Author: John Wooden
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071507477
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "I am just a common man who is true to his beliefs."--John Wooden Evoking days gone by when coaches were respected as much for their off-court performances as for their success on the court, Wooden presents the timeless wisdom of legendary basketball coach John Wooden. In honest and telling passages about virtually every aspect of life, Coach shares his personal philosophy on family, achievement, success, and excellence. Raised on a small farm in south-central Indiana, he offers lessons and wisdom learned throughout his career at UCLA, and life as a dedicated husband, father, and teacher. These lessons, along with personal letters from Bill Walton, Denny Crum, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bob Costas, among others, have made Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and off the Court an inspirational classic.
They Call Me Coach
Author: John Wooden
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 9780071424912
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
An autobiographical portrait of UCLA basketball coach John Wooden highlighting his career and personal life and insights on how his top players shaped and changed the NBA.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 9780071424912
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
An autobiographical portrait of UCLA basketball coach John Wooden highlighting his career and personal life and insights on how his top players shaped and changed the NBA.
The Mayan and Other Ancient Calendars
Author: Geoff Stray
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802716342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The only small, popular book on the important subject of ancient calendars. The study of heavenly cycles is common to most ancient cultures. The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Babylonians all tried to make sense of the year. But it fell to the later Mesoamerican Maya to create a series of calendars that could be cross referenced. In doing so, the Maya discovered many strange numerical harmonics. Their lunar calendar was extremely accurate-far more so than the Greek Metonic cycle; they tracked Venus to an accuracy of less than a day in five hundred years and their tables could have been used to predict eclipses seven hundred years in the future. This book will provide a much needed compact guide to the Mayan calendar systems as well as covering the essentials of calendar development throughout the world.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802716342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
The only small, popular book on the important subject of ancient calendars. The study of heavenly cycles is common to most ancient cultures. The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Babylonians all tried to make sense of the year. But it fell to the later Mesoamerican Maya to create a series of calendars that could be cross referenced. In doing so, the Maya discovered many strange numerical harmonics. Their lunar calendar was extremely accurate-far more so than the Greek Metonic cycle; they tracked Venus to an accuracy of less than a day in five hundred years and their tables could have been used to predict eclipses seven hundred years in the future. This book will provide a much needed compact guide to the Mayan calendar systems as well as covering the essentials of calendar development throughout the world.
Geomancy
Author: Hugh Newman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952178306
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Does the Earth have a living energy system? How do you find a spring using a dowsing rod? What is the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui? Why are dragons associated with ley lines? Were sacred sites once placed on a global grid? Was a sophisticated geomancy practiced long ago? Written by six expert authors and illustrated with rare engravings, woodcuts, original drawings and diagrams, Geomancy is the ultimate guide to earth mysteries, exploring the hidden frontiers of ancient knowledge to uncover the lost history of our living planet.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781952178306
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Does the Earth have a living energy system? How do you find a spring using a dowsing rod? What is the ancient Chinese art of Feng Shui? Why are dragons associated with ley lines? Were sacred sites once placed on a global grid? Was a sophisticated geomancy practiced long ago? Written by six expert authors and illustrated with rare engravings, woodcuts, original drawings and diagrams, Geomancy is the ultimate guide to earth mysteries, exploring the hidden frontiers of ancient knowledge to uncover the lost history of our living planet.