42 books in Sports & Recreation - Football
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Ocho Cinco
What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
Written by Chad Ochocinco and Jason Cole
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.00
The moment I walked out of that tunnel that first time I was in the NFL and saw that 70,000 people, I said, "This is me, this is mine, this is what I was meant to do." Some people get scared that first time. Me? Scared my ass. I was loving... Read more >
What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
Written by Chad Ochocinco and Jason Cole
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.00
The moment I walked out of that tunnel that first time I was in the NFL and saw that 70,000 people, I said, "This is me, this is mine, this is what I was meant to do." Some people get scared that first time. Me? Scared my ass. I was loving... Read more >
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Ocho Cinco
What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
Written by Chad Ochocinco and Jason Cole
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.00
The moment I walked out of that tunnel that first time I was in the NFL and saw that 70,000 people, I said, "This is me, this is mine, this is what I was meant to do." Some people get scared that first time. Me? Scared my ass. I was loving... Read more >
What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
Written by Chad Ochocinco and Jason Cole
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $25.00
The moment I walked out of that tunnel that first time I was in the NFL and saw that 70,000 people, I said, "This is me, this is mine, this is what I was meant to do." Some people get scared that first time. Me? Scared my ass. I was loving... Read more >
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hardcover.
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The Blind Side
The Evolution of a Game
Written by Michael Lewis
Read by Grover Gardner
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $20.00
In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play.
When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know... Read more >
The Evolution of a Game
Written by Michael Lewis
Read by Grover Gardner
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 13, 2009
Price: $20.00
In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play.
When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know... Read more >
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abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download and an
unabridged audiobook download.
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The Catch
One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL
Written by Gary Myers
Foreword by Joe Montana
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
How many great catches have there been in the history of the NFL? Hundreds? Thousands? Mention "The Catch,"though, and fans will think of only one: Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, the NFC Championship game, the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers, January 10, 1982. It changed the game and The... Read more >
One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL
Written by Gary Myers
Foreword by Joe Montana
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
How many great catches have there been in the history of the NFL? Hundreds? Thousands? Mention "The Catch,"though, and fans will think of only one: Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, the NFC Championship game, the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers, January 10, 1982. It changed the game and The... Read more >
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The Catch
One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL
Written by Gary Myers
Foreword by Joe Montana
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
How many great catches have there been in the history of the NFL? Hundreds? Thousands? Mention "The Catch,"though, and fans will think of only one: Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, the NFC Championship game, the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers, January 10, 1982. It changed the game and The... Read more >
One Play, Two Dynasties, and the Game That Changed the NFL
Written by Gary Myers
Foreword by Joe Montana
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
How many great catches have there been in the history of the NFL? Hundreds? Thousands? Mention "The Catch,"though, and fans will think of only one: Joe Montana to Dwight Clark, the NFC Championship game, the Dallas Cowboys vs. the San Francisco 49ers, January 10, 1982. It changed the game and The... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Genius
How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
Written by David Harris
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $17.00
The Genius is the gripping account of Bill Walsh’s career and how, through tactical and organizational skill, he transformed the San Francisco Forty Niners from a fallen franchise into a football dynasty. Along with his right-hand man John McVay, Walsh built the foundation for this success by drafting or trading for... Read more >
How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
Written by David Harris
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $17.00
The Genius is the gripping account of Bill Walsh’s career and how, through tactical and organizational skill, he transformed the San Francisco Forty Niners from a fallen franchise into a football dynasty. Along with his right-hand man John McVay, Walsh built the foundation for this success by drafting or trading for... Read more >
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The Billion Dollar Game
Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Day In American Sport - Super Bowl Sunday
Written by Allen St. John
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $24.95
One hundred million spectators.
An economic footprint larger than the GDP of 25 nations.
Zero room for error.
An inside view of the 365 days leading up to the greatest event in American sport.
More Americans watch the Super Bowl than vote in presidential elections. Cities compete for the lucrative rights to host a... Read more >
Behind the Scenes of the Greatest Day In American Sport - Super Bowl Sunday
Written by Allen St. John
Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $24.95
One hundred million spectators.
An economic footprint larger than the GDP of 25 nations.
Zero room for error.
An inside view of the 365 days leading up to the greatest event in American sport.
More Americans watch the Super Bowl than vote in presidential elections. Cities compete for the lucrative rights to host a... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The Billion Dollar Game
Behind-the-Scenes of the Greatest Day In American Sport - Super Bowl Sunday
Written by Allen St. John
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $24.95
Behind-the-Scenes of the Greatest Day In American Sport - Super Bowl Sunday
Written by Allen St. John
Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: January 6, 2009
Price: $24.95
One hundred million spectators.
An economic footprint larger than the GDP of 25 nations.
Zero room for error.
An inside view of the 365 days leading up to the greatest event in American sport.
More Americans watch the Super Bowl than vote in presidential elections. Cities compete for the lucrative rights to host a...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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America's Game
Written by Michael MacCambridge
Format: eBook, 608 pages
On Sale: November 26, 2008
Price: $15.95
It’s difficult to imagine today–when the Super Bowl has virtually become a national holiday and the National Football League is the country’s dominant sports entity–but pro football was once a ramshackle afterthought on the margins of the American sports landscape. Yet in the span of a single generation in postwar America... Read more >
Written by Michael MacCambridge
Format: eBook, 608 pages
On Sale: November 26, 2008
Price: $15.95
It’s difficult to imagine today–when the Super Bowl has virtually become a national holiday and the National Football League is the country’s dominant sports entity–but pro football was once a ramshackle afterthought on the margins of the American sports landscape. Yet in the span of a single generation in postwar America... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Instant Replay
The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer
Written by Jerry Kramer
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: November 26, 2008
Price: $24.95
In 1967, when Jerry Kramer was a thirty-one-year-old Green Bay Packers offensive lineman, in his tenth year with the team, he decided to keep a diary of the season. “Perhaps, by setting down my daily thoughts and observations,” he wrote, “I’ll be able to understand precisely what it is that draws... Read more >
The Green Bay Diary of Jerry Kramer
Written by Jerry Kramer
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: November 26, 2008
Price: $24.95
In 1967, when Jerry Kramer was a thirty-one-year-old Green Bay Packers offensive lineman, in his tenth year with the team, he decided to keep a diary of the season. “Perhaps, by setting down my daily thoughts and observations,” he wrote, “I’ll be able to understand precisely what it is that draws... Read more >
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hardcover.
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Giants Among Men
How Robustelli, Huff, Gifford, and the Giants Made New York a Football Town and Changed the NFL
Written by Jack Cavanaugh
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $26.00
From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball’s Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal’s Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five straight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the... Read more >
How Robustelli, Huff, Gifford, and the Giants Made New York a Football Town and Changed the NFL
Written by Jack Cavanaugh
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $26.00
From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball’s Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal’s Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five straight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the... Read more >
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eBook.
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Giants Among Men
The Smartest Football Team There Ever Was
Written by Jack Cavanaugh
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $26.00
From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball’s Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal’s Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five straight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the... Read more >
The Smartest Football Team There Ever Was
Written by Jack Cavanaugh
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 7, 2008
Price: $26.00
From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball’s Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal’s Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five straight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the... Read more >
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hardcover.
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The GM
A Football life, a Final Season, and a Last Laugh
Written by Tom Callahan
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
A LOOK AT THE NFL’S TOUGHEST JOB, A MAN WHO MASTERED IT, AND THE ART OF WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS
With a New Chapter on the Giants’ Super Bowl Triumph
The GM is a chronicle of the NFL spanning the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of legendary general manager Ernie... Read more >
A Football life, a Final Season, and a Last Laugh
Written by Tom Callahan
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 9, 2008
Price: $14.95
A LOOK AT THE NFL’S TOUGHEST JOB, A MAN WHO MASTERED IT, AND THE ART OF WINNING CHAMPIONSHIPS
With a New Chapter on the Giants’ Super Bowl Triumph
The GM is a chronicle of the NFL spanning the last three and a half decades, told through the eyes of legendary general manager Ernie... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Express
The Ernie Davis Story
Written by Robert C. Gallagher
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $14.00
“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.”
–plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy
Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to... Read more >
The Ernie Davis Story
Written by Robert C. Gallagher
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $14.00
“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.”
–plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy
Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Express
The Ernie Davis Story
Written by Robert C. Gallagher
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $14.00
“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.”
–plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy
Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to... Read more >
The Ernie Davis Story
Written by Robert C. Gallagher
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $14.00
“He could do it all, beat every opponent . . . except one.”
–plaque honoring Ernie Davis, in the lobby of Elmira Free Academy
Ernie Davis was an All-American on the gridiron, and a man of integrity off the field. A multi-sport high school star in Elmira, New York, Davis went on to... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Genius
How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
Written by David Harris
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $26.00
The Genius is the gripping and definitive account of Bill Walsh’s career and how he built a football dynasty from the rubble of a fallen franchise. David Harris gives a stellar account of the silver-haired sophisticate from humble working-class roots who was hired as head coach and general manager of the... Read more >
How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
Written by David Harris
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $26.00
The Genius is the gripping and definitive account of Bill Walsh’s career and how he built a football dynasty from the rubble of a fallen franchise. David Harris gives a stellar account of the silver-haired sophisticate from humble working-class roots who was hired as head coach and general manager of the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Genius
How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
Written by David Harris
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $17.00
The Genius is the gripping and definitive account of Bill Walsh’s career and how he built a football dynasty from the rubble of a fallen franchise. David Harris gives a stellar account of the silver-haired sophisticate from humble working-class roots who was hired as head coach and general manager of the... Read more >
How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
Written by David Harris
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $17.00
The Genius is the gripping and definitive account of Bill Walsh’s career and how he built a football dynasty from the rubble of a fallen franchise. David Harris gives a stellar account of the silver-haired sophisticate from humble working-class roots who was hired as head coach and general manager of the... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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A Team to Believe In
Our Journey to the Super Bowl Championship
Written by Tom Coughlin and Brian Curtis
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $25.00
After a tough 2006 season, the New York Giants appeared to be heading for more disappointment–and potential shake-ups–in the coming season. Instead, they fought their way to an unforgettable Super Bowl finish against the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
In A Team to Believe In, head coach Tom Coughlin gives the ultimate... Read more >
Our Journey to the Super Bowl Championship
Written by Tom Coughlin and Brian Curtis
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $25.00
After a tough 2006 season, the New York Giants appeared to be heading for more disappointment–and potential shake-ups–in the coming season. Instead, they fought their way to an unforgettable Super Bowl finish against the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
In A Team to Believe In, head coach Tom Coughlin gives the ultimate... Read more >
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eBook.
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A Team to Believe In
Our Journey to the Super Bowl Championship
Written by Tom Coughlin and Brian Curtis
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $25.00
After a tough 2006 season, the New York Giants appeared to be heading for more disappointment–and potential shake-ups–in the coming season. Instead, they fought their way to an unforgettable Super Bowl finish against the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
In A Team to Believe In, head coach Tom Coughlin gives the ultimate... Read more >
Our Journey to the Super Bowl Championship
Written by Tom Coughlin and Brian Curtis
Format: eBook
On Sale: September 2, 2008
Price: $25.00
After a tough 2006 season, the New York Giants appeared to be heading for more disappointment–and potential shake-ups–in the coming season. Instead, they fought their way to an unforgettable Super Bowl finish against the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
In A Team to Believe In, head coach Tom Coughlin gives the ultimate... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle
Lessons From a Football Life
Written by Bill Curry
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $24.95
No sport rivals football for building character. In the scorching heat of two-a-days and the fierce combat of the gridiron, true leaders are born. Just ask Bill Curry, whose credentials for exploring the relationship between football and leadership include two Super Bowl rings and the distinction of having snapped footballs to... Read more >
Lessons From a Football Life
Written by Bill Curry
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $24.95
No sport rivals football for building character. In the scorching heat of two-a-days and the fierce combat of the gridiron, true leaders are born. Just ask Bill Curry, whose credentials for exploring the relationship between football and leadership include two Super Bowl rings and the distinction of having snapped footballs to... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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Carlisle vs. Army
Jim Thorpe, Dwight Eisenhower, Pop Warner, and the Forgotten Story of Football's Greatest Battle
Written by Lars Anderson
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $16.00
In this stunning work of narrative nonfiction, Lars Anderson recounts one of college football’s greatest contests: Carlisle vs. Army, the fateful 1912 gridiron clash that had far-reaching implications both real and symbolic.
The story centers on three men: Glenn “Pop” Warner, who came to the Carlisle Indian School in 1903 and saw... Read more >
Jim Thorpe, Dwight Eisenhower, Pop Warner, and the Forgotten Story of Football's Greatest Battle
Written by Lars Anderson
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $16.00
In this stunning work of narrative nonfiction, Lars Anderson recounts one of college football’s greatest contests: Carlisle vs. Army, the fateful 1912 gridiron clash that had far-reaching implications both real and symbolic.
The story centers on three men: Glenn “Pop” Warner, who came to the Carlisle Indian School in 1903 and saw... Read more >
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eBook.
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Carlisle vs. Army
Jim Thorpe, Dwight Eisenhower, Pop Warner, and the Forgotten Story of Football's Greatest Battle
Written by Lars Anderson
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $16.00
A stunning work of narrative nonfiction, Carlisle vs. Army recounts the fateful 1912 gridiron clash that pitted one of America’s finest athletes, Jim Thorpe, against the man who would become one of the nation’s greatest heroes, Dwight D. Eisenhower. But beyond telling the tale of this momentous event, Lars Anderson also... Read more >
Jim Thorpe, Dwight Eisenhower, Pop Warner, and the Forgotten Story of Football's Greatest Battle
Written by Lars Anderson
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 12, 2008
Price: $16.00
A stunning work of narrative nonfiction, Carlisle vs. Army recounts the fateful 1912 gridiron clash that pitted one of America’s finest athletes, Jim Thorpe, against the man who would become one of the nation’s greatest heroes, Dwight D. Eisenhower. But beyond telling the tale of this momentous event, Lars Anderson also... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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Backyard Brawl
Inside the Blood Feud Between Texas and Texas A&M
Written by W.K. Stratton
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00
It happens once a year, creating a seismic divide throughout the country. It pits brother against brother. It breaks up business deals. It ruins relationships. And once it’s finished, all both sides want is for another year to pass by so they can do it again. It is the Texas/Texas A&... Read more >
Inside the Blood Feud Between Texas and Texas A&M
Written by W.K. Stratton
Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.00
It happens once a year, creating a seismic divide throughout the country. It pits brother against brother. It breaks up business deals. It ruins relationships. And once it’s finished, all both sides want is for another year to pass by so they can do it again. It is the Texas/Texas A&... Read more >
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Every Week a Season
A Journey Inside Big-Time College Football
Written by Brian Curtis
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
“Brian Curtis tells the stories behind the stories. He brings the meetings, practice sessions, recruiting calls and game day experience to light like never before. Fans who want to know what goes on behind the scenes will find out in this book.”
–RON ZOOK, head football coach, the University of Florida
In Every... Read more >
A Journey Inside Big-Time College Football
Written by Brian Curtis
Format: eBook, 320 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $14.95
“Brian Curtis tells the stories behind the stories. He brings the meetings, practice sessions, recruiting calls and game day experience to light like never before. Fans who want to know what goes on behind the scenes will find out in this book.”
–RON ZOOK, head football coach, the University of Florida
In Every... Read more >
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How Good Do You Want to Be?
A Champion's Tips on How to Lead and Succeed at Work and in Life
Written by Nick Saban and Brian Curtis
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
He guided LSU to its first football championship in forty-five years. He turned down countless offers from professional teams to stay with the job he loves. Now Nick Saban reveals the secrets that will help you lead and succeed at work and in life.
Excellence doesn’t happen overnight. It comes from hard... Read more >
A Champion's Tips on How to Lead and Succeed at Work and in Life
Written by Nick Saban and Brian Curtis
Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $15.00
He guided LSU to its first football championship in forty-five years. He turned down countless offers from professional teams to stay with the job he loves. Now Nick Saban reveals the secrets that will help you lead and succeed at work and in life.
Excellence doesn’t happen overnight. It comes from hard... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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