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The world's elite athletes and coaches achieve high performance through inspiring leadership, mental toughness, and direction-setting strategic choices. Harvard Business Review has talked to many of these high performers throughout the years to learn how their success translates to the world of business. If you read (or listen to) nothing else on management lessons from the world of sports, listen to these ten articles by athletes, coaches, and leadership experts.

In On the Shoulders of Giants, indomitable basketball star and best-selling author and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites listeners on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace. He leads us through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life.

In 1965, 18-year old Lew Alcindor played basketball for Coach John Wooden at UCLA. It was the beginning of what was to become a 50-year long relationship. On the court they broke basketball records. Off the court they transcended their athletic achievements to gain even wider recognition and tremendous national respect.

"When I say, therefore, that [my brother] has better powers of observation than I...I am speaking the exact and literal truth." (Sherlock Holmes). This story occurs when Mycroft, an athletic Cambridge graduate, assists the secretary of State. He becomes embroiled in a mystery in Trinidad based on actual history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a huge Holmesian, seven-foot-two tall, basketball's all-time leading scorer, and a US cultural ambassador. Anna Waterhouse is a professional screenwriter and script consultant.

A powerful wartime saga in the best-selling tradition of Flags of Our Fathers, Brothers in Arms recounts the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-Black armored unit to see combat in World War II.

The Black Experience in Design spotlights teaching practices, research, stories, and conversations from a Black/African diasporic lens.

It is 1873, and as the economies of Europe threaten to crumble, Mycroft Holmes finds himself in service to the Crown once again. A distant relative of Queen Victoria has been slain by the Fire Four Eleven killer, a serial murderer who leaves no mark upon his victims, only a mysterious calling card. Meanwhile, Sherlock has already taken it upon himself to solve the case as his interest in the criminal mind grows into an obsession.

Kareem Rosser and Lee Lee Jones were young, beautiful, and deeply in love. Their love was a real-world romance that felt like a fairy tale: Kareem was raised in the Bottom—one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Philadelphia—while Lee Lee was raised in the wealth of the Pennsylvania suburbs. They met and fell in love in the world of horses: Kareem, a nationally ranked polo player and Lee Lee, a legacy equestrian. The world was at their feet, a lifetime of joy and adventure ahead of them. But their love story is interrupted by a devastating accident.

It is 1872, and a series of gruesome murders is the talk of London. Mycroft Holmes - now 26 and a force to be reckoned with at the War Office - has no interest in the killings; however his brother Sherlock has developed a distasteful fascination for the macabre to the detriment of his studies, much to Mycroft's frustration. When a ship carrying cargo belonging to Mycroft's best friend Cyrus Douglas runs aground, Mycroft persuades Sherlock to serve as a tutor at the orphanage that Douglas runs as a charity, so that Douglas might travel to see what can be salvaged.

Born and raised in West Philadelphia, Kareem thought he and his siblings would always be stuck in “The Bottom”, a community and neighborhood devastated by poverty and violence. Riding their bicycles through Philly’s Fairmount Park, Kareem’s brothers discover a barn full of horses. Noticing the brothers’ fascination with her misfit animals, Lezlie Hiner, founder of The Work to Ride stables, offers them their escape: an after school job in exchange for riding lessons. What starts as an accidental discovery turns into a love for horseback riding.

At one time Lew Alcindor was just another kid from New York City with all the usual problems: He struggled with fitting in, with pleasing a strict father, and with overcoming shyness that made him feel socially awkward. But with a talent for basketball and an unmatched team of supporters, Lew Alcindor was able to transform and to become Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

شرح وتفسير شامل لسورة النساء للدكتور الشيخ محمد راتب النابلسي بجودة عالية HQ. فضلاً, قراءة سورة الفاتحة على روح المرحوم والدي محمد بشار القصاب.

For many, it can feel like change just takes too long, and that it might seem we have not moved very far. But, political activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes that publicprotest is a vital part of affecting change, even if that change doesn’t come “right now.” He examines the activism of people of all ages, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds that helped change America, documenting events from the Free Speech Movement through the movement for civil rights, women’s and LGBTQ rights, and, of course, the protests against the Vietnam War

After damn near being killed by D "the pimp" Tisha's whole perspective on life has changed. She's no longer the naive young woman who tried to see some good in every person she meets. Tisha now believes that every person she comes across has bad intentions until they show her otherwise. Tisha believes that someone needs to deal with all of the pimps and woman abusers walking the streets, and she figures there's no one more capable for the job than her. With her partner in crime Janae by her side Tisha sets out to dispense some good ol' vigilante justice. She hasn't forgot about D either. ...

Latisha Douglas was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She was privileged enough to be born to a mother and father who gave her anything she wanted. Tisha was a spoiled brat. Raised in Beverly Hills and totally unaware of the real world. When tragedy strikes the family, Tisha is taken from the comforts of her Beverly Hills lifestyle and inserted into the mean streets of North Philly. The young and naive Latisha struggles with the harsh transition at first, but she soon adjust to the new lifestyle and finds her way..........or so she thought. Damn near everyone she runs across in her ...

Kai M. Jordan, the author, understands the daily battle with ADHD intimately. With a background in psychology and years of experience working with individuals facing ADHD-related challenges, Jordan brings both professional expertise and personal understanding to this comprehensive guide. Having triumphed over organizational chaos personally, the author shares insights that go beyond generic advice.

Learn How to overcome ADHD distractions and stay organized, master your relationships, control your emotions, and advance your career, and finances with 30 practical exercises now! Studies show a greater number of cases diagnosed with ADHD in the young women population every year, pressure from society and women-related struggles play a factor in this.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s deeply personal essay explores racial conflict through the prism of his childhood and the influence of his father, a police officer who walked the beat between two worlds.

Some people want money. Some want respect. Some want power. Most want it all, and to have it all you have to be willing to do whatever it takes to get it. Once you get it you have to do even more to keep it! Jay-r is a kingpin of the drug game in Philly. He's made more money in the streets than he will probably ever be able to spend in a lifetime. There's just one problem. He's addicted to the street life and has no plans to ever quit hustling, even though at this point he's just doing it out of habit because he doesn't need the money. This causes problems between him and Taneka, his kid's ...

A powerful wartime saga recounting the extraordinary story of the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-Black armored unit to see combat in World War II.