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4) Napoleon
Author
Series
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
10) Martin Luther
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
11) Branch Rickey
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
The book that inspired Harrison Ford in his portrayal of Branch Rickey in the hit movie “42”
The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever. Rickey's is the classic American tale of a poor boy from Ohio...
The idea of integrating baseball began as a dream in the mind of Branch Rickey. In 1947, as president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, he defied racism on and off the field to bring Jackie Robinson into the major leagues, changing the sport and the nation forever. Rickey's is the classic American tale of a poor boy from Ohio...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With humor and honesty, and guided by the influence of her inspiring and professional troublemaking grandmother, Funmilayo Faloyin, Luvvie walks us through what we must get right within ourselves before we can do the things that scare us; how to use our voice for a greater good; and how to put movement to the voice we've been silencing--because truth-telling is a muscle. The point is not to be fearless. It is to know we are afraid and to charge forward...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Life
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"When Chris Bailey, productivity expert, discovered that he had become stressed and burnt out because he was pushing himself too hard, he realized that he had no right to be giving advice on productivity without learning when and how to rein things in and take a break. Productivity advice works-and we need it now more than ever-but it's just as important that we also develop our capacity for calm. By finding calm and overcoming anxiety, we don't just...
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