A lo largo de este libro, veremos diferentes fases de su carrera, desde la escuela secundaria, hasta su primer período con los Cavaliers,...
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Despite being considered the greatest coach in the history of the game, Jimmy Hogan is also the great mystery man of British football. His significance has so far been misunderstood by historians and his influence misapplied. A previous attempt at writing his life story was so poorly conceived that it wrongly stated his date of birth and held that he was utterly integral in the 6-3 defeat of England by Hungary in 1953. Others have argued that he was...
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Football coach Tommy Reamon has crafted a unique ability among high school coaches, the ability to hone in on natural talent on the football field and to forge a personal connection with the young athletes themselves. Hisstories and memories of coachingthe promising, would-be professional players as well as those just there for the love of the game, are shared in this heartfelt memoir.During his many years of coaching at schools such as in Newport...
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The fully searchable digital box set that includes the six-book series: Leadership, Self, Communications, Others, Partnerships, and Execution.
The SCOPE of Leadership six-book series outlines the competencies that great leaders who lead as coaches possess. Read this series to learn the principles of developing, enabling, and inspiring people through a coaching approach to leadership. Develop the capabilities that produce consistently outstanding...
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Have you ever known a man whose heart beats with such reverent passion that those touched still feel its honorable pulse decades later? Man in the Gap is a biography/memoir, the inspiring story of such a man, Douglas McDowell Bennett, an ordinary boy who accomplished extraordinary things.
Coach Bennett left an indelible mark on the people of Swansea, South Carolina, a small southern town, long racially segregated, when, in 1968, he found himself...
639) That First Client
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You've hung out your shingle "open for business," but hear crickets. Where are your clients? You're an intelligent, confident woman-running a business shouldn't be so difficult! Doubts creep in, and you begin to wonder, "Did I make a mistake?" No! You didn't. You need a practical and easily implemented marketing strategy, and someone to guide you, cheer you on, and stop you from quitting. Filled with practical exercises and tried-and-true marketing...
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How important is mentoring in accelerating my career success and helping me realize my potential? Why are men more likely to have mentors than women? How do I proactively pursue a mentoring relationship? What is more effective - formal mentoring programs or informal mentoring relationships? Me and My Mentor explores these and other questions mentors and mentees face in their working life. Eleven mentor and mentee couples talk openly about their experiences,...