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“What our readers hunger for,” I was told by Clifton Fadiman, a pillar of the club’s board of judges from 1944 until his death in 1999, “is books that explain. William L. Shirer’s The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich explained a whole age to us.” A majority of the club’s biggest sellers, Fadiman pointed out, have been books that readers found
... See moreWilliam Zinsser • Writing Places: The Life Journey of a Writer and Teacher
If Michael Jordan, perhaps the greatest and most driven athlete on the planet, needed a Who, not a How—first in Pippen and later in Grover and Jackson—to achieve and exceed his goals, then do you think the same could be said for you and me? What would happen for us if we, gleaning this precious insight, would shift our mind-set from “how” to “who”?
... See moreDan Sullivan • Who Not How: The Formula to Achieve Bigger Goals Through Accelerating Teamwork
Malcolm Cowley assisted me in three important ways: His New Yorker profile of Perkins, “Unshaken Friend,” published in 1944, was the most comprehensive account of Perkins’s life to date.
A. Scott Berg • Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
Look for the Best in Everybody
Jeffrey Zaslow • The Last Lecture
PROMPT FIRST LAST BEST WORST Kiss Laura Charlie Elysha Sheila Car Datsun B210 Hyundai Tucson 1976 Chevy Malibu Datsun B210 Pet Measleman Toby and Pluto Kaleigh Prudence Trouble Corner in kinder- garten Speeding ticket Inciting riot upon myself Arrested Injury Mysterious head wound Elbow tendinitis Pole vault pole snaps Datsun B210 accident Gift
... See moreMatthew Dicks • Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand
The scoreboard said I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn’t say is what it is I have found. Over the last twenty-one years I have found loyalty: You have pulled for me on the court, and also in life. I have found inspiration: You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments. And I have found generosity: You have given me
... See moreAndre Agassi • Open
IT’S A thrill to fulfill your own childhood dreams, but as you get older, you may find that enabling the dreams of others is even more fun.