The Second Bounce Of The Ball

Author: Sir Ronald Cohen
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297856316
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
'One of the best books written on entrepreneurship in recent years' FINANCIAL TIMES In business, everyone can see the first bounce of the ball. It is the second bounce that is uncertain. Ronald Cohen, one of the world's leading private-equity investors, argues that the entrepreneur's aim is to take advantage of that uncertainty: for it is only in situations of uncertainty that significant gains can be made. Putting it another way, successful entrepreneurs know how to turn risk into opportunity. The book is essential reading for entrepreneurs, wannabe entrepreneurs and all those who want to apply entrepreneurial approaches in all walks of life. It provides relevant background on the development of entrepreneurship and of the venture-capital and private-equity industry through the prism of Cohen's experience at Apax. It provides guidance about how to take advantage of business opportunity: the right people and the right money and the roles played by personality and luck and underlines the importance of ethics.

The Bouncing Ball

Author: Deborah Kelly
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 085798005X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Try to keep up with the bouncing ball as it travels down the street, between two cars, into a gutter, down a storm drain ... This picture book will delight young readers as they follow the adventures of the bouncing ball through colourful fields and cities, past animals, cars, boys and girls.

Bounce the Balls and They Will Come

Author: Betty Wiseman
Publisher: New Hope Publishers (AL)
ISBN: 9781596692459
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 203

Book Description
Evangelism has many forms for today’s Christians. Some use tracts, others use memorized plans of salvation. Betty Wiseman uses a basketball. Sports evangelism has become increasingly popular in Third-World countries. Betty Wiseman, a Hall of Fame coach, is a walking, talking, dribbling testimony of this. She has led sports teams to numerous countries in South America and Europe and used a bouncing ball to tell a lost world about the love of Christ. Through her globe-trotting adventures, you will see just how simple sharing your faith can be when you use something you so dearly enjoy as a catalyst for evangelism.

The Pinky Ball Book and the Pinky Ball

Author: Dina Anastasio
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 9780761119777
Category : Ball games
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Introduces a type of ball that was originally manufactured only for the insides of tennis balls but became popular itself.

Mirabelle and the Bouncy Red Ball

Author: Michael Muller
Publisher: Workman Publishing
ISBN: 0761171657
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description
Mirabelle, a Boston terrier, and Mr. Muller spend the day playing catch with her bright red ball.

Bounce LP

Author: Matthew Syed
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061946249
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
Why have all the sprinters who have run the 100 meters in under ten seconds been black? What's one thing Mozart, Venus Williams, and Michelangelo have in common? Is it good to praise a child's intelligence? Why are baseball players so superstitious? Few things in life are more satisfying than beating a rival. We love to win and hate to lose, whether it's on the playing field or at the ballot box, in the office or in the classroom. In this bold new look at human behavior, award-winning journalist and Olympian Matthew Syed explores the truth about our competitive nature—why we win, why we don't, and how we really play the game of life. Bounce reveals how competition—the most vivid, primal, and dramatic of human pursuits—provides vital insight into many of the most controversial issues of our time, from biology and economics, to psychology and culture, to genetics and race, to sports and politics. Backed by cutting-edge scientific research and case studies, Syed shatters long-held myths about meritocracy, talent, performance, and the mind. He explains why some people thrive under pressure and others choke, and weighs the value of innate ability against that of practice, hard work, and will. From sex to math, from the motivation of children to the culture of big business, Bounce shows how competition provides a master key with which to unlock the mysteries of the world.

The Secret History of Balls

Author: Josh Chetwynd
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101514876
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 222

Book Description
You may fancy yourself a sports fan, but chances are you don't know: A fish eyeball was used as the center of some nineteenth-century baseballs The race to make better billiard balls led to the invention of plastics The Nerf ball was originally created to be part of a board game featuring cavemen Balls are the unsung heroes of sports. They are smacked, flung, dribbled, crushed, thrown, and kicked. They're usually only the subject of scrutiny when something goes wrong: a tear, the application of an illegal foreign substance, or a dent from overuse. Nevertheless, if you're watching nearly any major sporting event from around the world, you're likely following the ball wondering where it will go next... The Secret History of Balls mines the stories and lore of sports and recreation to offer insight into 60 balls-whether they're hollow, solid, full of air, or stuffed with twine or made of leather, metal, rubber, plastic, or polyurethane-that give us joy on playing fields and in every arena from backyards to stadiums around the globe.

Why Does a Ball Bounce?

Author: Adam Hart-Davis
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
ISBN:
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

Book Description
Simple answers to 100 truly perplexing questions. Curiosity spans all ages as kids, teenagers and adults have lots of questions about everyday occurrences they never think to ask. Why does syrup spiral off the spoon? Which metals can be recycled? The answers to these and 98 other important questions about life, the universe and a whole lot more are found in Why Does a Ball Bounce? Fully illustrated with color photographs, this book explains complex ideas in easy-to-understand terms. The book's 100 questions are organized into the following topics: Air: bouncing balls, bursting bubbles, fizzy drinks Earth: mountain-making, lava, the age of the Earth Plants: sowing wild oats, why the numbers 3, 5, 8, and 13 crop up so often in plants Fire and ice: the sparkler's sparks, why skates slide, what is dew Water: why water ripples, how soap works, bouncing rain Food: seeing underground, why barley needs the sun Weather: overflowing drains, sky color, seeing the wind Electricity: why electricity sparks, hair standing on end, shrinking computers Mathemagic: seeing musical notes, how knots work, swinging pendulums Little critters: worm heads, how slugs breathe, patient spiders Health and sickness: dilating pupils, smoking facts, vaccination safety Technology: level playing fields, stone age tools, the first computer. Why Does A Ball Bounce? is the ideal title for anyone who needs to explain these ideas to children, students... or just to themselves.

Play Activities for Elementary Schools, Grades One to Eight

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Athletics
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description

Boomer Gets His Bounce Back (Disney Junior: Doc McStuffins)

Author: Andrea Posner-Sanchez
Publisher: Golden/Disney
ISBN: 0385383584
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Doc McStuffins helps a ball named Boomer in this Little Golden Book retelling of an episode from the popular Disney Junior series. Kids ages 2–5 will love finding out how Doc gets Boomer bouncing again. And they'll relate to Boomer's fear of needles—and learn how to be brave at their next doctor's visit.