Daniel Paisner
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
In 1943, with Lvov's 150,000 Jews having been killed, exiled, or forced into ghettos, a group of Polish Jews daringly sought refuge in the city's sewer system. Chiger, the last surviving member of this group, shares one of the most intimate, harrowing, and ultimately triumphant tales of survival to emerge from the Holocaust.
5) Rise and grind: outperform, outwork, and outhustle your way to a more successful and rewarding life
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Daymond John has never been a stranger to hard work. And he also knows how spectacularly a killer work ethic can pay off. As a young man, he started a hip-hop inspired fashion brand on the streets of Queens, New York, with a $40 budget by hand-sewing hats between his shifts at Red Lobster. Today, his brand, FUBU, has over $6 billion in sales. While others might be searching for a shortcut to the top, says Daymond, the truth is that if you want to...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Here, the FUBU founder and star of ABC's Shark Tank shows that, far from being a liability, broke can actually be your greatest competitive advantage as an entrepreneur. Why? Because starting a business from broke forces you to think more creatively. It forces you to use your resources more efficiently. It forces you to connect with your customers more authentically, and market your ideas more imaginatively. It forces you to be true to yourself,...
Author
Language
English
Description
"A little book about big change. We all want the same things. We want to live a life of purpose and meaning. We want to leave a legacy for our children and grandchildren. We want to leave the world a better place. And yet we spend so much time wringing our hands over what's wrong and not nearly enough time fixing those things within our control. John Kasich has walked the corridors of power both in politics, as a former leader of Congress, governor...
8) Obit
Author
Publisher
Dutton
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
Axel Pimletz writes obituaries for a Boston newspaper. He's been going nowhere for the past fifteen years and his failure has almost consumed his self-esteem. Axel needs action and excitement, like a front-page story. He never guesses he's about to get both-along with murder!
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
When former Ohio governor John Kasich ran for president, his powerful message of hope and togetherness struck a chord with American voters. In Two Paths: America Divided or United, he carries that message forward by reflecting on the tumultuous 2016 campaign, sharing his concerns for America and his hopes for our future, and sounding a clarion call to reason and purpose, humility and dignity, righteousness and calm.
"The country never looked so grand...
Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
From the MSNBC "Morning Joe" co-host comes a candid and inspiring memoir of one woman's confrontation with the unique professional and personal challenges she faced during the key moments in her life as a working mother and professional television journalist.
18) Moneymaker: how an amateur poker player turned $40 into $2.5 million at the World Series of Poker
Author
Publisher
HarperEntertainment
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
In 2004 the number of entrants -- and the winning pool -- at the World Series of Poker tripled, thanks in large part to Chris Moneymaker, an amateur player who came out of nowhere to win the 2003 Series, and prove to newcomers and poker pros alike that anything is possible with a chip and a chair.
Moneymaker was a young accountant from Tennessee who loved to gamble but only took up cards after college. Three years later he was playing a $40 game...
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The legendary Baltimore Ravens linebacker assesses the state of football while recounting his troubled youth, his rise to athletic fame, and the allegations that threatened his NFL career." --
"Lewis, Baltimore Ravens linebacker and one of the greatest defensive players of his generation, holds nothing back on the state of football as well as his troubled childhood, his rise to athletic greatness, the storm that threatened to ruin his NFL career,...
20) 108 stitches: loose threads, ripping yarns, and the darndest characters from my time in the game
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"This is New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated broadcaster Ron Darling's 108 baseball anecdotes that connect Americas game to the men who played it. In 108 Stitches , Ron Darling offers his own take on the "six degrees of separation" game and knits together a collection of wild, wise, and wistful stories reflecting the full arc of a life in and around our national pastime. Darling has played with or reported on just about everybody...
