11 lessons on leadership from the twentieth century's greatest winner
Russell, Bill
2002
Former NBA player Bill Russell shares the insights, the memories and the essential "rules of success" that influenced him in every aspect of his life, from raising a daughter as a single father to becoming a successful coach and mentor to others.
Anderson offers his perspective on the national pastime, looking back at his years at the Big Red Machine in Cincinnati, recalling his abrupt dismissal from the Reds, and relating how he turned that negative into a positive.
A biography of the woman whose childhood love of wildlife led her into the African bush to study chimpanzees and into later becoming a world-famous ethologist.
The author's reminiscences about her childhood in Germany, years of which were spent in a Nazi concentration camp. Includes several of her original poems.
Award-winning young-adult-fiction writer Richard Peck presents a memoir of his writing and teaching careers, discusses the importance of providing quality literature for young adults, and comments on the social issues that inspire his writing.
Jane Goodall explores her life and personal spiritual odyssey, discussing the lessons she learned as she studied chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe preserve.
