Eleanor Roosevelt (1884–1962) was a woman who discovered the depth of her strength and integrity through extraordinary resilience. Her childhood was difficult; her marriage to our country’s president
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In the spirit of The Last Lecture, The Secret, and The Alchemist, this small book presents BIG ideas for turning your “one day” into today, including the generational transfer of a dream and a powerfu
Since Chris Gardner's remarkable transformation from homeless single father to millionaire?chronicled in his number one New York Times bestseller The Pursuit of Happyness, which inspired the movie of
Ever since the story of his transformation from homeless, single and struggling father to millionaire became known the world over, Chris Gardner --whose life story both inspired the movie The Pursuit
While her son Michael thrilled the world with his record-setting eight-gold-medal performance during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Debbie Phelps stole the show. No Olympics coverage was complete without
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Today he is known as Dr. Q, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon and neuroscientist who leads cutting-edge research to cure brain cancer. But not too long ago, he was Freddy, a nineteen-year-old u
In this personal story about parenthood, the NBA superstar who helped lead the Miami Heat to its first NBA Championship shares his greatest off-the-court triumph--earning sole custody of his two sons.
The business marketing genius at the forefront of today’s entertainment marketing revolution helps corporate America get hip to today’s new consumer—the tan generation.When Fortune 500 companies need
The business marketing genius at the forefront of today's entertainment marketing revolution helps corporate America get hip to today's new consumer-the tan generation - by learning from hip-hop and y
The heartfelt memoir of a single mom and an educator who raised three exceptional children, including the greatest Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps During the 2008 Olympic Games, when Michae
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