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Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"Your only job is to help your players be better." That single idea had a huge impact on Tony Dungy when he heard it from one of his earliest mentors, and it led him to develop the successful leadership style so admired by players and coaches throughout the NFL. Now, a storied career and a Super Bowl victory later, Tony Dungy is sharing his unique leadership philosophy with you. In The Mentor Leader, Tony reveals what propelled him to the top of his...
Publisher
Meredith Books
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Highlighting the importance of everyday mentorship, a Hollywood star shares his personal story of mentoring and mentors who shaped his life, and introduces the life-changing stories of more than seventy of America's leading personalities.
Author
Publisher
T. Nelson
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Drawing from many of John Maxwell's bestsellers, this book explores the timeless principles that have become Dr. Maxwell's trademark style. In a concise, straightforward voice, Maxwell focuses on essential and time-tested qualities necessary for developing mentoring relationships that make a difference in the lives of your colleagues and the life of your business.--From publisher description.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
8) Chasing hope
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
A Personal Drama of Shattered Dreams and Second Chances A talented runner fully committed to Olympic dreams, Sabrina Rice's future was shattered by a devastating diagnosis. One forfeited scholarship and several years later, she has new goals and dreams that have nothing to do with running--something that's become far too painful to think on. Until the day she sees Brandy Philip running across the community college campus, easily outpacing security....
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
A mutually beneficial friendship develops between a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has lived for forty years as an eccentric recluse and a young Black writer whose athletic skills and high test scores have enabled him to attend a Manhattan prep school.
10) CASASTART
Series
Blueprints promising programs fact sheet volume FS-BPP04
Publisher
Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado at Boulder
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Teach Yourself
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
This title provides practical insight to the simple technique of coaching, providing guidance on how to implement the technique. Topics covered include: using coaching to unlock potential; setting effective goals and working with individual perspectives.
12) Brida: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of a young Irish girl who dives into sorcery and experiments with different magical traditions. She meets a wise man who dwells in a forest, who teaches her about overcoming her fears and trusting in the goodness of the world; and a woman who teaches her how to dance to the music of the world, and how to pray to the moon. As she seeks her destiny, she struggles to find a balance between her relationships and her desire to become a witch
Series
New directions for adult and continuing education volume no. 66
Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date
1995
Language
English
Description
"Although mentoring has been a popular topic, it has generated much controversy concerning its practice and research validity. The purpose of this volume of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education is to assist educators in clarifying and describing various elements of the mentoring process. It is also intended to enhance the reader's understanding of the utility, practice application, and research potential of mentoring in adult and continuing...
14) Eragon
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful...
15) The Lost Stories
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
In 1896, an archaeological dig unearths an ancient trunk containing manuscripts that confirm the existence of Araluen Rangers Will and Halt and tell of their first meeting and some of their previously unknown exploits.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
When Jacinta Juarez is paired with a rich, famous mentor, she is swept away from the diapers and dishes of her own daily life into a world of new experiences. But crossing the line into Miss's world is scary. Half of Jacinta aches for the comfort of Mama and the familiar safety of the barrio, while the other half longs to embrace a future that offers more than cleaning stuff for white people. When her family is torn apart, Jacinta needs to bring the...
Author
Series
Robert Langdon novels volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 27
Language
English
Description
Again, brilliant Harvard professor Robert Langdon finds himself in a predicament that requires his vast knowledge of symbology and superior problem-solving skills to save the day. The setting, unlike other Robert Langdon novels, is stateside, and in Brown's hands Washington D.C. is as fascinating as Paris or Vatican City (note to the D.C. tourism board: get your "Lost Symbol" tour in order). And, as with other Dan Brown books, the pace is relentless,...
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