Every summer, in ten small towns across Cape Cod, the finest college baseball players in the country gather in hopes of making it to The Show.” The hopes are justifiably high: The Cape Cod Baseball League is the best amateur league in the world, producing one out of every six major league players, from Nomar Garciaparra and Frank Thomas to Jeff Bagwell and Barry Zito.Jim Collins chronicles a season in the life of one teamthe Chatham A's, perhaps the most celebrated team in the league. Set against the backdrop of a resort town on the bend of the outer Cape, the story charts the changing fortunes of a handful ?of players battling slumps and self-doubt in their effort to make the league playoffs and, more importantly, impress the major league scouts.We learn about everything from the physics of wooden bats and the physiology of elbows to the psychology of slumps and the lure of drugs. In the course of a single dramatic season, with euphoric wins and devastating losses, we come to know the intricacies of the major league scouting network and the rapidly changing profile of major league baseball.In the tradition of The Boys of Summer, The Last Best League is about dreams fulfilled and dreams denied, about Cape Cod and the rites of summer, and about the way one small town grows to love a group of young men coming of age in America.

The Last Best League: One Summer, One Season, One Dream

History

Jim Collins

Americas

Da Capo Press

Destined to be the business publishing event of the year, or even the decade, this is the long awaited new book by the co-author of Built To Last. In it, Jim Collins shares his latest long-term research - and shows how even mediocre companies can become long-term world beaters.
 Jim Collins has become a best-selling classic business author, with 590,000 copies sold to date, and has been translated into 17 languages.

Good to Great: Why some companies make the leap...and others don't

Business & Money

Biography & History

HarperAudio

Every summer, in ten small towns across Cape Cod, young college baseball players showcase their talents in hopes of making it to the "show." A vicious filter, the league has produced one out of every six major league players, from Nomar Garciaparra and Todd Helton to Jeff Bagwell and Barry Zito.In this brilliantly crafted narrative, Jim Collins chronicles a season in the life of the Chatham A's, perhaps the most celebrated team in the Cape Cod Baseball League. Set against a seemingly bucolic backdrop--a well-heeled resort town on the bend of the outer Cape--the story charts the changing fortunes of a handful of players, all of whom battle slumps and self-doubt in an effort to impress major league scouts and make the playoffs. Several players go home with career-threatening injuries; one blue-chip prospect fulfills great expectations while another is dubbed "the biggest disappointment on the Cape." A pitcher hides an arm injury while negotiating a minor league contract; another leaves early to tend to his dying father. And nearly all look to the following year's major league draft as a barometer of their worth. Far more than a baseball book, The Last Best League is an engrossing story about dreams fulfilled and dreams destroyed, about Cape Cod and the rites of summer, about coming of age in America.

How To Tap Into The Force That Created The Universe. This is more than a book - it's a way of life. In an effort to get better acquainted with God, Jim Collins began listening to the Bible on cassette tape. At the same time, he met his business mentor, who stressed the importance of reading and listening to motivational, inspirational and educational material. After reading and listening to hundreds of motivational books and tapes, Jim found that many of the ideas being expressed were simply Biblical truths, and they would work for anybody who used them. Learn more about: How To Receive Your Heart's Desire, Where Your Thoughts Are Taking You, How To Be A Success In Life, How To Get Off The Emotional Rollercoaster, and more.

Beyond Positive Thinking: Success and Motivation in the Scriptures; How to Tap Into the Force That Created the Universe!

Impact Christian Books

Poughkeepsie, New York: Apollo Book, 1980. Revised and Enlarged Edition, Hardbound, 8vo (9.25 inches tall), unpaginated (about 2'' thick).

Women artists in America: 18th century to the present (1790-1980)

Glenn B Opitz

Apollo

Jim Collins Answers the Social Sector with a Monograph to Accompany Good to Great. 30-50% of those who bought Good to Great work in the Social Sector. This monograph is a response to questions raised by readers in the social sector. It is not a new book. Jim Collins wants to avoid any confusion about the monograph being a book by limiting its distribution to online retailers. Based on interviews and workshops with over 100 social sector leaders. The difference between successful organizations is not between the business and the social sector, the difference is between good organizations and great ones.

Good to Great And the Social Sectors

Management & Leadership

HarperBusiness

Film Theory Goes to the Movies

Taylor&Francis

Group Processes (Frontiers of Social Psychology)

Psychology Press

Uncommon Cultures

The Memory Jogger ISO 9001:2015 is the best source for everyone in your organization to learn how to comply with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015 and maximize the value the framework of the standard can provide for your company. Complete with practical guidance on the standard, this book also covers fundamentals of the process approach to auditing as well as an overview of the registration process to ISO 9001:2015. 
 The Memory Jogger ISO 9001:2015 is a convenient and quick reference guide to use on the job written in the renowned GOAL/QPC format; What is it? How do I do it? Tools and Techniques to Achieve it. The book breaks down the essentials to assist in quick recall and implementation, including pitfalls and best practices gained over many years of effective industry based experience. Whether you are an executive, department head, implementer or auditor, new to the ISO world or an experienced quality professional, this is an indispensable pocket guide on the new standard. GOAL/QPC can also design custom covers for this Memory Jogger to match your company colors and branding and include a message from your company executives about the importance of this topic to the business. (Memory Joggers are available in two standard sizes. The pocket size is 3.5" x 5.5" and the desktop size, with a larger font, is 5" x 7". This page is for the 3.5" x 5.5" pocket size version. The desktop size can be found by clicking on See all formats and editions at the top of this page and then clicking on the arrow &gt; in front of Spiral-bound, or by searching for the ISBN, 9781576811887)

The Memory Jogger ISO 9001:2015

Jeremy Hazel

José Domínguez

Goal/QPC

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