Identifies the human qualities that promote success and explains how to develop them

Why Winners Win

Self-Help

Garner, Art

Success

Pelican Pub Co Inc

Winner of the 2014 Dean Batchelor Award, Motor Press Guild "Book of the Year"
Short-listed for 2015 PEN / ESPN Literary Award for Sports Writing Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500.
Black Noon chronicles one of the darkest and most important days in auto-racing history. As rookie Dave MacDonald came out of the fourth turn and onto the front stretch at the end of the second lap, he found his rear-engine car lifted by the turbulence kicked up from two cars he was attempting to pass. With limited steering input, MacDonald lost control of his car and careened off the inside wall of the track, exploding into a huge fireball and sliding back into oncoming traffic.
Closing fast was affable fan favorite Eddie Sachs. "The Clown Prince of Racing" hit MacDonald's sliding car broadside, setting off a second explosion that killed Sachs instantly. MacDonald, pulled from the wreckage, died two hours later. 
After the track was cleared and the race restarted, it was legend A. J. Foyt who raced to a decisive, if hollow, victory. Torn between elation and horror, Foyt, along with others, championed stricter safety regulations, including mandatory pit stops, limiting the amount a fuel a car could carry, and minimum-weight standards. 
In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner brings to life the bygone era when drivers lived hard, raced hard, and at times died hard. Drawing from interviews, Garner expertly reconstructs the fateful events and decisions leading up to the sport's blackest day, and the incriminating aftermath that forever altered the sport.
Black Noon remembers the race that changed everything and the men that paved the way for the Golden Age of Indy car racing.

Black Noon: The Year They Stopped the Indy 500

History

Americas

Thomas Dunne Books

Winner of the 2014 Dean Batchelor Award, Motor Press Guild "Book of the Year" Before noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 was stopped for the first time in history by an accident. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery wreck, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500. Black Noon chronicles one of the darkest and most important days in auto-racing history. As rookie Dave MacDonald came out of the fourth turn and onto the front stretch at the end of the second lap, he found his rear-engine car lifted by the turbulence kicked up from two cars he was attempting to pass. With limited steering input, MacDonald lost control of his car and careened off the inside wall of the track, exploding into a huge fireball and sliding back into oncoming traffic. Closing fast was affable fan favorite Eddie Sachs. "The Clown Prince of Racing" hit MacDonald's sliding car broadside, setting off a second explosion that killed Sachs instantly. MacDonald, pulled from the wreckage, died two hours later. After the track was cleared and the race restarted, it was legend A. J. Foyt who raced to a decisive, if hollow, victory. Torn between elation and horror, Foyt, along with others, championed stricter safety regulations, including mandatory pit stops, limiting the amount a fuel a car could carry, and minimum-weight standards. In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner brings to life the bygone era when drivers lived hard, raced hard, and at times died hard. Drawing from interviews, Garner expertly reconstructs the fateful events and decisions leading up to the sport's blackest day, and the incriminating aftermath that forever altered the sport. Black Noon remembers the race that changed everything and the men that paved the way for the Golden Age of Indy car racing.

St. Martin's: Griffin

More than 150 drivers, fans, celebrities and others share their personal stories and remembrances of the world’s most famous auto race. Twenty different race winners representing more than 40 victories are among those sharing memories, including the greatest names in the sport: Foyt, Unser, Andretti, Rutherford, Cheever, Mears, Sullivan, Rahal, Montoya, Castroneves and Kanaan. Others include Gurney, Guthrie, Goodyear, Patrick, Power, Stewart, St. James and many more.The book is as much about dreams as it is memories, from A.J. Foyt listening to the 500 in his daddy’s garage as young boy, to Bev Patrick bursting into tears as her daughter, Danica, becomes the first woman to lead the 500. There is laughter and tears, triumph and tragedy, ranging from Evi Gurney hiding under a stack of sweaty driver uniforms in the back of a car so she can sneak into Gasoline Alley, to Indy’s darkest days in 1964 and 1973. The memories are full of surprises and unbridled honesty. “I felt like I was at the point of an arrow that was being hurled forward by a hurricane,” recalled Eddie Cheever. “It was so violent, to control it for 500 miles and finish a race, I thought would be a miracle.” Fans and family have always been an integral part of making the event “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and both are well represented in Indy 500 Memories. Whether the stories are about family traditions or secretly spreading a loved one’s ashes on the Speedway’s grounds, they are often as personal and interesting as those of the drivers.From the first memory by Mario Andretti, to the last one of Ryan Hunter-Reay, Indy 500 Memories is sure to invoke surprise, laughter, tears and awe and is a must read for any racing fan.

Indy 500 Memories: An Oral History of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing"

Sports & Outdoors

Spiegel, Marc B.

Miscellaneous

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

This is a special book about special people-Winners. Their attitudes can change the status quo; their fortitude helps them to climb mountains and endure tremendous burdens; they set their eyes on their goals and don't waver. The good news is you can be a Winner, too. What it takes to be a Winner can be learned. In this revised edition, Dr. Garner shows the reader the qualities, attitudes, and actions that will put one on the road to becoming a real Winner. Blending inspirational vignettes with humor, Garner takes the reader in hand and demonstrates how to acquire that shape attitudes, hone specific skills, and open previously locked doors to an exciting life of achievement. Included are chapters designed to dramatically alter one's view of oneself, one's thought patterns, and one's personal expectations. Garner teaches an effective method of motivation and shows how visualizing a goal is essential to reaching it. Among the key chapters are "Your Most Important Quality," "Keeping Your Hot Button Hot," "What You Set Is What You Get," as well as an all-new chapter entitled "Releasing Your Untapped Potential." To start any journey, one must take the first step. To become a Winner, begin with this book. Each chapter is followed by a section called "Wisdom for Winners"-pithy, commonsense guidelines to keep the would-be achiever on the upward path. Action sheets are provided to assist in charting progress.

Why Winners Win (Motivational)

Personal Transformation

Pelican Publishing

When A.J. Foyt was five years old, he challenged a professional racer to an impromptu match race . . . and won. From that moment on victory was expected, excellence assumed. Anthony Joseph "A.J." Foyt Jr. is one of the greatest race car drivers in history--some would argue the best--and he has the statistics to back it up. He was the first to win the Indianapolis 500 four times, he has the most wins in Indy car races and championships of any driver, and he still holds the world closed-course speed record that he set more than thirty-five years ago. Numbers alone can't begin to tell Foyt's story. Through tireless research and extensive interviews with the biggest names in motorsports, author Art Garner has compiled an unprecedented look at the life and career of one of America's most popular sports heroes. The book captures Foyt's journey from a cocky five-year-old to a brash competitor and offers fresh insight and details about the battles off and on the track that defined one of America's biggest personalities. Every moment is captured, from Foyt's unbridled comments about what it truly takes to be at the top of your game, his propensity to stuff journalists he didn't like into garbage cans, and the long list of people he simply punched in the mouth.

A.J. Foyt - Volume 1: Survivor, Champion, Legend

Biographies & Memoirs

Octane Press

Hood To Coast Memories features personal recollections from “The Mother of All Relays.” Runners, walkers, volunteers, event organizers, and others share their memories from the almost 200-mile relay race across Oregon, from Mt. Hood to the Pacific Coast. The book captures the character, personality and appeal of the race that began in 1982 with eight teams and has grown to more than 1,000 teams and 12,000 competitors, and is the longest running relay race in the U.S.

Hood To Coast Memories: An Oral History of the Mother of All Relays

Individual Sports

L'esprit qui anime les gagnants

Education & Teaching

Higher & Continuing Education

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Por que triunfan los triunfadores/ Why The Winners Triumphant (Spanish Edition)

Editorial Diana S.A. De C.V.

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