"The bottom line is, if you could be good, Billy showed you how to be good." -- Matt Keough, former pro pitcher 
Legendary baseball manager Billy Martin was well-known for his abrasive spirit and after-hours barroom brawls. But it was on the field that Martin's genius for leadership took shape. His record for taking over undistinguished teams and instilling in them the aggressiveness and confidence needed to win championships will never be equaled. When he left the game, Martin left behind a proven model for success--one that can be applied to today's winner-take-all corporate battleground. 
Dugout Days is the first thorough examination of the leadership strategies of Billy Martin. Setting aside the controversies that Martin's take-no-prisoners attitude often ignited, this book concentrates on the man--how he won and why the lessons from his championship legacy transcend the game of baseball. 
High-energy stories and original interviews with the men who played for and with Martin--and learned from him--provide insights that resonate in today's competitive business arena, including: 
* The importance of mentors in grooming passionate and effective leaders * The necessity of building bonds, earning respect, and showing loyalty * Techniques for melding a group of disparate individuals into a cohesive unit and for pushing them to new heights of achievement * How adopting a high-energy, fast-acting, values-driven approach can vanquish the competition * The importance of loving what you do in the equation for lasting success.

Dugout Days : Untold Tales and Leadership Lessons from the Extraordinary Career of Billy Martin

DeMarco, Michael

Biographies & Memoirs

Amacom Books

If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes: The Nick Donofrio Story

Guiseppe D'Onofrio emigrated to America in 1904, becoming a hatmaker in Beacon, New York's Italian ghetto. His third son, Nicholas Joseph Donofrio, served as an aircraft mechanic in World War II, returning home to become a guard at a hospital for the criminally insane.\nNicholas's son, Nick Donofrio, grew up to lead IBM as Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology.\nIf Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes is a powerful testimony to our ability as human beings to drive transformation, not just within the realm of technology but across generations. With both heart and candor, Donofrio explains how he led IBM's global technical team to embrace a market-centric focus-redefining innovation and sparking worldwide collaboration for a new Big Blue.\nFeaturing cameo interviews with luminaries like Sam Palmisano, Jon Rubinstein, Lisa Su, Bernard Charles, Linda Sanford, Vic Reis, and Paul Horn, this one-of-a-kind autobiography will change everything you think you know about what it means to forge the cutting edge of technology.

Donofrio, Nick

Memoirs

Houndstooth Press

Review\n"This is the story that hasn't been told: if Nick and his team hadn't pulled off the mainframe (reinvention), IBM would not have had the financial capacity to get through the crisis. None of the books are written that way, but quite honestly, the mainframe team saved the company."\n— Sam Palmisano, former CEO of IBM\n"Nick is a gentleman, a very strong technical guy, and a great manager. He's incredibly well respected by everyone who has worked for him and around him. I think he's one of the giants of the industry."\n— Jon Rubinstein, engineer and technologist known as the Podfather for his work on the iPod at Apple\n"Nick is an incredible technology leader who has led the industry through a number of key technology transitions. He's not just a great technologist; he's a great person and a compassionate leader overall."\n— Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices\n"When we thought of IBM, we thought of Nick. We weren't thinking about their machines. We were thinking about Nick. Nick was IBM. Nick is the one who had the brains to really lead the technology side and had the personality to bring all the people who were the customers along with him."\n— Larry Kittelberger, former CIO of Tenneco, Allied Signal, and Lucent Technologies\n"It was Nick who distinguished invention versus innovation within IBM. Invention was coming up with a brand-new idea, something no one had ever thought of before. Innovation was also about newness, but it was about how you use it to solve problems you've never been able to solve before. And that distinction is very important. In today's world, you need both, but more and more it's about innovating new solutions to problems that we haven't solved yet. Nick pushed the idea of innovation deep into the entire company."\n— Linda Sanford, former Senior Vice President of Enterprise Transformation at IBM and member of the Women in Technology Hall of Fame\n"Nick understood that 'I've got to preside over this technical juggernaut, and traditional executives sitting in a room can not conceivably always come up with the best decision or the best assessment of a problem. I need more diverse thinkers. And I've got to go to places where they're not currently coming from to get them on my team.' He became a champion for recruiting women, minorities, and disabled people into the technical family."\n— Ted Childs, former Chief Diversity Officer at IBM\nGuiseppe D’Onofrio emigrated to America in 1904, becoming a hatmaker in Beacon, New York’s Italian ghetto. His third son, Nicholas Joseph Donofrio, served as an aircraft mechanic in World War II, returning home to become a guard at a hospital for the criminally insane.\nNicholas’s son, Nick Donofrio, grew up to lead IBM as Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology.\nIf Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes is a powerful testimony to our ability as human beings to drive transformation, not just within the realm of technology but across generations. With both heart and candor, Donofrio explains how he led IBM’s global technical team to embrace a market-centric focus—redefining innovation and sparking worldwide collaboration for a new Big Blue.\nFeaturing cameo interviews with luminaries like Sam Palmisano, Jon Rubinstein, Lisa Su, Bernard Charles, Linda Sanford, Vic Reis, and Paul Horn, this one-of-a-kind autobiography will change everything you think you know about what it means to forge the cutting edge of technology.

Professionals & Academics

Former New York Yankees great Mickey Rivers offers entertaining and humorous quotations, stories, and memories from his years with the wild "Bronx Zoo" Yankees teams of the '70s.

Ain't No Sense Worryin: The Wisdom of Mick ""the Quick"" Rivers

Rivers, Mickey

Sports Pub

When we think of martial arts in “old China,” we get visions of violent convulsions of dynastic change, devastating rebellions, civil wars, and banditry. Throughout the centuries there was a need for masters who possessed highly effective martial skills for positions in the military, protection services, and law enforcement. Out of this historical reality emerged a national treasure we call taijiquan. Chen t’ai chi's mystique remains fundamentally a true fighting art, including bare-handed forms and applications, plus an arsenal of weapons that includes the spear, straight sword, broadsword, and halberd. Then there are the associated training methods used to master this complete system, such as qigong, push-hands, and standing post. All of these practices are infused with knowledge associated with the physical and mental aspects of the human condition. Any serious taiji practitioner or scholar should have some understanding of the Chen family roots to get a vision of the whole tree. This two-volume anthology brings much of the rich heritage conveniently together for your reading. In this first volume, prepare yourself to sit at the feet of the main representatives of the Chen Village, including Chen Xiaowang, Chen Xiaoxing, and Wang Xi’an. Perhaps of greater importance are the clear explanations outlining each step in the learning process toward mastering Chen-style t’ai chi. Chapters included here clarify what proper training entails and why much time and effort (gongfu) are necessary to gain results.

Chen T'ai Chi, Volume 1: Traditional Instructions from the Chen Village

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Cordes, Asr

Berwich, Stephan

Gaffney, David

O'Conner, Miriam

Stubenbaum, Dietmar

Wong, Jiaxiang

Exercise & Fitness

Via Media Publishing Company

When we think of martial arts in “old China,” we get visions of violent convulsions of dynastic change, devastating rebellions, civil wars, and banditry. Throughout the centuries there was a need for masters who possessed highly effective martial skills for positions in the military, protection services, and law enforcement. Out of this historical reality emerged a national treasure we call taijiquan. Chen t’ai chi's mystique remains fundamentally a true fighting art, including bare-handed forms and applications, plus an arsenal of weapons that includes the spear, straight sword, broadsword, and halberd. Then there are the associated training methods used to master this complete system, such as qigong, push-hands, and standing post. All of these practices are infused with knowledge associated with the physical and mental aspects of the human condition. Any serious taiji practitioner or scholar should have some understanding of the Chen family roots to get a vision of the whole tree. This two-volume anthology brings much of the rich heritage conveniently together for your reading. In this second volume, there is a special emphasis on nurturing the internal aspects for health as well as for combative skills. You will find clear explanations outlining each step in the learning process toward mastering Chen-style t’ai chi. Chapters included here clarify what proper training entails and why much time and effort (gongfu) are necessary to gain results.

Chen T'ai Chi: : Traditional Instructions from the Chen Village, Volume 2

Seidman, Yaron

Tomlinson, Rachel

Baek, Bosco

Matthews, A. Edwin

Rosario-Graycar, Michael

Wallace,Adam

T’ai Chi and qigong are popular because of their great reputations as exercises with numerous health-related benefits. Can these benefits simply be results of placebo effects? Chapters in this e-book not only provide an interesting historical backdrop in which taiji and qigong developed, but also provide scientific support for the efficacy and effects of both modalities. Breslow’s chapter focuses on Daoist practices associated with their quest for immortality and longevity. Rhoads, Crider, and Hayduk looks at taiji and qigong with the tools of modern science. DeMarco compares Yang-style taiji practice of with guidelines provided by the National Institue of Health. Kachur, Carleton, and Asmundson provide an excellent chapter that gives insight into aspects of taiji practice that improve balance. The final chapter by Kenneth Cohen offers a history of the taiji ruler as a tool conducive to vitalizing the qi. Included are aspects of design, lineage, and some illustrated exercises, plus details on qi circulation. For anyone who questions the validity of taiji and qigong as exercise modalities, the collected writings in this book will provide information not available elsewhere. In addition to finding the historical and scientific foundation of these practices, the contents in this book will help improve taiji and qigong practice, bringing the many benefits as claimed for these gems of Chinese culture.

T'ai Chi & Qigong for Your Health: Historical and Scientific Foundations

Cohen, Kenneth

Breslow, Arieh Lev

Asmundson, Gordon

Crider, Duane

Rhoads, C.J.

Hayduk, Dina

Carleton, R. Nicholas

Kachur, Shane

Anyone who has studied taiji long enough to gain proficiency in the fundamental practices, probably has read enough to also grasp the general history and theory of the art. What we read influences our ideas about what the word "taiji" represents as a practice. For this reason, it is beneficial to look outside the mainstream writings to grain a broader view of the rich tradition taiji encompasses. A look at some of the lesser-known lineages can illustrate facets of taiji that would have otherwise been overlooked or under appreciated. In the first chapter in this anthology, Wong Yuenming details the Li Family Taiji style as it developed from the teachings of Yang Luchan. Sources state that Yang Luchan gave his student Wang Lanting classics writings from Yang’s teacher Chen Changxing, manuals, secret instructions, “heart transmissions,” and various notes. Wang’s gifted disciple, Li Ruidong, formulated a curriculum that was uniquely immense, including training regimens he inherited at the turn of the century. Cai Naibiao’s chapter focuses on a “gatekeeper” of Wu Family Style Taijiquan, Wu Daxin. He was the grandson of Wu Jianquan (1870-1942), the founder of this lineage. Daxin was particularly famous for his taiji saber skills. The author is a lineage holder living in Hong Kong and was able to provide much information and insights into the life and contributions of Wu Daxin. Training in Sun Lutang’s taiji style presents not only an extremely healthy exercise, but also an effective system of combat as author Jake Burroughs discusses in chapter three. This is a concise yet inclusive overview of Sun Family Taiji boxing, including the historical background, real-world applications, and the theory involved in this often overlooked system of taiji. Burroughs is assisted in photographic presentations by Tim Cartmell. The final chapter presents a branch of Yang Style as taught by Xiong Yanghe (1888-1981), who was a leading scholar/practitioner in Taiwan over the decades. Information assembled here provides a comprehensive overview of Xiong Style Taiji. Included are Xiong’s lineage, his preservation of the system, and its significance for the understanding taijiquan as a martial art and exercise for health.

Lesser-Known Tai Chi Lineages: Li, Wu, Sun, Xiong

Cai, Naibiao

Burroughs, Jake

Wong, Yuenming

What would you like to obtain from your research and practice of an Okinawan martial art? For an academic, it would be to obtain historical and cultural facts and details. For a practitioner, it would be to gain expertise in the combative skills. If you're interested in both, this first of a three-volume anthology is assembled for your convince to facilitate your endeavors. These volumes assemble a wealth of material originally published during the two decades when the Journal of Asian Martial Arts was in print. Hundreds of pages and photographs present the richness of Okinawan martial traditions, from the original combatives to those influenced by Chinese and mainland Japanese martial art styles. The variety of topics shown in the table of contents indicate the depth and breath in the chapters, along with the authors who are well-known for their meticulous research and practical skills in specific arts. These three volumes dive deep into the history and culture of Okinawan martial arts. You’ll find coverage of the actual artifacts—the material culture related to weaponry and training methods. Instructions from the masters details both open-hand techniques as well as with weapons. The chapters offer insights into the lives of many masters over the past few centuries, giving the raison d'être for these unique fighting arts—their reason for being. Many streams of arts have contributed to the martial traditions found on the small island: Naha-te, Shuri-te, Fukien White Crane, Shorin, Goju, Motobu, Shotokan, Isshin, Kyokushin, Pwang Gai Noon, Shito, Uechi, and the list continues. . . Along with the various styles come the associated training methods, such as conditioning exercises with weights and creatively designed apparatus, such as the punching post (makiwara), or stone lever and stone padlock-shaped weights. Some become battle-hardened by active and passive breaking of objects (tameshiwari), including wooden boards, baseball bats, rocks, and ice. The extensive use of weaponry is found in many Okinawan styles, often associated with their farming and fishing occupations. Such a blend of history and culture make the Okinawan fighting traditions a fascinating field of study. Besides being such vital sources of information, these three volumes will prove enjoyable reading and permanent at-hand reference sources in your library.

Okinawan Martial Traditions: te, tode, karate, karatedo, kobudo

Sports & Outdoors

MCCARTHY, PATRICK

Bluming, Jon

Bolz, Mary

Forence, Richard

Freund, Ronald

Lorden, Michael

Manyak, Anne

McCabe, Jack

Porta, John

Individual Sports

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