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What would legendary Boston Celtics coach and 16-time NBA champion Red Auerbach say is the most critical quality for a person to be successful? Would his advice differ from 10-time NCAA championship coach John Wooden's? What would each say to a young person just starting out in pursuit of their dreams? What is the best advice they were ever given?
It took author Christian Klemash more than two years of research, persistence, and original interviews, but now he's ready to pass on the best advice you'll ever get. Only the rare individual has had the opportunity to pick the brain of just one legendary sports coach—let alone thirty-four of the best sports coaches of all time. Klemash gives sports fans a once-in-a-lifetime chance to learn valuable life lessons from the most famous, intelligent, and victorious coaches ever. The legends span the sports world, from gold medal-winning gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi and three-time college football championship coach Tom Osborne to four-time World Series-winning baseball manager Joe Torre and hall-of-fame boxing trainer Angelo Dundee.
These coaches know how to teach top athletes about character and winning, how to manage pressure at crunch time, and how to bring out the best in their players when it matters most. How to Succeed in the Game of Life shares their insights into sports, life, and the most vital keys to sustain success.Featuring Exclusive Interviews with:
Red Auerbach, 16-time NBA World Champion
Bobby Bowden, College Football's All-Time Winningest Coach, 2-time National Champion
Scotty Bowman, 9-time Stanley Cup Champion
Bill Cowher, Super Bowl Champion
Tony Dungy, Super Bowl Champion
Dan Gable, 15-time NCCA Champion
April Heinrichs, Gold Medal Winning Coach of the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team
Bela Karolyi, The World’s Greatest Gymnastics Coach
Bill Parcells, 2-time Super Bowl Champion
Emanuel Steward, Boxing Trainer of 30 World Champions
Joe Torre, 4-time World Series Champion
Bill Walsh, 3-time Super Bowl Champion
Lenny Wilkens, NBA’s All-Time Winningest Coach, NBA Champion
John Wooden, 10-time NCAA Champion
And More!
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A Great Read.......2007-08-26
Wow!Could not put it down.An extraordinay self help book.Gave it to my kids they loved it.Don't miss this one
What a great read!.......2007-07-25
I took it on vacation with me and I couldn't put it down. A great book for aspiring athletes and coaches as well as your average Joe who works 9-5. The coaches discuss a variety of topics from their childhood to how they motivate their players. Any easy read for all ages.
Game of life.......2007-07-24
I've read through Game of Life and I enjoyed it very much. There are so many things to take from this book, not just into sports, but also some reflections on life. I would recommend this book to everybody.
Coaching advise from athletic coaches.......2007-06-27
A fun read, especially if yoiu're a sports fan. I read it in search of things that would help my own ability as a coach in my company. Much of it is light stuff but the easy read makes it fun nonetheless and there are few golden nuggets laced throughout the book.
Overcome Adversity.......2007-04-12
Anyone looking for inspiration, either for their own life or to share with others, will find a gold mine of quotes here. This book isn't just for sports fans.
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boring!.......2007-09-26
JUST ANOTHER tradebook that will turn kids off. The most dull book I have read in a long time. Some decent photos, and some really soporific writing. sigh.
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Angel Island, in the Town of Tiburon, is a mile-square jewel set in San Francisco Bay that attracts thousands of visitors each year. Few of those who hike, bike, camp, or enjoy the spectacular vistas in this California State Park realize its diverse history. From the Spanish ships that anchored at Ayala Cove in 1775 to the 1960s cold war-era missile silos, Angel Island has endured to become one of the most popular parks in the state. Although many building were demolished, there are still countless reminders of the island's multifaceted evolution, including a quarantine station, army base, and immigration station.
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Angle Island - Ellis Island of the West.......2007-06-15
This book is about Angel Island in San Francisco Bay. It is a collection of vintage photos and a rich text written by former Mayor Branwell Fanning and journalist William Wong, the native son whose ancestors had successfully passed the Angel Island Immigration Station.
The introduction gave a comprehensive historical overview from the glacier age to the recent years with eight chapters of photos supplemented by a text page orientation. Chapter 1 starts with the Early Years as a den of outlaws and a favorite arena for dueling. Of interest was a picture of Don Antonio Maria Osio who was the Mexican owner 1839-1860.
Chapter 2 focused on the Military History. It served in Civil War, Indian Wars, Spanish-American Wars, the Philippine Insurrection as well as WW I & II. Included are photos of artilleries, bunkers, tents, housing, soldiers, Italian POWs, German civilian seamen. This chapter ends with a couple pictures of USS Delta Queen, which Fanning served.
The following chapter is short with only 14 pictures in Quarantine Station. It started work in 1891 on SS China in detecting disease. Passengers mostly Chinese had to go through strip, scrub and disinfections with baggage being fumigated before heading to shelters - more demanding procedures than millennium security. Infectious diseases passengers either received quarantine medical care or deportation. The photos on p.49 showed three huge chemical steams disinfection steel tubes. A picture on p.51 showed Chinese on board US Public Health Service steamer for quarantine and another on p.52 waiting to be cleaned and disinfected.
Bill wrote Chapter 4 with 40 pages of archive photographs on the Immigration Station. The facing page 56 featured a drawing from PUCK Magazine, showing an American woman with a 5-point star on her hair and a steam engine train falling off her lap, had a pair of scissors engraved 19th Century Progress at a Chinese Mandarin pigtail in words "worn out tradition". This chapter showed the significance as the immigration processing facility for Japanese, Indians, Russians, Africans and Europeans in addition to Chinese. Between 1910 - 1940, there estimated 175,000 Chinese processed and Chinese food was served. The Chinese kitchen team helped in connecting inside with outsider for coaching paper for interrogations on "Paper Son", in response to the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. The rare picture on p.68 showed half a banana as the crib sheet carrier. The photo p.63 was a beautifully carved poem in Chinese on barrack wall by a detainee for posterity understanding his saga. Surprisingly, there were many pictures with women and children from different continents. There were two Chinese women pictures on p.72, top one with three women and bottom fourteen with three children. It was a rare sight as incoming Chinese women were suspicious of prostitutes. The picture on p.67 revealed Chinese women living quarter: three sets of three levels bunks, each level with four beds, an occupancy of 36. The Chinese men one on p.88 showed 10 rows each with five double bunks, a total of 100. It was a sharp contrast to San Francisco City 500-footage demand on Chinatown residents. Two pictures on p.79 showed men and boys were bare chested for medical check-up. The treatable disease found on Chinese would be ground for further detention or deportation. Tye Leung on p.84 was the first Chinese woman hired in the service and she married a white immigration inspector. This interracial marriage prompted their resignation due to racial pressure. This chapter ends with National Historic Landmark designation with a picture of Park Ranger Alexander Weiss, who called attention to Chinese poems and the two Chow, Paul and Christopher among others pushed hard in preservation and designation.
Chapter 5 was short with only three pages. It was interesting that this Pacific Island provided maritime navigation signals by sight and sound in three lighthouses. The mighty bell on p.99 reminded its bygone glory.
The following was a chapter on Missile Base. Cold War once again turned it into an outpost with full military installation. The collection illustrated the sophisticated defense system against air attacks.
Chapter 7 showed the Transition with pictures of Italian POWs, empty buildings and the ghost town. The last chapter was the State Park. It was a favorable spot for holiday-makers
This book gives a comprehensive history on the different combination segments of Angel Island. It is like Ellis Island to process immigrants but lack of the compassion of the Statue of Liberty poem:
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretch refuse of your teaming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door
This Island was the fearful guarding Angel at Golden Gate to keep immigrants, especially Chinese from entering the Gold Mountain. Surviving the lengthy and tedious quarantine, physical exam and interrogations meant a new life in the new world. Angle Island was the enforcer of 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act which politicians framed and blamed Chinese as the main source of all problems from economic, social to moral. This book, especially Chapter 4 highlights the historical importance in US immigration policy. With this unusual landmark, it helps in understanding the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, an immigration policy based on race and addressing the impact of the 2007 Immigration Reform which sacrifices family preference in a new visa point system - education, employment and English proficiency, with a racial agenda. Even though this book does not include a reading lists about 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, Paper Son, Chinese poem, it will be a good companion and orientation for visitors when the Island reopens in early 2008 after restoration. This book will lead readers to explore and learn more about Asian immigration in the West Coast.
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The Bay of Angels: A Novel
Anita Brookner
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Zoe and her mother have led a quiet life together in their London flat, a life that everyone thought would continue in the same manner forever. But when her mother suddenly finds love again and moves with her new husband to Nice, Zoe embraces her newfound freedom and seems to thrive in her independent life. Her liberation is cut short when her stepfather unexpectedly dies and leaves behind mysteries and less wealth than he appeared to have. Zoe’s mother falls strangely ill, and while Zoe tries to come to terms with an uncertain future, she begins to follow the movements of a reclusive and alluring man. “Brookner works a spell on the reader; being under it is both an education and a delight,” said The Washington Post Book World of Anita Brookner, and she stays true to form in
The Bay of Angels, another stunning novel by a master.
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Zoe and her mother have led a quiet life together in their London flat, a life that everyone thought would continue in the same manner forever. But when her mother marries and moves with her new husband to Nice, Zoe is left to fall in love amid a life of secrets and solitude.
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a place of safety.......2006-05-02
Anita Brookner has written not so much a coming of age story as a coming to terms story. Zoe Cunningham narrates her own life story, beginning with her childhood as the daughter of a reclusive but kind widow who takes good care of her but teaches her nothing about coping with any of life's vicissitudes. Three or four decades ago, stream of consciousness fiction was popular, and there are elements of that somewhat formless style here, as Zoe works her way through her fears of losing her freedom, being rejected, choosing a career path, being a "liberated" woman or a genteel but passive lady like her mother, being engulfed by the needs of her mother..... These are common fears that we all have to tackle. It is interesting to see how Zoe ultimately manages to find and make something of herself, help the man she loves do the same, and develop a genuine capacity for understanding and compassion.
Man, What a Dreary Little Book.......2002-12-06
What a tiresome trudge it was to get through this slim book. In a mere 220 or so pages the writer manages to repeat the same boring, navel gazing tosh several times over. The Bay of Angels has nothing of any interest to say and the ennui filled mood of the characters and plot did nothing positive for me. Anita, your characters need to get a life! (I would have liked to give this book zero stars.)
not her best.......2002-08-15
I used to be a huge fan of Brookner. In fact I have read every book but one, her very latest. I don't know if I will read it. Perhaps I am outgrowing her, but "Bay of Angels" was not only one of the worst Brookner I have read, but one of the worst books I have read. It was hard work, with no reward, and I never believed in the characters. If you want to read Brookner at her best, try "Dolly" or "Look at Me" or "A Closed Eye".
For experienced Brookner readersonly.......2002-06-20
First off, I love Anita Brookner and have read everything I know of that she has written. She writes, in my opinion, the most elegant prose and has a unique gift for penetrating layers and sublayers of her characters--many of whom are completely neurotic so I guess this could be annoying for some readers. I like it. There are threads in the books-the mother/daughter thread, for one that is very interesting. There is also the woman-taken-advantage-of -usually temporarily-by some cad. And every book has a setting that is so atmospheric that I delight in the long walks, the lonely evenings, the manners of her heroines. Most people I know who read for pleasure prefer simple zip-through novels and read very little non-fiction. I read very little fiction so I am picky and particular. Barbara Pym's "Excellent Women" and "Quartet in Autumn" are two novels I loved. I can't stand the Jan Karon or the Anita Shreve "sets"-so if you want that type of reading, forget Brookner. Evan Connell's old "Mr and Mrs. Bridge" books have a similar penetrating character analysis-or course without the elegance or atmosphere.
Having said all this, "BAy of Angels" is really not terrific Brookner. The main character Zoe is not quite right, so I recommend the earlier titles. If you like them, proceed. She is not for everyone.
Terrible.......2002-06-17
This was terrible. Ruminations disguised as a novel. This is my second Anita Brookner novel (after Hotel du Lac). I know plot is not her forte, but this entire novel felt like the underpinning for a novel, not the novel itself. (Plus, the woman is rescued from her depression by -- tara, tara!-- a MAN, of all things. And only in the very last chapter. Is there anything more clichéd than this?) I slogged through it a sentence at a time: took me two excruciating weeks. I kept hoping for SOMETHING to rescue the book, but alas, there I was at the last page, and it ended with a clunk.
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Angel of Hudson Bay,: The true story of Maud Watt
William Ashley Anderson
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The angel of Hudson Bay
William Ashley Anderson
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This first complete history of Angel Island covers more than two hundred years of the island's complex and fascinating historic past, including Miwok Indians, Spanish explorers, U.S. Army occupation during the Civil War and World Wars I and II, the Immigration Station and a Nike Missile base during the Cold War.
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Accurate, yet interesting.......2001-12-07
I was really impressed with this book. The author clearly cares a great deal about the topic, and this kind of book can easily get bogged down in absolute trivia and become dry as dirt. Luckily that isn't the case -- he keeps the story moving without sacrificing the kind of accuracy he desires. Some of this is as simple as putting things in footnotes that other others would have left in the main text, and some is an ability to stick to what's important.
Provides the first complete history of Angel Island.......2001-03-16
Miwoks To Missiles provides the first complete history of Angel Island, covering over two hundred years of the island's history from Miwok Indian settlements to Spanish exploration and immigrant arrivals. Anecdotes, personal recollections, and source material documents make for an excellent and lively presentation essential for any collection including regional California history.
Miwoks to Missiles.......2001-01-16
John Soennichsen's spectacular new book Miwoks to Missiles: A History of Angel Island is a must-read for anyone with an interest in Angel Island and it's history. As state park docents, we may each think we already know all we need to know about the human history of the island. But every page for me deepened my perspective and provided a wealth of new information. John is a master of making historical transition readable, entertaining and informative. The author begins with the lives of the indigenous people who used the island for fishing and hunting. He then moves gracefully through the Spanish and Mexican periods and concludes with chapters covering the more modern era: military utilization of the island during our 20th century wars, the dynamics of the creation of the Immigration Station and its many uses, and finally the effort to make the island a bit more angelic in the transition of the Island to state park status. The particular strengths of the book for me are found in the myriad of detail about the early history of the island: the travails of Lt. Ayala and the San Carlos, the voyage of the Racoon, and the "original owner" Antonio Maria Ossio. The later periods were also thoughtfully reassessed. The author's use of archival material-old photos and rare written accounts bring the island and its people to life in dramatic fashion. John Soennichsen is a first rate historian. Unlike most historians, however, our resident author has a sense of humor and is able to punch through the pretentiousness of so many of the people who were in leadership positions during the different island epochs. Filled with stunning photographs and informative sidebars, the book is a really good read that should enchant virtually everyone who picks it up. We must all be grateful to John Soennichsen for providing us with the first thorough and sensitive history of the people and places of Angel Island.
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Angel Island, jewel of San Francisco Bay
Francis J Clauss
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Angel Island State Park History explained. The park's varied history includes: A Miwok Indian hunting ground; A base camp for Spanish exploration; A Civil War post; A public health quarantine station; In immigration center, the "Ellis Island of the West"; A major departure point for soldiers in W.W.I and W.W.II; A Nike Missiles site
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Phases of Gravity
Dan Simmons
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Richard Baedecker's chance to be an astronaut was, without a doubt, one to be envied by many, but is his strange encounter with a woman who has the ability to uncover enigmas of his past and future equally coveted?
Richard Baedecker, an ex-astronaut, must have thought that walking on the moon would be the greatest challenge in his life, until he meets a mysterious woman who leads him through his past to find higher meaning. Baedecker is challenged by his past and throughout his journey confronts his troubled son and the woman he loves. He searches his past through his almost forgotten childhood, his move to Oregon to the death flight of the Challenger. He confronts two fellow astronauts, one who claims to have found the truth and one who has found a mystery in death.
Richard Baedecker once walked on the moon, but everything the ex-astronaut has ever done seems only a simulation, a preparation for something bigger. Vivid, compelling and brilliantly written, this is an exploration of the human heart and a journey through regions more remote than the moon. Original to say the least.
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A good read.......2007-01-05
great story for us boomers. just a wonderful story about life set in a very accessible and imaginative character.
Very disappointing.......2006-07-06
I love Dan Simmons' other books, but this one was slow and boring - if I'd read this one first I would never have read any of his other works. Dont waste your time with this one, go read his other books.
Just a really boring book........2006-04-07
As a huge Dan Simmons Fan...I was eager to read this one.
Well guess what?....Nothing happens!
A guy who went to the moon once...hangs out with a younger girl, his old NASA pals, tries to repair his relationship with his adult son, goes hiking, goes to funeral, and takes a helicopter ride.
There ya go, now you dont have to struggle through this, like I did.
Not what I expected.......2005-11-05
This is not the sort of novel I expected from Dan Simmons. Its slow. Its melancholy. About the best you can say is that its about a guy, a middle-aged guy who does some suff. And that's it. But of course I couldn't put it down. This is Dan Simmons godammit! I kept waiting for the payoff, waiting for some sort of portal to open spewing forth a robotic demon-spawn killing machine travelling backwards in time from the future. But that never happened. Reading this book was like going to a Marilyn Manson concert but getting four hours of Kenny G instead. Still, it was wonderfully written, but I can only hope Mr Simmons has gotten this bit of middle-aged angst out of his system and will focus on what he does well... robot demon spawn!!
Making Your Mark.......2005-08-17
In many ways, this is a very depressing book, as it shows just how badly the dream of space exploration has been lost, corrupted, mismanaged, and shoved under the carpet, out of sight of all too many people. At the same time, by investigating just what is important in life, it is uplifting and insightful.
The story tracks former astronaut Richard Baedecker, who is plagued by feelings of not doing anything meaningful in his post-NASA job, a divorce and an estranged son. The son has taken up with an Indian guru, seeking something he is not getting from his famous father, while Richard cannot seem to find a way to re-connect with his son, but does manage to connect with his son's semi-girlfriend. That connection leads him on a search for what is meaningful for him, from recollections of the items he left on the moon as a permanent mark on that world, to finding the magic of high places. His final actions of this book show that he has found, at least for him, some answers to the meaning of life, answers that will resonate with most readers.
This story is told very stylistically, with clean descriptions, very quiet actions, and with quick flashes backward and forward in time - potentially a confusing method of telling a story, but Simmons brings this off nicely. Richard's character is nicely portrayed, building on his recollections of his past exploits and his current interactions with those around him to show a fully realized man, one who has many doubts, fears, and sometimes moments of happiness. The characters around him, while not shown in as great a depth, are more than adequately developed, especially Dave, his former NASA crewmate. Perhaps the best item about this book is that all the characters and themes are developed by showing, not telling or pontificating.
The dream of space flight is here, still dazzling, but it is shown in today's light, not center-focus, almost just a background to Richard's story. And as such, I found some of this heavy going, for regardless of how realistic this portrayal is, for me that dream has not died, and if I can help it, it never will. Perhaps this book can help galvanize people into once more putting real effort into making this dream a true, commonplace, and daily reality.
--- Reviewed by Patrick Shepherd (hyperpat)
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Phases Of Gravity
Dan Simmons
Manufacturer: New York Bantam 1989.
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This digital document is an article from Mechanical Engineering-CIME, published by American Society of Mechanical Engineers on February 1, 2005. The length of the article is 346 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Two phases to the moon.(computing)(two-phase systems)(services of researchers at Purdue University )
Author: Jean Thilmany
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Date: February 1, 2005
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Volume: 127
Issue: 2
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