false 1543 1 0 626274 0385519877 9780385519878 25 <![CDATA[The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, a People, a Nation]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176436140m/626274.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176436140s/626274.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/626274.The_Real_All_Americans_The_Team_That_Changed_a_Game_a_People_a_Nation 3.84 74 Sally Jenkins, bestselling co-author of It's Not About the Bike, revives a forgotten piece of history in The Real All Americans. In doing so, she has crafted a truly inspirational story about a Native American football team that is as much about football as Lance Armstrong's book was about a bike.

If you’d guess that Yale or Harvard ruled the college gridiron in 1911 and 1912, you’d be wrong. The most popular team belonged to an institution called the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Its story begins with Lt. Col. Richard Henry Pratt, a fierce abolitionist who believed that Native Americans deserved a place in American society. In 1879, Pratt made a treacherous journey to the Dakota Territory to recruit Carlisle’s first students.

Years later, three students approached Pratt with the notion of forming a football team. Pratt liked the idea, and in less than twenty years the Carlisle football team was defeating their Ivy League opponents and in the process changing the way the game was played.
 
Sally Jenkins gives this story of unlikely champions a breathtaking immediacy. We see the legendary Jim Thorpe kicking a winning field goal, watch an injured Dwight D. Eisenhower limping off the field, and follow the glorious rise of Coach Glenn “Pop” Warner as well as his unexpected fall from grace.
 
The Real All Americans is about the end of a culture and the birth of a game that has thrilled Americans for generations. It is an inspiring reminder of the extraordinary things that can be achieved when we set aside our differences and embrace a common purpose.

]]> 1543 3.65 1038 190 2007 6314749 0385525931 9780385525930 38 <![CDATA[The State of Jones]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/63/749/6314749-m-1255724990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/63/749/6314749-s-1255724990.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6314749.The_State_of_Jones 3.75 65 New York Times bestselling author Sally Jenkins and distinguished Harvard professor John Stauffer mine a nearly forgotten piece of Civil War history and strike gold in this surprising account of the only Southern county to secede from the Confederacy.

The State of Jones is a true story about the South during the Civil War—the real South. Not the South that has been mythologized in novels and movies, but an authentic, hardscrabble place where poor men were forced to fight a rich man’s war for slavery and cotton. In Jones County, Mississippi, a farmer named Newton Knight led his neighbors, white and black alike, in an insurrection against the Confederacy at the height of the Civil War. Knight’s life story mirrors the little-known story of class struggle in the South—and it shatters the image of the Confederacy as a unified front against the Union.
This riveting investigative account takes us inside the battle of Corinth, where thousands lost their lives over less than a quarter mile of land, and to the dreadful siege of Vicksburg, presenting a gritty picture of a war in which generals sacrificed thousands through their arrogance and ignorance. Off the battlefield, the Newton Knight story is rich in drama as well. He was a man with two loves: his wife, who was forced to flee her home simply to survive, and an ex-slave named Rachel, who, in effect, became his second wife. It was Rachel who cared for Knight during the war when he was hunted by the Confederates, and, later, when members of the Knight clan sought revenge for the disgrace he had brought upon the family name.
Working hand in hand with John Stauffer, distinguished chair and professor of the History of American Civilization at Harvard University, Sally Jenkins has made the leap from preeminent sportswriter to a historical writer endowed with the accuracy, drive, and passion of Doris Kearns Goodwin. The result is Civil War history at its finest.

]]> 1543 3.65 1038 190 96056 3.81 142 67 2009 7024201 0385522991 9780385522991 0 <![CDATA[Real All Americans]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/70/201/7024201-m-1256161180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/70/201/7024201-s-1256161180.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7024201-real-all-americans 0.0 0 1543 3.65 1038 190 2007 7024199 1615596526 9781615596522 0 <![CDATA[The Real All Americans]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7024199-the-real-all-americans 0.0 0 1543 3.65 1038 190 2007 6746652 0 <![CDATA[The State of Jones]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6746652-the-state-of-jones 0.0 0 1543 3.65 1038 190 6746651 0 <![CDATA[The State of Jones]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6746651-the-state-of-jones 0.0 0 1543 3.65 1038 190 6712778 0739382810 9780739382813 0 <![CDATA[The State of Jones: The Small Southern County that Seceded from the Confederacy]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6712778-the-state-of-jones 0.0 0 New York Times bestselling author Sally Jenkins and distinguished Harvard professor John Stauffer mine a nearly forgotten piece of Civil War history and strike gold in this surprising account of the only Southern county to secede from the Confederacy.

The State of Jones is a true story about the South during the Civil War—the real South. Not the South that has been mythologized in novels and movies, but an authentic, hardscrabble place where poor men were forced to fight a rich man’s war for slavery and cotton. In Jones County, Mississippi, a farmer named Newton Knight led his neighbors, white and black alike, in an insurrection against the Confederacy at the height of the Civil War. Knight’s life story mirrors the little-known story of class struggle in the South—and it shatters the image of the Confederacy as a unified front against the Union.
This riveting investigative account takes us inside the battle of Corinth, where thousands lost their lives over less than a quarter mile of land, and to the dreadful siege of Vicksburg, presenting a gritty picture of a war in which generals sacrificed thousands through their arrogance and ignorance. Off the battlefield, the Newton Knight story is rich in drama as well. He was a man with two loves: his wife, who was forced to flee her home simply to survive, and an ex-slave named Rachel, who, in effect, became his second wife. It was Rachel who cared for Knight during the war when he was hunted by the Confederates, and, later, when members of the Knight clan sought revenge for the disgrace he had brought upon the family name.
Working hand in hand with John Stauffer, distinguished chair and professor of the History of American Civilization at Harvard University, Sally Jenkins has made the leap from preeminent sportswriter to a historical writer endowed with the accuracy, drive, and passion of Doris Kearns Goodwin. The result is Civil War history at its finest.]]> 1543 3.65 1038 190 96056 3.81 142 67 561702 3.79 68 25 2009 6390537 0 <![CDATA[Every Second Counts]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6390537-every-second-counts 0.0 0 The four-time Tour de France winner and number 1 New York Times bestselling author returns with an inspirational account of his recent personal and professional victories—and some failures—and an intimate glimpse into how almost dying taught him to really live.

Since the release of his megabestseller, It’s Not About the Bike, Lance Armstrong has enjoyed a new series of thrilling rides, from the birth of his twin daughters, to an astounding succession of Tour de France triumphs, to being chosen as Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2002. Continuing the inspiring story begun in his first book, Every Second Counts captures the mind-set of a man who has beaten incredible odds and considers each day an opportunity for excellence.

Armstrong’s previous book recounted his journey from a grim diagnosis of testicular cancer, which had spread to his lungs and brain, to a stunning recovery that culminated in his winning the 1999 Tour de France—the ultimate evidence that he had also won a daunting battle with death.

His new book addresses the equally daunting challenge of living in the aftermath of this experience and making the most of every breath of life. Armstrong candidly discusses his prickly relationship with the French and the ultimately disproved accusations of doping within his Tour de France team, and he writes about his recent achievements, including celebrating five years of cancer survival and how he restored a magnificent chapel in his beloved Spain.

A fresh perspective on the spirit of survivors everywhere, Every Second Counts will invigorate and enthrall Armstrong’s millions of admirers.

]]> 1543 3.65 1038 190 2003 933029 1558521038 0 <![CDATA[How To Manage Anger and Handle Conflict]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/933029.How_To_Manage_Anger_and_Handle_Conflict 0.0 0 1543 3.65 1038 190 0 779267 0385482183 9780385482189 0 <![CDATA[Men Will Be Boys: The Modern Woman Explains Football and Other Amusing Male Rituals]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178279683m/779267.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178279683s/779267.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/779267.Men_Will_Be_Boys_The_Modern_Woman_Explains_Football_and_Other_Amusing_Male_Rituals 0.0 0 Sports Illustrated staff writer Sally Jenkins has produced a clever, very funny guidebook for women on how to appreciate, or at least tolerate, men's fascination with big-time sports. Jenkins' transcript of the first all-women broadcast of Monday Night Football, in 2006, is worth the price of the book in itself. Jenkins also climbs to the podium to share her views on female sportswriters and sportscasters, but it's the funny stuff here that will capture the attention of readers--and maybe save a few marriages.]]> 1543 3.65 1038 190 1996