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Making Winners

The Coaching Explosion

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Making Winners

By: Michael Lewis
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An insightful collection from the Against the Rules podcast that answers the ultimate question: can even Michael Lewis be coached?

Journalist and bestselling author Michael Lewis’ podcast Against the Rules is dedicated to examining what's happened to fairness. It feels like there's less of it every day, and one of the “haves” of those who are better off includes access to coaching. But does having a coach help or hinder us?

Making Winners is a highly personal anthology of Michael Lewis' podcast episodes on coaching. He visits his own high school baseball coach and subjects himself to publicly trying to overcome his greatest fear–with help from a coach, of course. Other chapters focus on lending practices, college admissions, professional sports, and psychological well-being. Who are the people trying to level the playing field, and are they making an impact? Making Winners includes a new foreword and afterword written with Lewis’s trademark insight and wry humor.

Anyone new to podcasts in general or Against the Rules specifically will become engrossed in Making Winners, which, with over five hours of beautifully produced audio content, highlights Lewis’ trademark insight and storytelling.

Please note: This collection includes content that has been released in the podcast series.

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Another Winner by Michael Lewis

Another Winner by Michael Lewis. Winners is a compilation of short stories from his podcast on Spotify.

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Maybe best audiobook ever for me

Awesome book. Looked forward to getting on the road so I could hear more. One of my favorites if not most favorite audiobooks

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Beautifully done. Exceptionally edited. Inspiring.

Beautifully done. Exceptionally edited. Inspiring. If you love Michael Lewis books, you will love this one as well. We felt like we got to know Dixie very well in one of his previous books (Playing to Win) so hearing her voice and learning more about the wonderful young woman she was, was heart warming in this one. Definitely one of our favorites. We will be listening to it again soon.

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Authentic and pithy

I love the zero-ing in on details that matter most. Coaching feels more like a calling than a job!

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Michael Lewis at his best and very personal

Insightful and more intimate than Michael’s wider publications.

Also applicable beyond just sport.

Very enjoyable

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Different kind of coaching book

I loved the different angle and stories in this book. The saddest part of the book was to her about Dixie after just finishing Playing to Win.

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amazing. great stories 👍

amazing episodes, all great points and insights.
a bit too many SFX and music moments...

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Great insight

Into how a coach can affect our lives. It’s not just about turning a picture with a 89 mile an hour fastball into one with a 98 mile fastball. It’s taking the average Joe and letting him squeeze a little bit of excellence out of his potential. I was struck by the tragedy of the loss of Dixie. And yet how we get to see the beauty of her coaching experience. Loose and aggressive…🥲

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No more $ on Michael Lewis books for me

Unfortunately he peaked with Liar’s Poker. Have been reading every book since and they just keep spiraling down a woke rabbit hole.

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Don’t waste your time

Sometimes books are entertaining. Other times they are educational. This book was neither of the two. What an embarrassment that Michael Lewis would put out such garbage. The only reason that I forced myself to finish this boring, pointless comment insipid excuse for literature was to write this review. As a Michael Lewis fan, I could not be more disappointed in this. Do yourself a favor and read anything but this book.

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