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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Sally JenkinsPublisher: Simon & Schuster Imprint: Simon & Schuster Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.413kg ISBN: 9781982122553ISBN 10: 1982122552 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 20 July 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsWide-ranging psychological inspiration from a veteran Washington Post sportswriter and columnist.... Jenkins, who seems at home in every sport...draws useful lessons in leadership, self-discipline ( it's a form of self-rule ), the aspiration to win, and, perhaps most important, the way in which the love of a game is transformational... A pleasure for self-help aficionados and buffs with an interest in the mental aspects of a variety of sports. -Kirkus Reviews [The Right Call] is a masterpiece of spare, elegant prose that showcases her talent for reporting and writing while also providing a window into how the best of the best get that way. A true inspiration! I can't recommend this book more highly. -William D. Cohan, New York Times bestselling author of Money and Power Jenkins combines the excitement of sports with the insights of self-help, and reveals a new way to think about greatness. The Right Call illustrates how elite sports has become a laboratory for observing, and learning about, leadership and life. -Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better One of America's greatest sports writers boils down the essential principles of the athletic mindset, and in cinematic detail, shows how we can all learn decision-making under pressure. -Robert Iger, New York Times bestselling author of The Ride of a Lifetime [The Right Call] is a masterpiece of spare, elegant prose that showcases her talent for reporting and writing while also providing a window into how the best of the best get that way. A true inspiration! I can't recommend this book more highly. --William D. Cohan, New York Times bestselling author of Money and Power Jenkins combines the excitement of sports with the insights of self-help, and reveals a new way to think about greatness. The Right Call illustrates how elite sports has become a laboratory for observing, and learning about, leadership and life. --Charles Duhigg, New York Times bestselling author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better One of America's greatest sports writers boils down the essential principles of the athletic mindset, and in cinematic detail, shows how we can all learn decision-making under pressure. --Robert Iger, New York Times bestselling author of The Ride of a Lifetime Author InformationSally Jenkins has been a columnist and feature writer for The Washington Post for more than twenty years. She was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2020 and in 2021 was named the winner of the Associated Press Red Smith Award for Outstanding Contributions to Sports Journalism. She is the author of twelve books of nonfiction including The Real All Americans, the story of the Carlisle Indian School and its use of football as a form of resistance following the close of the Indian Wars. Her work for The Washington Post has included coverage of ten Olympic Games. In 2005, she was the first woman to be inducted into the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1982 and resides in New York. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |