NATIONAL BESTSELLER For John Wooden's millions of fans--a heartfelt and revealing self-portrait about the people and events that shaped his life Sports Illustrated declared: "There has never been a finer coach in American sports than John Wooden. Nor a finer man." ESPN selected him as the "Greatest Coach of the 20th Century." From his birth on an Indiana tenant farm, to All-American honors at Purdue, to his historic record-setting UCLA dynasty, John Wooden is a towering figure in 20th-century sports, and his experience and wisdom an American treasure. In My Personal Best, Coach Wooden tells how he did it and the lessons he learned on his remarkable journey. Pairing never-before-seen photos from Coach Wooden's private collection with his personal stories and affirmations, this book encompasses the dramatic arc of Wooden's larger-than-life achievements and experiences. As he did in his perpetual bestseller Wooden, Coach offers a wealth of biographical details, personal reflections, and a lifetime of lessons. His millions of fans will cherish this definitive pictorial history of a living sports legend. "John Wooden is a living legend because he practiced what he preached--the code of ethics which created America's strength." --Phil Jackson, head coach, Los Angeles Lakers "Most of what I know, what's made me a smart man, has come from John Wooden." --Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer "A man of John Wooden's accomplishments and integrity would stand out in any era, but now, almost three decades after he coached his last game, he is in some ways an even more striking figure." --Bob Costas

My Personal Best : Life Lessons from an All-American Journey

Biographies & Memoirs

Jamison, Steve

Wooden, John

Professionals & Academics

McGraw–Hill Education

The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership

The Essential Wooden--more leadership lessons from the Wooden playbook The Essential Wooden is the ultimate collection of Wooden’s opinions and observations on achieving exceptional leadership in any organization, with 200 invaluable lessons for inspiring championship performance. Coach Wooden offers his hard-won wisdom on building an organization that performs at its full potential under pressure, from preparing and training the team to instilling personal drive and dedication. He takes his famous Pyramid of Success to the next level, filling the entire book with his straight-shooting personality and keen insight on human nature. Wooden shares rarely seen preseason letters to his players, revealing how he instilled productive attitudes and winning ways. He also includes previously unpublished analyses from former players and managers, including Bill Walton and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. From Wooden’s earliest days as a leader through his legendary UCLA dynasty, The Essential Wooden distills a lifetime of learning into the leadership playbook for the twenty-first century.

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

McGraw=Hill

“Each member of your team has the potential for personal greatness; the leader’s job is to help them achieve it.” ―JOHN WOODEN 
Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success presents a unique opportunity to study under the man ESPN hails as “the greatest coach of the 20th century.” Practicing character-based leadership before the term was invented, John Wooden consistently led his legendary teams to victory and has since taught countless business leaders his fundamentals for achieving and sustaining success. Now, using this hands-on book based on the acclaimed John Wooden Leadership Course©, you can “interact” with Coach to learn and apply his philosophy of world-class leadership. This unique tutorial introduces you to his core fundamentals of success as a leader and reinforces them with examples, exercises, quizzes, and quotations. You’ll learn how to
<ul>
<li>Create a relationship of respect and camaraderie with those you lead </li>
<li>Remain alert to opportunity, threats, trends, and changes </li>
<li>Act with confi dence―but never arrogance </li>
<li>Practice moderation and balance in all that you do </li>
<li>Be a model of poise, grace, and reason―especially under pressure</li>
</ul>
Coach Wooden’s Leadership Game Plan for Success drives home Mr. Wooden’s trademark 12 Lessons in Leadership and his famous Pyramid of Success. When you base your leadership style and substance on Coach’s straightforward attitudes, values, and principles, you’ll lead your team and business to success the Wooden way.

Coach Wooden's Leadership Game Plan for Success: 12 Lessons for Extraordinary Performance and Personal Excellence

The Wisdom of Wooden is John Wooden’s final book, completed just weeks before his passing in June 2010. In it he shares his most treasured memories and never-before-seen photographs as he looks back on an extraordinary life on and off the court. 
Hailed by many as the greatest coach in the history of American sports, John Wooden is as famous for his personal philosophy as he is for his career achievements. He inspired, guided, and motivated generations of fans with his bestselling books on leadership, values, family, and the true meaning of success. 
Coach Wooden wrote his final book, The Wisdom of Wooden: My Century On and Off the Court, in the last months before his death. Filled with his most treasured memories and more than 100 photographs, many never-before seen, it captures a life spent teaching, guiding, and serving others. Starting with his father’s now-famous 7 Point Creed―including “Make Each Day Your Masterpiece,” “Help Others,” and “Be True to Yourself,”―Coach Wooden affirms the principles to true success that helped him become an All American at Purdue University, a winning coach at Indiana State University, and an iconic sports figure at UCLA. 
Yet anyone who knows John Wooden knows his record on the court was only part of the story. In The Wisdom of Wooden the legendary coach offers readers a rare glimpse not just behind the scenes but inside the man; not just on the court but in the huddles; not just his maxims but his poems, those he wrote and those he loved; not just the people he inspired, but the family, friends, and fans who inspired him; not just the lessons he taught but the lessons he learned; not just what was on his mind but what was in his heart. 
Ultimately it was the life he lived that served as a model for his greatest lesson of all: a deep commitment to family, friends, and faith―the bedrock values of the man we all called, “Coach.” 
Praise for John Wooden 
“The Wisdom of Wooden has given me the life that I have . . . Thanks, Coach, for your faith and patience.” ―Bill Walton 
“The Wisdom of Wooden is a lifetime of Coach Wooden’s ideas on how to live life without sacrificing your moral principles. His life is a prime example of how this can be done--one that we can all learn from.” ―Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 
“John Wooden sets an example for all of us by constantly striving to be the best in every aspect of his life. Throughout my life, I have found inspiration and direction in the Bible. Today, I also find inspiration and direction in the words of John Wooden.” ―Tom Coughlin, Head Coach, New York Giants 
“One hundred years―what an amazing life. But here’s what's even more amazing about John Wooden and the timeless verities his life has embodied. One hundred years from now they will still be talking about his accomplishments and his approach.” ―Bob Costas 
"There has never been a finer man in American sports than John Wooden, or a finer coach." --Sports Illustrated

The Wisdom of Wooden: My Century On and Off the Court

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Fiesta

Children's Books

Graves, Bonnie

Literature & Fiction

Perfection Learning

"Mitchell Perry has been training winners for a long time. Let him help you on your journey." -- Kenneth Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager Athletes Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and Joe Montana; coaches Bill Walsh and John Wooden; and most other superachievers in sports share a basic trait. All have similar and powerful mental management skills allowing them to obtain optimal performance results under maximum pressure. In The Zone is a step-by-step game plan for unleashing your optimum performance potential in business just as these top athletes and coaches do in their arenas. Dr. J. Mitchell Perry, whose JM Perry Corporation coaches business executives worldwide in these skills, and Steve Jamison illustrate in dramatic terms how understanding the method in which the likes of Jordan, Woods, and Montana think can have a positive and profound impact on your own performance results in the workplace. Perry and Jamison describe: 
<ul>
<li>How Jordan unleashes his optimum potential (and how you can do the same) </li>
<li>Why "two option" thinking destroyed Greg Norman in the 1996 Masters Tournament </li>
<li>How to experience instant recovery from business setbacks </li>
<li>How to reduce stress from business challenges </li>
</ul> A clear and compelling playbook for raising your professional results to a higher and more consistent level, In the Zone gets you to the top of your game in business. Dr. J. Mitchell Perry, president of the JM Perry Corporation in Palo Alto, California, is a psychologist, professional speaker, entrepreneur, and award-winning organizational psychologist. Steve Jamison, a columnist and television producer, is coauthor of Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis and Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court.

In the Zone: Achieving Optimal Performance in Business-As in Sports

Perry, J. Mitchell

Contemporary Books

Like a runner hitting a stride or an athlete on a winning streak, there are times when everything falls into place. This compelling book reveals how the nation's most effective coaches, athletes, and teams use mental techniques to reach an optimal performance level and how these techniques can be translated in the business environment. Photos &amp; illustrations. $30,000 budget.

Business Culture

The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

Walsh, Bill

Walsh, Craig

Portfolio

The acclaimed guide to leadership excellence and competitive success from one of America’s greatest coaches: John Wooden "Talent to spare, or spare on talent,” Wooden writes, “a leader's goal remains the same, namely, getting the very best out of the people in your organization." In The Essential Wooden he tells readers how to do this and achieve championship results, whether you lead a small team or run a corporation. When it came to managing a group of individuals and achieving world-class results, no one did it better than Coach John Wooden. This landmark leadership manual presents Wooden’s own hand-picked directives and opinions to help you build a dedicated and driven team that performs under pressure. Coach Wooden unpacks his famous Pyramid of Success and offers new perspectives on achieving Competitive Greatness, filling the entire book with his no-nonsense approach and keen insights on human nature. From Wooden's earliest days as a leader through his historic UCLA dynasty, The Essential Wooden distills a lifetime of learning into the leadership playbook for the 21st century.

Bill Walsh was perhaps the most influential and successful coach in NFL history, transforming the San Francisco 49ers from the worst franchise in sports to a dynasty that won five Super Bowls. He is acclaimed not only for his strategic brilliance but also for his advanced approach to leadership. His teams sustained a consistency of excellence rarely seen in sports or anywhere else. Drawn from a series of deeply revealing conversations with coauthor Steve Jamison, The Score Takes Care of Itself offers Walsh's best leadership principles illustrated by anecdotes from his entire career. Additional insights and perspective are provided by his son Craig Walsh. A sample of Bill's wisdom: -Believe in people: No one will ever come back later and thank you for expecting too little of them. -Professionalism matters: There was no showboating allowed after touchdowns, no taunting of opponents, and no demonstrations to attract attention to oneself. -Keep a short enemies list: One enemy can do more damage than the good done by a hundred friends. -Leaders can't escape criticism: Ignore the undeserved. Learn from the deserved. Lick your wounds. Move on. It may hurt, but sometimes you can't have the last word. The book will delight football fans and guide the vast business audience eager to learn how Bill Walsh motivated individuals and crafted winning teams.

Tantor Audio

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My Personal Best : Life Lessons from an All-American Journey

The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership

Coach Wooden's Leadership Game Plan for Success: 12 Lessons for Extraordinary Performance and Personal Excellence

The Wisdom of Wooden: My Century On and Off the Court

Fiesta

In the Zone: Achieving Optimal Performance in Business-As in Sports

In the Zone: Achieving Optimal Performance in Business-As in Sports

The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership

The Essential Wooden: A Lifetime of Lessons on Leaders and Leadership

The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership