出版社:Gerald D. Bell Penguin Press HC, The (2004-02出版)
出版日期:2004-2
ISBN:9781594200052
作者:Gerald D. Bell
页数:337页
名人推荐
Though it is hard to be a king, it is harder yet to become one," begins this wildly imaginative, adventure-filled, clever—and also overlong and self-indulgent—parody of a future king and queen of England, who are dead ringers for Charles and Diana. Freddy lacks the charisma and royal presence that would qualify him for kingship (in spite of his intelligence and book smarts), so he and his gorgeous but dumb wife, Fredericka, are packed off to a savage land—America—where Freddy must fulfill a mysterious quest in order to achieve his destiny. Helprin (The Pacific and Other Stories, etc.) plays out his zany plot on a grand scale, attempting a satiric critique of modern English and American society. The narrative is loaded with witty philosophical asides about the folly of human nature and of the governments people elect or endure. When the dorky prince and his ditsy wife arrive incognito in America, parachuting naked into New Jersey, they embark on a series of screwball adventures that take them from coast to coast. Most momentously, Freddy finds himself a secret adviser to an egregiously stupid presidential candidate. Rarely does the narrative shimmer with the lyricism that distinguishes Helprin's best work, but readers can have fun with this book, which is probably all Helprin intended. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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...wickedly witty for the often sober-minded Helprin... -- Library Journal, March 15, 2005[Helprin] frequently astounds with the freshness of voice and the oddly soaring majesty of this admittedly silly and inconsequential fable. -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review, March 21, 2005this novel is great silly fun - a rowdy, rambunctious read that's part acid farce, part bittersweet fairy tale. -- New York Times, July 14, 2005
内容概要
Dean Smith is the winningest coach in the history of not only college basketball but of any sport. Smith is the author of the bestselling A Coachs Life; he lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Gerald D. Bell has taught at the University of North Carolinas Kenan-Flagler Business School for more than thirty years. John Kilgo is an award-winning newspaper columnist, living in Davidson, North Carolina. Roy Williams is the current head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina.
书籍目录
Preface by Roy WilliamsIntroductionPART ONE THE FOUNDATIONS 1.First Principles 2.Play Hard:Play Together:Play Smart 3.Winning 4.LosingPART TWO PLAYING HARD 5.Caring 6.Practicing 7.Recruiting the Players 8.Honesty 9.Breaking bad Habits 10.Breaking Bak Habits 11.Fun,Fatigue,and the Long SeasonPART THREE PLAYING TOGETHER 11.Teamwork 12.Defining and Understanding Roles 13.Why Unselfishness Works 14.Team-Building TechniquesPART FOUR PLAYING SMART 15.Every Man on the Team Is Important 16.Taking Care of the Little Things 17.One-on-One Meetings 18.Goals and Expectations 19.Building Confidence 20.Earning the Support of the Bigger Team 21.Discipline Must Be Fair 22.Continuous LearnigPART FIVE LESSONS LEARNED 23.Don't Dwell on the Past 24.Don's Fear Change 25.The Olympics:When Winning Was the Goal 26.Hopes for the FutureAcknowledgmentsIndex
作者简介
The most successful coach in college basketball history, and among the most beloved, offers his comprehensive program for building and maintaining winning teams in sports, business, and life.
From AudioFile
The celebrated college basketball coach explains his success in 26 lessons, each followed by the perspectives of former players who express their own views of Smith's insights and strategies. Smith is a humble genius with as firm a grip on leadership and human relationships as anyone in sports. But the broader value in this work lies in the wisdom of Gerald Bell, a leadership expert and business school professor. After each chapter, his business perspectives offer uncommonly wise summaries of how Smith's lessons can be used off the basketball court. While staying connected to the theme of each lesson, Dr. Bell offers original insights on personality and group dynamics, along with compelling examples of these principles in a variety of business settings. An unforgettable lesson for leaders in all walks of life. T.W.
From Booklist
Smith won more games (875) than any other coach in college-basketball history. His teams at North Carolina were characterized by unselfishness, preparedness, and basketball intelligence. It's not surprising that Smith has a few cogent thoughts to offer on the matter of leadership. He begins by explaining what leadership means to him. Then former players comment on the concept as Smith applied it during their careers. Next, he tailors his lesson to a business application. Among the topics he explores are teamwork, winning, losing, planning for the future, building confidence, and setting goals. "Successful-coach-offers-business-advice" books are a publishing staple, but too often they consist of little more than commonsense platitudes mixed with some playing-field anecdotes. Smith breaks the pattern here, thanks in large part to his understanding that business isn't basketball, and direct correlations between sport and real life are often specious. It's apparent that Smith would have found success in virtually any field he'd chosen as his life's work. Readers will sit up and pay attention because the coach has something to say.
Wes Lukowsky
Book Dimension
Height (cm) 23.2 Width (cm) 16