Books and Movies

Books We Like

Way of the Champion: Lessons from Sun Tzu's The Art of War and other Tao Wisdom for Sports & Life

by Jerry Lynch, PhD. Taosports

Study is Hard Work

by William H. Armstrong

Colleges that Change Lives: 40 Schools You Should Know About Even if You're Not a Straight A Student

by Loren Pope

Choosing the Right College 2005: The Whole Truth About America's Top Schools

by Jeremy Beer

Flying Lessons

by Dr. Gregg Steinberg

The Student Success Manifesto: How to Create a Life of Passion, Purpose, and Prosperity

by Michael Simmons

Major in Success: Make College Easier, Fire Up Your Dreams, and Get a Very Cool Job

by Patrick Combs

The Life You Imagine

by Derek Jeter

Parenting Young Athletes the Ripken Way: Ensuring the Best Experience for Your Kids in Any Sport

by Cal Ripken Jr.

Basketball Books

Takin' it Back

by John A Kuri

Stuff! good players should know

by Dick DeVenzio

Great Sports Movies That Will Inspire You

Brian's Song

The Brian Piccolo Story

The story of two athletes, both pro football players, one white, one black, and how they overcome racial tensions and how their friendship grows stronger as they fiercely compete for the same job, and then as Piccolo fights cancer.

Rudy

This is an all-time favorite story of a college football benchwarmer who triumphs.

Remember the Titans

Teamwork prevails over race in this story that takes place during the civil rights era.