The coach of the Indiana Pacers and NBA legend reveals the eight universal principles that must be mastered in order to achieve success in life and provides personal stories drawn from his experiences as an African American athlete, businessman, and community leader.

The Fundamentals: 8 Plays for Winning the Games of Business and Life

Smith, Wes

Thomas, Isiah

Sports & Outdoors

Collins

Isiah Thomas has succeeded at every level of his career. Now, in The Fundamentals, Coach Thomas offers the most important life fundamentals he's identified in his own journey; eight principles that will drive you to higher peaks in your life and career. Coach Thomas reveals how you can acquire the focus and commitment it takes to be a champion. The Fundamentals shows you how to be a leader of integrity, courage, and generosity, and how to act based on what you believe in so that you can achieve your life's mission.
Through it all, Coach Thomas shares stories from his life on and off the court that illustrate the strategies that allowed him to see beyond his circumstances to his possibilities. 
Here are hard-earned, field-tested, and easy to grasp fundamentals that will get you off the bench and into the trenches.

Harper Paperbacks

Welcome to Real World

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Ballantine Books

Presents the remarkable true story of Hope Meadows, Illinois, a suburban town built on an abandoned Air Force base for the single purpose of providing a solution to the revolving-door foster care system, allowing "unadoptable" children a chance to thrive in permanent homes.

Hope Meadows: Real Life Stories of Healing and Caring from an Inspiring Community

Parenting & Relationships

Adoption

Berkley Hardcover

The ex-football star-turned-entrepreneur relates how his willingness to take risks and savvy business decisions have led to his success

WHAT LOSING TAUGHT ME ABOUT WINNING: The Ultimate Guide for Success in Small and Home-Based Businesses

Business & Money

TARKENTON, FRAN

Management & Leadership

Simon&Schuster

For 18 seasons Tarkenton passed, hustled, and scrapped his way into the NFL Hall of Fame. Yet he was the losing quarterback in 3 Super Bowls and the association of the word "loser" with his name has been difficult to dissolve. Tarkenton's grit and resolve have made him an entrepreneurial dynamo. As the founder and builder of 12 companies -- whose annual revenues range from $1 to $142 million -- Tarkenton has distinguished himself in many diverse areas of business. In 1996, he launched the Tarkenton Small Bus. NETwork, designed to help its members build their business. Here he provides insight, inspiration, and practical know-how for all small-business people.

What Losing Taught Me About Winning: The Ultimate Guide for Success in Small and Home-Based Businesses

Job Hunting & Careers

Diane Pub Co.

Activ Chemistry

Science & Math

REEVES, James

Duran, Randy

Bogner, Donna

Freilich, Mark

Chemistry

Benjamin/Cummings Pub. Co.

Looks at the lives and careers of Alan Freed, Dick Biondi, Hunter Hancock, Zenas Sears, Jocko Henderson, John R. Richbourg, Gene Nobles, Hoss Allen, and Wolfman Jack

The Pied Pipers of Rock 'N' Roll: Radio Deejays of the 50s and 60s

Arts & Photography

Music

Longstreet Press, Inc.

The Cloudkicker has fallen. After a daring escape from the hands of the Osiris Corporation, the relic hunting airship crash lands in the Sahara. Chased by Osiris at every turn, Alex Stirling and Captain Ghaoithe Loinsigh must stay one step ahead as they continue their search for Pandora's Box. Tied to it all is Ellie, the mysterious child linked to the relic who they must protect at any cost.
Meanwhile, Osiris has plans of their own. Hiring a sniper known as the Desert Siren, they will stop at nothing to retrieve Ellie and put an end to the Cloudkicker's journey. In order to survive, Alex will not only be tested by Osiris and wild landscapes but her own questions about the Sky Thief...

Desert Siren (Cloudkicker)

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Wes Smith

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