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Becoming a Leader of Character

6 Habits that Make or Break a Leader at Work and at Home

By: James L. Anderson,Dave Anderson

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Becoming a Leader of Character

6 Habits that Make or Break a Leader at Work and at Home

By: James L. Anderson,Dave Anderson

This handbook for developing six crucial habits “ should be on every modern leader’s desk” (Jeb Blount, bestselling author of People Follow You). While many books focus on developing managerial competencies, most leadership failures are the result of a failure in character, not a failure in competence. But just as you don’t get in shape by reading a fitness magazine, you don’t become a leader of character by reading a book on character. You have to do what you want to be! Becoming a Leader of Character is a workout plan designed to develop six Habits of Character by providing small daily exercises that strengthen your character muscles—for the important tests of character all leaders face.

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Morgan James Publishing

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1630479381

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Up Your Business!

7 Steps to Fix, Build, or Stretch Your Organization

By: Dave Anderson

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Up Your Business!

7 Steps to Fix, Build, or Stretch Your Organization

By: Dave Anderson

Praise for the first edition of Up Your Business! "Dave Anderson has hit another home run! Up Your Business! is an invaluable, highly readable guide that should be on the desk--and in the mind--of anyone demanding top-level performance from themselves and others." --James Strock, author, Reagan on Leadership and Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership "Up Your Business! is a powerful blueprint for companies looking to take their business to the next level. It is one of the most powerful books on business and leadership I have ever read and will be a major component of Saga Communications' leadership training." --Warren Lada, Senior Vice President, Saga Communications, Inc. "Once again, Dave Anderson puts it all together in a way that almost makes you think he's been looking over your shoulder all these years. Chapter two alone, 'Abolish Corporate Welfare: Create a Culture of Merit,' is worth the time it takes to read the entire book." --Mike Roscoe, founder and President, Horizon Communications "Finally . . . a business book that gets to the heart of what matters and creates usable templates that could help any business thrive." --Roxanne Emmerich, author, Thank God It's Monday!

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John Wiley & Sons

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111803905X

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9781118039052

If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown

10 Hard-Charging Strategies for Leading in Politically Correct Times

By: Dave Anderson

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If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown

10 Hard-Charging Strategies for Leading in Politically Correct Times

By: Dave Anderson

This is not your typical business book. You won't find academicremedies to your business challenges or exhortations to create awarmer and fuzzier workplace. In fact, you'll find theopposite-tips on how to be a tougher, take-no-prisoners-stylemanager. It's time to stop letting workplace political correctnesspush you around and get serious about your business. In If You Don't Make Waves, You'll Drown, Dave Andersondoesn't pull any punches. Offering simple wisdom and politicallyincorrect solutions that really work, he's not here to inspire you,but to taunt you into action. He shows you how to be more directwithout being disrespectful; how to give honest feedback even whenit hurts; and how to hold employees accountable for results. Inshort, you'll learn how to get the most out of your business. Want more politically incorrect wisdom? Tenure is a license for laziness Diversity without competence is worthless Don't trade your values for valuables Political correctness is a disease that destroys theworkplace It's time to fight back!

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118761529

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9781118761526

How to Lead by The Book

Proverbs, Parables, and Principles to Tackle Your Toughest Business Challenges

By: Dave Anderson

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How to Lead by The Book

Proverbs, Parables, and Principles to Tackle Your Toughest Business Challenges

By: Dave Anderson

Biblical solutions to dozens of the toughest challenges leaders face today. Concise, to-the-point, and highly useable, How to Lead by THE BOOK presents a series of personal and business challenges recognizable to leaders, then deals with each through insight, personal experience, and a discussion of why conventional approaches often fail. Each section then concludes with winning proverbs, parables, or principles that offers applicable strategies to solve the issue. In this practical and inspiring guide, you'll discover proven methods and advice to shape young leaders, stretch veteran leaders, become a better communicator, maintain your work-life balance, deal with dishonesty among competitors, and much more. Shows why typical approaches to leadership problems often fail, while biblical wisdom succeeds Covers both day-to-day dilemmas and larger questions of management, accountability, and vision From the bestselling author of How to Run Your Business by THE BOOK, Up Your Business, and If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown What is the number one downfall for leaders? When is the best time to make a decision? How do you hold others accountable? How do you survive success with your principles intact? What does the Bible say about time management? Get the answers to these and many more practical business questions when you discover the winning wisdom of How to Lead by THE BOOK.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470936282

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9780470936283

It's Not Rocket Science

4 Simple Strategies for Mastering the Art of Execution

By: Dave Anderson

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It's Not Rocket Science

4 Simple Strategies for Mastering the Art of Execution

By: Dave Anderson

Stop chasing hot trends and start driving real growth It's Not Rocket Science blasts through the trends and false promises permeating the business world to help you and your company get back to basics and get things done. Why doggedly pursue the "next big thing" when the most effective drivers of growth are right under your nose? This book asserts that you've already heard, been taught, and know well the key fundamentals that spell business success, and presents a compelling, four strategy blueprint for returning your business culture and strategies to a rock solid foundation of execution excellence. Each chapter opens with The Challenge, which outlines a current condition that exists due to a departure from common sense behaviors, and tasks you with following the appropriate execution principles to get your business on the right track. After a thorough explanation of "what" and "why," each chapter gives you the actionable "how" so you can implement these valuable steps and master the art of execution in your organization. Shifting sands do not make for a sustainable structure. If your organization is to be robust and strong enough to weather any storm, the strength must come from the very core; the ability for each member of your team to execute daily and effectively towards your organization's most compelling goals. Frankly, the last things most organizations need is another goal they'll miss because they can't execute well. This book reminds you of the four timeless execution methods and strategies that have proven themselves over centuries, and shows you how they are implemented in today's business environment. Get the leaders right Get the culture right Get the people right Get the process right Today's flash in the pan may be superficially intriguing, but is it really that much different from yesterday's "hot tip"? Fundamentals are fundamental for a reason, and It's Not Rocket Science is the common sense guide to putting away flavor-of-the-month toys and getting down to business.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119116635

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Intentional Mindset

Developing Mental Toughness and a Killer Instinct

By: Dave Anderson

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Intentional Mindset

Developing Mental Toughness and a Killer Instinct

By: Dave Anderson

Some people seem to be born with a mental makeup that predestines them for success. But anyone can master their mindset. Dave Anderson shows you how. In Intentional Mindset, LearnToLead founder Dave Anderson shows you how to purposefully develop both killer instinct and mental toughness by cultivating and strengthening ten specific traits. The author of 15 books and host of the popular podcast The Game Changer Life, Dave's guidance has impacted readers and listeners in more than 145 countries. Now, he shares a unique blueprint for developing the mindset you need to succeed, presenting foundational strategies for intentionally developing and strengthening what he calls the ACCREDITED traits: attitude, competitiveness, character, rigor, effort, discipline, intelligence, tenacity, energy, and drive. Throughout the book, readers will follow the progress of three "case studies." The frustrations, progress, and victories of "Fred," "Frank," and "Frances" will replace the sterile or academic approach so common in personal development books with a more readable, personal, and actionable experience. What's more, Anderson provides an optional 70-day follow-up course to integrate the book's lessons into one's daily routine and accelerate results. All materials for this course, including a downloadable workbook and 70 supporting videos—one for each day—are provided at no cost on the LearnToLead website. Intentional Mindset is a true game changer—a book that gives you the tools to shape your future by shaping your mind.

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BenBella Books

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1953295215

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Unstoppable

Transforming Your Mindset to Create Change, Accelerate Results, and Be the Best at What You Do

By: Dave Anderson

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Unstoppable

Transforming Your Mindset to Create Change, Accelerate Results, and Be the Best at What You Do

By: Dave Anderson

Where do you fall on your organization's performance spectrum? Unstoppable is performance-enhancing manual for those who are ready to change the world. Regardless of talent or skill set, there are four types of people in every organization: Undertakers, Caretakers, Play Makers, and Game Changers—but value is definitely not equal across the board. Game changers move things forward with relentless energy, effort, attitude, and excellence. They elevate those around them, inspire exceptional performance, and drive their organization to the top. This book is designed to help you rise to the challenge and become the Game Changer your organization needs. Candid insights from dozens of coaches, managers, CEOs, journalists, entrepreneurs, and other elite performers reveal the qualities that make some people stand out, and the underlying theme is mindset. While talent is a great head start, it is merely potential. Undeveloped and erratically-wielded talent holds little value for an organization. The key to high performance is an intentionally cultivated mindset of success, backed by the bold action it takes to make things happen every day. This book delves deep into the elite performance paradigm to help you work at the highest levels. Learn what separates the playmakers from the game changers Step up your performance with a simple five-step process Transform your thinking and develop an unstoppable toughness Be the best at what you do, and elevate your entire organization The performance spectrum is not about classifying your coworkers; it's about self-assessment, self-reflection, and self-improvement. Everyone has star quality, even if it is buried deep inside. Unstoppable helps you uncover your potential, and upgrade your performance to become the best.

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1119412498

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TKO Hiring!

Ten Knockout Strategies for Recruiting, Interviewing, and Hiring Great People

By: Dave Anderson

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TKO Hiring!

Ten Knockout Strategies for Recruiting, Interviewing, and Hiring Great People

By: Dave Anderson

Practical business guides that pull no punches Dave Anderson's TKO series presents no-nonsense, down-in-the-trenches management strategies that work in the real world of business. Each of the three informative books in this series offers easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance on developing the specific skills great managers needs These quick and to-the-point guides feature detailed techniques and effective strategies presented in user-friendly chapters that are packed with checklists, examples, and practical resources. In each book, readers will find real-world advice in a fast and powerful format that includes: * Words of Wisdom or "Right Hook Rules"-bite-sized memorable quotes * Case Studies or "Opening Bell" Stories-real-life business lessons * Effective Strategies or "Left Hook Laws"-all-meat, no-fat business strategies * Incisive or "Standard Eight Count" Questions-insightful inquiries that prompt the reader to action Quick or "Knockout" Summaries-bullet points that sum-up each chapter and offer easy reference Dave Anderson (Agoura Hills, CA) has led some of the nation's most successful car dealerships and is President of Dave Anderson's Learn to Lead and LearnToLead.com, a Web site that provides free training resources to thousands of people in more than 40 countries. He is also the author of the Wiley books If You Don't Make Waves You'll Drown (0-471-72503-X), Up Your Business! (0-471-44546-0), and How to Deal with Difficult Customers (0-470-04547-7).

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1118761383

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TKO Sales!

Ten Knockout Strategies for Selling More of Anything

By: Dave Anderson

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TKO Sales!

Ten Knockout Strategies for Selling More of Anything

By: Dave Anderson

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John Wiley & Sons

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111876174X

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TKO Management!

Ten Knockout Strategies for Becoming the Manager Your People Deserve

By: Dave Anderson

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TKO Management!

Ten Knockout Strategies for Becoming the Manager Your People Deserve

By: Dave Anderson

Management A practical, hard-hitting guide to being a better manager! In a cutthroat world, doing the basics of business well means the difference between winning and losing. Dave Anderson's TKO Series gives you the practical, high-impact strategies you need to build a business that can put the competition down for the count. TKO Management! presents no-nonsense, tough-as-nails practices for becoming a better leader and manager in every way. Packed with easy-to-follow, step-by-step guidance, TKO Management! will train you in the right skills and the most effective tactics for managing your people and your business. This straightforward guide gives you all the tools to punch above your weight, including checklists, examples, and practical resources you won't find anywhere else. Get down to business with ten short chapters on: Balancing your management skills and leadership ability Creating a winning workplace environment Becoming a powerful, effective motivator Training and coaching your people to reach their full potential Crafting a dynamic vision and strategy for your organization Holding people accountable for results Dealing with poor performers and underachievers Give the competition your best shot--with Dave Anderson's TKO Management!

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118761707

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More Precious Than Gold

The Story of the Peruvian Guano Trade

By: Dave Hollett

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More Precious Than Gold

The Story of the Peruvian Guano Trade

By: Dave Hollett

The sixteenth-century Conquistadors, led by Pizarro, came to Peru for three reasons--God, gold, and glory, but after the initial glory of their conquest they tended to concentrate on gold, rather than God. Direct colonial rule by Spain lasted for almost three hundred years, only ending in 1826, when the last Spanish flag was hauled down from the battlements of Real Felipe Fortress. However, just a few short years after Peru had declared its independence from Spain, the attention of some people in Lima began to focus on a potential source of untold wealth that was to prove more precious than gold. This was guano which, in its greatest concentration, was found on the diminutive Chincha Islands that lie just off the Peruvian coast, some seventy miles south of Callao. This book covers the story of this international guano trade. It outlines the fate of the unfortunates recruited to cut and load the guano. It also gives full details of the hardships endured by mariners employed in this trade. The story of those who grew rich on the proceeds of this trade is also outlined. Importantly, it explains just how the Peruvian government mismanaged the trade, to the extent that Peru became burdened with debts, rather than prospering on the proceeds of their vast new guano-based income.

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Associated University Presse

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0838641318

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No One Told Me I Couldn't

By: Dave Clampitt

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No One Told Me I Couldn't

By: Dave Clampitt

Welcome to "No one told me I couldn't." This is a collection of short, fictional stories about ordinary people with exceptional natural abilities. This book contains 10 stories that I call "believable science fiction." Each story is unique by itself and I hope you will find them entertaining. The first story is called "A Blue Feather Fell From the Clouds." It tells the story of intrigue between several teen athletes and a special blue jay. The rest of the book is filled with mystery and suspense in stories about Sea Turtles and an electrifying rattlesnake. Meet a cold, vicious crystal-alien escapee. There is something for everyone this time around . When I began writing this book, I decided to write about the nature of people and how easy it is to make a difference. Sometimes that difference changes a person for better or worse. If you enjoy wholesome entertainment, curl up on the couch and begin reading.

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Lulu.com

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0359324711

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9780359324712

Elections A to Z

By: Dave Tarr,Bob Benenson

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Elections A to Z

By: Dave Tarr,Bob Benenson

Combining the rich content of the print edition with the advanced online functionality demanded by today's researchers, Elections A to Z: Online Edition is the ultimate 21st century research tool for finding current, accurate information on U.S. elections. Advanced Web-enabled features allow users to conduct searches from A to Z on election. Like all CQ Press online editions, Elections A to Z: Online Edition comes loaded with powerful user-friendly functions such as CiteNow!, which lets researchers download full citations in MLA, APA, Bluebook, and other formats. Elections A to Z explains how campaigns and elections, the hallmark of any democracy, are conducted in the United States. The new third edition has been redesigned and updated with new entries covering the vital current elections topics that readers want to know about. Entries range from short definitions of terms like front-runner to in-depth essays exploring vital aspects of campaigns and elections, such as the right to vote, turnout trends, and the history, evolution, and current state of House, Senate, presidential, and some state-level elections. Readers will find essential information on: Stages in the campaign process and the general election The roles of political consultants, the media, and political parties Debates and issues such as term limits, majority-minority districts, and campaign finance Amendments, legislation, and court cases that have shaped electoral, campaign, and voting matters Voter turnout and voting rights in the United States Important terms and concepts like absolute majority and dark horse Highlights of presidential elections throughout U.S. history

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1452234132

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Remembering Emmett Till

By: Dave Tell

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Remembering Emmett Till

By: Dave Tell

Take a drive through the Mississippi Delta today and you’ll find a landscape dotted with memorials to major figures and events from the civil rights movement. Perhaps the most chilling are those devoted to the murder of Emmett Till, a tragedy of hate and injustice that became a beacon in the fight for racial equality. The ways this event is remembered have been fraught from the beginning, revealing currents of controversy, patronage, and racism lurking just behind the placid facades of historical markers. In Remembering Emmett Till, Dave Tell gives us five accounts of the commemoration of this infamous crime. In a development no one could have foreseen, Till’s murder—one of the darkest moments in the region’s history—has become an economic driver for the Delta. Historical tourism has transformed seemingly innocuous places like bridges, boat landings, gas stations, and riverbeds into sites of racial politics, reminders of the still-unsettled question of how best to remember the victim of this heinous crime. Tell builds an insightful and persuasive case for how these memorials have altered the Delta’s physical and cultural landscape, drawing potent connections between the dawn of the civil rights era and our own moment of renewed fire for racial justice.

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University of Chicago Press

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022655967X

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New Every Day

Navigating Alzheimer's with Grace and Compassion

By: Dave Meurer

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New Every Day

Navigating Alzheimer's with Grace and Compassion

By: Dave Meurer

Alzheimer's. It barges into your life, breaks your heart, bewilders your mind, disrupts your plans, impacts your finances, and consumes enormous amounts of time and energy. When someone you love has Alzheimer's, you need more than just information on the disease--you need a break. You need a laugh. You need a friend by your side who knows exactly what you're going through. Award-winning humorist Dave M. Meurer is that friend. Packed with practical information--like how to get the DMV to take away the car keys or how you shouldn't insist on correcting your loved one's misperceptions--and plenty of true stories from his own experiences navigating life with a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer's, New Every Day offers hard-earned wisdom and even some badly needed comic relief for readers journeying down this difficult road. With compassion born of experience, Meurer helps caregivers develop the ability to relax, adapt, and even sometimes laugh again.

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Revell

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1493415069

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Forgotten Secrets of the Old Time Strongmen

By: Dave Yarnell

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Forgotten Secrets of the Old Time Strongmen

By: Dave Yarnell

Excerpts, main concepts, routines from older lifting and physical culture programs. How the strong got so strong

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Dave Yarnell

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1440432953

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Minnesota in the '70s

By: Dave Kenney,Thomas Saylor

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Minnesota in the '70s

By: Dave Kenney,Thomas Saylor

Minnesota forged an identity during the 1970s that would persist, rightly or wrongly, for decades to come. It was a place of note and consequence--a state of presidential candidates, grassroots activism, civic engagement, environmental awareness, and Mary Tyler Moore. All these subjects and more are covered in this book"--

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Minnesota Historical Society Press

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0873519000

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100 Things Giants Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die

By: Dave Buscema

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100 Things Giants Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die

By: Dave Buscema

With traditions, records, and Wolverines lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Michigan fan should know. It contains crucial information such as important dates, player nicknames, memorable moments, and outstanding achievements by singular players. This guide to all things Michigan covers the story behind the Wolverine's winged helmets, the history of the team's colors, the 1997 undefeated and national championship season, and how to properly tailgate in Ann Arbor. This revised edition includes Brady Hoke's first season as head coach in Ann Arbor.

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Triumph Books

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1623680794

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Danny Blanchflower

A Biography

By: Dave Bowler

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Danny Blanchflower

A Biography

By: Dave Bowler

The biography of Danny Blanchflower In these days of player' agents, corporate hospitality, share options and television bonuses, it's often the football, the glory and the romance of the game, that gets overlooked. Back in the 1950s and 1960s there was no footballer in love with his trade than Danny Blanchflower. An elegant and inspirational midfield force, he captained the Spurs 1961 Double-winning side and led Northern Ireland, against the odds, to the quarter-finals of the 1958 World Cup. Equally eloquent off the field, he was no stranger to controversy, writing about the game with a great clarity and passion, and working tirelessly as an innovator, forever trying to transform football as a spectacle for player and fan alike. Drawing on extensive interviews with family, friends and colleagues (including Jackie Blanchflower, Sir Stanley Matthews, Johnny Haynes, Geoff Hurst, Pat Jennings and Derek Dougan), Dave Bowler skilfully recounts the story of one of football's greatest thinkers and iconoclasts.

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Orion

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1409146782

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Visions of England

Class and Culture in Contemporary Cinema

By: Paul Dave

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Visions of England

Class and Culture in Contemporary Cinema

By: Paul Dave

Visions of England is a provocative and original exploration of Englishness, in particular English class, in contemporary cinema. Class has been a central part, whether consciously or not, of much of English social analysis and artistic production for over a century. But as a way of interpreting society, class has found itself sidelined in a postmodern world. Visions of England presents a detailed analysis of the changing landscape of English class and culture. Visions of England explores a wide range of film production - from gangster thrillers like Lock, Stock Two Smoking Barrels to the period cinema of Elizabeth, from cult classics like Performance and Trainspotting to the mainstream romantic comedy of Notting Hill and Bridget Jones, from the social realist drama of Billy Elliot and The Full Monty to the multicultural comedy of Bend it like Beckham, and the experimentalism of films such as London Orbital and Robinson in Space. An extraordinarily wide-ranging and incisive study, Visions of England rewrites the relationship of film and Englishness.

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Berg

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1847882684

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How to Wreck a Nice Beach

The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop, The Machine Speaks

By: Dave Tompkins

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How to Wreck a Nice Beach

The Vocoder from World War II to Hip-Hop, The Machine Speaks

By: Dave Tompkins

The history of the vocoder: how popular music hijacked the Pentagon's speech scrambling weapon The vocoder, invented by Bell Labs in 1928, once guarded phones from eavesdroppers during World War II; by the Vietnam War, it was repurposed as a voice-altering tool for musicians, and is now the ubiquitous voice of popular music. In How to Wreck a Nice Beach—from a mis-hearing of the vocoder-rendered phrase “how to recognize speech”—music journalist Dave Tompkins traces the history of electronic voices from Nazi research labs to Stalin’s gulags, from the 1939 World’s Fair to Hiroshima, from artificial larynges to Auto-Tune. We see the vocoder brush up against FDR, JFK, Stanley Kubrick, Stevie Wonder, Neil Young, Kraftwerk, the Cylons, Henry Kissinger, and Winston Churchill, who boomed, when vocoderized on V-E Day, “We must go off!” And now vocoder technology is a cell phone standard, allowing a digital replica of your voice to sound human. From T-Mobile to T-Pain, How to Wreck a Nice Beach is a riveting saga of technology and culture, illuminating the work of some of music’s most provocative innovators.

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Melville House

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1612190928

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Soon the Light Will Be Perfect

A Novel

By: Dave Patterson

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Soon the Light Will Be Perfect

A Novel

By: Dave Patterson

Two brothers brave a whirlwind summer in this taut and luminous coming-of-age novel A twelve-year-old boy lives with his family in a small, poverty-stricken town in Vermont. His father works at a manufacturing plant, his mother is a homemaker, and his fifteen-year-old brother is about to enter high school. His family has gained enough financial stability to move out of the nearby trailer park, and as conflict rages abroad, his father’s job at a weapons manufacturing plant appears safe. But then his mother is diagnosed with cancer, and everything changes. As the family clings to the traditions of their hard-line Catholicism, he meets Taylor, a perceptive, beguiling girl from the trailer park, a girl who has been forced to grow up too fast. Taylor represents everything his life isn’t, and their fledgling connection develops as his mother’s health deteriorates. Set over the course of one propulsive summer, Soon the Light Will Be Perfect chronicles the journey of two brothers on the cusp of adulthood, a town battered by poverty and a family at a breaking point. In spare, fiercely honest prose, Dave Patterson captures what it feels like to be gloriously, violently alive at a moment of political, social and familial instability.

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Harlequin

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148809862X

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Home Team 2

By: Dave Pratt

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Home Team 2

By: Dave Pratt

After a successful mission for the Home Team, the government is ready to create a Home Team 2 to help thwart human and drug trafficking from the infamous Lee family in China. But finding recruits who can handle the assignment is not so easy. And the measures that the Lees will take to protect their investments puts everyone on the team at risk. When Washington State Patrol Trooper Ellen “Ell” Evander is reassigned to spend time with the Home Team, motivation to find her kidnapped niece clouds her judgment and spurs her on a mission that may end her career. Determined to move on after the assignment is over, will Ell continue on her own or finally find her place on the team? Army Ranger Alex Anthem soon finds himself side by side with the attractive state patrol trooper. Alex has his own personal reasons for joining in the fight against the human traffickers, but is he willing to risk everything to see the mission completed? As the pressure mounts, Ell and Alex both have decisions to make that could change the courses of their lives forever.

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American Defense Reform

Lessons from Failure and Success in Navy History

By: Dave Oliver,Anand Toprani

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American Defense Reform

Lessons from Failure and Success in Navy History

By: Dave Oliver,Anand Toprani

In American Defense Reform, retired admiral and defense executive Dave Oliver and historian Anand Toprani use US naval history as a guide for leading successful change in the Pentagon. The authors show that change comes from collaboration between civilians, the military, and industry that leverages each groups' strengths for the collective good.

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Ready for Life

By: Dave Veerman

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Ready for Life

By: Dave Veerman

The junior high years can be tough. Everything is changing0́4bodies, minds, friends0́4and emotions and hormones are running wild. Clearly it's a time of stress for the whole family. Early adolescents need help understanding themselves and learning how to adapt to the changes in their lives and in the world. Parents want to know what's going on and how to lead their kids in the right direction.Ready for Life can help. Focused on children between the ages of 8 and 14, this family devotion book is for you. Daily discussion starters explore 40 essential, practical, life skills, written and presented in a way that will capture attention. Each topic has five separate devotions, giving you the option of spending a week on a specific life skill or skipping among skills to meet your family's needs. Topics include:℗ʺ how to build friendships℗ʺ how to make difficult decisions℗ʺ how to manage money℗ʺ how to deal with disappointment and loss℗ʺ how to worship℗ʺ how to understand the Bible℗ʺ how to know what you believeBe careful0́4you might find yourself learning more about these practical life skills right along with your kids, as your family becomes Ready for Life!

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eChristian

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161843103X

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Perfection

The Inside Story of the 1972 Miami Dolphins' Perfect Season

By: Bob Griese,Dave Hyde

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Perfection

The Inside Story of the 1972 Miami Dolphins' Perfect Season

By: Bob Griese,Dave Hyde

The inside story of the only undefeated team in NFL history, the 1972 Miami Dolphins?by the Hall of Fame quarterback who led it to victory Hall of Fame quarterback and long-time ABC college football announcer Bob Griese is a living football legend. Now, on the 40th anniversary of the 1972 Miami Dolphins' incredible championship season, Griese tells the behind-the-scenes story of the team both on and off the field as it achieved a feat no other team has ever succeeded in matching: perfection. You'll see Griese shocked in his first meeting with Joe Robbie as the Dolphins owner balanced big contract figures and a staggering number of drinks. You'll hear Griese meeting Don Shula for the first time and being ordered to start staying in the pass pocket rather than scrambling. "Build me a pocket and I'll stay in it,'' Griese told Shula. You'll understand the friendship and on-field relationship developed between Griese and Paul Warfield after they became the Dolphins' first inter-racial roommates. You'll follow Griese through a storied season that began with him wondering just how good the Dolphins actually were and ended with him awarding the game ball in the winning Super Bowl locker room. Along the way you'll hear: How Shula implemented and Griese embraced the first use of situation substitution in the NFL and the controversy it caused in a backfield of Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick and Mercury Morris The lengths to which NFL players of that era kept themselves on the field, including regular trips from the hospital bed to the playing field Insight and anecdotes from Hall of Fame players Warfield, Csonka, Nick Buoniconti, Jim Langer, and Larry Little as well as Griese Packed with behind-the-scenes drama and on-the-field excitement, Perfection is a book every football fan will want to read.

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Turner Publishing Company

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111828237X

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Mad as Hell

The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies

By: Dave Itzkoff

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Mad as Hell

The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies

By: Dave Itzkoff

The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the iconic movie Network, which transformed the way we think about television and the way television thinks about us "I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" Those words, spoken by an unhinged anchorman named Howard Beale, "the mad prophet of the airwaves," took America by storm in 1976, when Network became a sensation. With a superb cast (including Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Peter Finch, and Robert Duvall) directed by Sidney Lumet, the film won four Academy Awards and indelibly shaped how we think about corporate and media power. In Mad As Hell, Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times recounts the surprising and dramatic story of how Network made it to the screen. Such a movie rarely gets made any more—one man's vision of the world, independent of studio testing or market research. And that man was Paddy Chayefsky, the tough, driven, Oscar-winning screenwriter whose vision—outlandish for its time—is all too real today. Itzkoff uses interviews with the cast and crew, as well as Chayefsky's notes, letters, and drafts to re-create the action in front of and behind the camera at a time of swirling cultural turmoil. The result is a riveting account that enriches our appreciation of this prophetic and still-startling film. Itzkoff also speaks with today's leading broadcasters and filmmakers to assess Network's lasting impact on television and popular culture. They testify to the enduring genius of Paddy Chayefsky, who foresaw the future and whose life offers an unforgettable lesson about the true cost of self-expression.

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Times Books

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0805095705

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Funk

By: Dave Thompson

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Funk

By: Dave Thompson

Celebrates funk music using biographies of such musicians as James Brown and George Clinton, and provides descriptions of the genre, historical perspectives, and the story behind the "death of funk" following the introduction of disco.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879306297

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The Big Fight

Muhammad Ali vs Al "Blue" Lewis

By: Dave Hannigan

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The Big Fight

Muhammad Ali vs Al "Blue" Lewis

By: Dave Hannigan

Twenty-four hours after arriving in Dublin, Muhammad Ali rang his publicist Harold Conrad. "Hey, Hal?" said Ali, "where are all the niggers in this country?" "Ali," replied Conrad, "there aren't any." On July 19, 1972, it took Muhammad Ali 11 rounds to defeat Al 'Blue' Lewis at Croke Park, Dublin. A mere footnote in the larger Ali story, this fight against a game ex-convict from Detroit marked the culmination of an extraordinary week in Ireland's sporting and cultural history. From the moment the world's most charismatic athlete touched down at Dublin Airport and announced his maternal great-grandfather Abe Grady had emigrated from County Clare more than a century before, the country was in his thrall and, of course, being Ali - he loved it. It was to be a most extraordinary week for both him and the people he met. Ali was both charming and charmed by those who came to pay homage - among them, the then Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, civil rights campaigner Bernadette Devlin, oscar-winning director John Huston, actor Peter O'Toole and an old lady who invited him into her house for a cup of tea. Through interviews with dozens of those whose paths Ali crossed and many centrally involved in the planning and promotion of the event, Dave Hannigan has knitted together an enthralling narrative about one incredible boxer and the remarkable impact of his visit on the country of his ancestors.

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Random House

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1446448703

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100 Things Missouri Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die

By: Dave Matter,Brock Olivo

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100 Things Missouri Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die

By: Dave Matter,Brock Olivo

Most Tigers fans have taken in a game or two at the Zou, have seen highlights of "Mister Magic" Willie Smith, and remember the 2002 and 2009 Elite Eight appearances. But only real fans know the Civil-War roots of the "Tigers" nickname, the significance of Al Abram, and can name the football and basketball stars who went on to be Hall of Fame players. 100 Things Missouri Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die is the ultimate resource for true fans of the Missouri Tigers. Whether you're a die-hard booster from the days of Dan Devine or a recent supporter of the team, these are the 100 things every fan needs to know and do in their lifetime. Tigers writer Dave Matter has collected every essential piece of Tigers knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom.

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Triumph Books

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1641251182

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The Peter Savage Novels Boxed Set

(Books 1-4)

By: Dave Edlund

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The Peter Savage Novels Boxed Set

(Books 1-4)

By: Dave Edlund

The Peter Savage novels have been lauded for their "crackling action" (Kirkus Reviews), and come "highly recommended to fans of thrillers" (Foreword Reviews). The New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Steve Berry praises Peter Savage as "a hero full of grit and determination" and calls the series "required reading for any thriller aficionado.” The Peter Savage series by bestselling, award-winning author Dave Edlund has taken readers around the world on a deadly race to energy independence, dropped them in a battle to end a genocide, made them stare down a threat of bioterrorism, and unearthed an unthinkable act of treason threatening to redraw the map of the Middle East. Now, read Books 1-4 in a convenient anthology before Guarding Savage debuts on April 24, 2018. CROSSING SAVAGE In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, author Dave Edlund brings readers face to face with the promise of energy independence... and its true cost. "This book is fast-paced and lively, reminiscent of a Tom Clancy thriller." - The US Review of Books RELENTLESS SAVAGE In this fast-paced, action-driven adventure Peter Savage confronts a hidden genocide, genetic manipulation, and a tipping point in the balance of world power. "Not since Crichton's Jurassic Park have I read such an engaging mix of genetic misdeed and thrilling action." - Gary W. Stout, author of Serial Samaritan DEADLY SAVAGE From the award-winning Peter Savage novels comes a tale of political intrigue, biological warfare, and the fragile balance of world power. "Dave Edlund's Deadly Savage is an enthralling story from its thoughtful beginning through to its multiple climactic moments and gripping plot twists." - Foreward Reviews HUNTING SAVAGE When an unthinkable act of treason and a clandestine pact threaten to redraw the map of the Middle East, Peter Savage becomes both hunter and prey. "Dave Edlund delivers another knockout punch...fast-paced action, political intrigue, ruthless adversaries...and a heroic Peter Savage." - Linda Berry, author of Pretty Corpse

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Light Messages Publishing

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1611532655

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9781611532654

Crossing Savage

A Peter Savage Novel

By: Dave Edlund

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Crossing Savage

A Peter Savage Novel

By: Dave Edlund

This book is fast-paced and lively, reminiscent of a Tom Clancy thriller." - The US Review of Books In this edge-of-your-seat thriller, author Dave Edlund brings readers face to face with the promise of energy independence... and its true cost. As one by one the world’s leading alternative energy researchers are assassinated, Peter Savage and his friend Jim Nicolaou race against the clock to preserve the secret that promises to change the landscape of the world... or start a global war. Described as "taut, "heart-thumping" and "with spot-on science," Dave Edlund shows us theoretical abiogenic oil production and, more importantly, the terrifying array of unintended consequences that accompany the belief that energy independence can be realized. Crossing Savage won the Ben Franklin Silver Medal for Popular Fiction, and was a finalist in the INDIEFAB awards. "The military scenes could not have been better written if Tom Clancy wrote them himself." - Stephen Martino, author of The New Reality. Praise for Dave Edlund's Peter Savage Novels "I would follow Peter Savage into any firefight." -James Rollins,New York Times bestseller of The Demon Crown "Edlund is right at home with his bestselling brethren, Brad Thor and Brad Taylor." - Jon Land, USA Today bestselling author of the Caitlin Strong series "Required reading for any thriller aficionado" –Steve Berry, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author "Action on almost every page" -Foreword Reviews "Plenty of heart-racing action" -San Francisco Book Review Read the whole series! • Crossing Savage - Book 1 • Relentless Savage - Book 2 • Deadly Savage - Book 3 • Hunting Savage - Book 4 • Guarding Savage - Book 5 • Lethal Savage - Book 6

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1611530792

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College Football Awards

All National and Conference Winners Through 2010

By: Dave Blevins

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College Football Awards

All National and Conference Winners Through 2010

By: Dave Blevins

Each year, more than 575 awards and trophies are presented to college football players and coaches around the country. This comprehensive reference offers detailed descriptions of each of these awards followed by a full list of winners through 2010. All levels of competition are covered, including the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, NCCAA and community and junior college championships. From major honors like the Heisman Trophy, to level-specific awards such as the NCAA Division I Lou Groza Award, to conference prizes like SEC Offensive Player of the Year, this work celebrates the highest accolades of college football and the talented men upon whom they have been bestowed.

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McFarland

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0786490802

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9780786490806

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