Jim Burba's Books

Smart Partners

Building Successful Relationships in Business and Life

By: Jim Burba,Bob Hayes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Smart Partners

Building Successful Relationships in Business and Life

By: Jim Burba,Bob Hayes

Most people want partners in their personal lives, and many businesses start with some form of partnership structure. Yet so many personal and professional partnerships disintegrate, sometimes quickly. That’s one reason why our own partnership seems so amazing, even miraculous, to people who know us. “How do you do it?” they constantly ask. “How have you spent so many years living and working together 24/7 without killing each other?” A general business/how-we-did-it-book, Smart Partners outlines the methods and thinking we’ve used to achieve financial success while also keeping our personal partnership alive and interesting. Drawing on our unique experiences both personally and professionally, we present principles for building, sustaining, and growing not merely serviceable relationships in business and life, but true partnerships. Partnerships are a big deal—not just specific partnerships, but the very idea of partnership. That’s why, from the very inception of a relationship, partners should proceed slowly, cautiously, thoughtfully, going “all in,” and doing whatever they can to keep the relationship vibrant and healthy. They should honor their relationship at every turn, and with all their strength. No matter what business you’re in you can transcend your sense of “me” to create a very powerful “we.” It’s a matter of concentrating on partnership, committing to it, and embracing the right practices—such as choosing your partner well, negotiating proper roles, planning for your mutual success, and adjusting so as to overcome challenges as they arise. Fundamentally, it’s about looking beyond yourself so as to share business and life with another person. None of this is easy, of course, but it’s so worth it. Read our stories, learn our partnership principles, and apply them to your life. We think you’ll discover what we have long known: We is better than me. And the truth is, anyone can be a smart partner.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

165

Publisher

SelectBooks, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1590793765

ISBN 13

9781590793763

Mike Hargrove and the Cleveland Indians

A Baseball Life

By: Jim Ingraham

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mike Hargrove and the Cleveland Indians

A Baseball Life

By: Jim Ingraham

An inside, in-depth look at a fascinating baseball life . . . There were spectacular highs—Rookie of the Year, All Star, World Series . . . And devastating lows—the end of his playing days, a tragic accident in his second year as manager, a heartbreaker in the World Series, being fired from the job he loved . . . Mike Hargrove truly spent a lifetime in baseball. From the sandlots of tiny Perryton, Texas, to the biggest stage, Game 7 of the World Series, he played, coached, managed . . . lived the game for four decades. The Cleveland Indians were at the center of Hargrove’s baseball life for more than 20 years. He played for some mediocre Indians teams in the 1980s. He managed some of the best Indians teams ever in the 1990s—including five consecutive division titles, one of the most powerful offensive lineups in baseball history (Lofton, Belle, Baerga, Murray, Thome, Ramirez) and two trips to the World Series. Not bad for a kid who didn’t play baseball in high school, was a walk-on in college and an afterthought 25th-round draft pick. One constant in Hargrove’s roller-coaster career: Sharon Hargrove. Their 50-year marriage in an unsteady business (from 1970 to 1995, the Hargroves lived in 23 different houses) is inspiring. This book takes a close-up look at a life and career long under-appreciated—by us, not by him—perhaps because much of it was spent in the shadows of so many big personalities. But Hargrove’s story includes big moments—both heartbreaking and heart-stopping.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

370

Publisher

Gray & Company, Publishers

Published Date

ISBN 10

1598511114

ISBN 13

9781598511116

Life from the Press Box

By: Jim Street

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Life from the Press Box

By: Jim Street

Jim Street learned early in his career that fairness and accuracy were two of the most important words of his profession. From the beginning to the end of his forty-year career as a sportswriter covering major league baseball and professional football on the West Coast, Street strived to listen to both sides of each story and print the truth. Street chronicles his intriguing sportswriting career beginning in high school when he discovered his passion for writing while covering beats for the local newspaper, the Butte Valley Star. As he moves through his career, Street details his experiences working alongside iconic athletes and coaches that included O.J. Simpson, Randy Johnson, Joe Montana, Bill Walsh, John Madden, and Ichiro Suzuki while sharing fascinating insight into what it was like to cover the Oakland Athletics? famed Mustache Gang in 1972 featuring future Hall of Fame legends Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, and Rollie Fingers, several World Series and All-Star games, the first World Baseball Classic, two Super Bowls, four Rose Bowls, the Kentucky Derby, and the men's and women's US Open golf tournaments. Life from the Press Box shares memories from the forty-year career of a former MLB.com beat reporter and long-time baseball writer who played a significant role during a bygone era.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

217

Publisher

iUniverse

Published Date

ISBN 10

1491745371

ISBN 13

9781491745373

Psi Spies

The True Story of America's Psychic Warfare Program

By: Jim Marrs

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Psi Spies

The True Story of America's Psychic Warfare Program

By: Jim Marrs

Takes readers behind the scenes of the U.S. Army's formerly top-secret remote viewing unit, discussing how the military has used this psychic ability to its advantage since the unit's creation in the 1970's.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

320

Publisher

Red Wheel/Weiser

Published Date

ISBN 10

1564149609

ISBN 13

9781564149602

Cleveland Rocked

The Personalities, Sluggers, and Magic of the 1995 Indians

By: Zack Meisel,Sandy Alomar,Jim Thome

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cleveland Rocked

The Personalities, Sluggers, and Magic of the 1995 Indians

By: Zack Meisel,Sandy Alomar,Jim Thome

In 1995, Cleveland rocked. With Montell Jordan's "This Is How We Do It," blaring in the locker room, the Indians racked up 100 wins in a strike-shortened season and reached the World Series for the first time in 41 years. Fans were on a first-name basis with the stars that lit up the city: Omar, Manny, The Thomeinator, A.B. Cleveland Rocked is the complete story of the team that brought sellout crowds and walk-off wins to the corner of Carnegie and Ontario. Author Zack Meisel traces the roots of the pennant winner, from trading All-Star Joe Carter for Sandy Alomar and Carlos Baerga in 1989 to the campaign to build a new stadium. Meisel introduces readers to a cast of characters that larger-than-life personalities, including Belle, Thome, Kenny Lofton, Eddie Murray, and manager Mike Hargrove, who managed to keep the clubhouse at peace. Thrilling come-from-behind wins jump off the page as the Indians race toward clinching the division. Then Meisel details the Indians' October to Remember, from thrilling playoff triumphs over Boston and Seattle to the first World Series games in Cleveland since the days of Bob Feller. Cleveland Rocked offers the story of a team that brought baseball back in Northeast Ohio.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

202

Publisher

Triumph Books

Published Date

ISBN 10

1641253886

ISBN 13

9781641253888

Smart Partners

Building Successful Relationships in Business and Life

By: Jim Burba,Bob Hayes

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Smart Partners

Building Successful Relationships in Business and Life

By: Jim Burba,Bob Hayes

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

165

Publisher

SelectBooks, Inc.

Published Date

ISBN 10

1590793765

ISBN 13

9781590793763

Book's by Jim Burba

Smart Partners

Smart Partners

Mike Hargrove and the Cleveland Indians

Mike Hargrove and the Cleveland Indians

Life from the Press Box

Life from the Press Box

Psi Spies

Psi Spies

Cleveland Rocked

Cleveland Rocked

Smart Partners

Smart Partners

Username

Password

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email