The Great Eight

An Olympic gold medal figure skater shares stories from the skating world, personal challenges, and divine miracles, and reveals eight secrets to finding hope in a life filled with challenges, difficulties, and career-ending odds.

Like most kids growing up in the state of Kentucky, David Sullender loved to play basketball. Years later, as he entered a small gym in eastern Kentucky to watch his fiances nephew, Rocky, play the game, old feelings instigated by the smell of the gym and the cheers of the fans began to return, taking him back to the days when the ball in his hands was a panacea for all his problems. As he sat in the stands and watched the chaos on the court, he had no idea that he would soon volunteer to take on the mission of transforming Rockys team into becoming the Great Eightone of the greatest teams to ever step onto the Kentucky hardwood. As basketball season loomed around the corner, Sullender was recruited to coach eight special boys from very different backgrounds to achieve what he hoped would be success on the court. As the team journeyed through their first season and learned how to play, laugh, and respect each other, Coach Sully shares how they eventually came together as a team and influenced him in more ways than he ever imagined. The Great Eight is the true story of one mans transformation as he mentors a youth basketball team through their first season and helps transform eight boys into mighty basketball warriors.

The 1975 Cincinnati Reds, also known as the “Big Red Machine,” are not just one of the most memorable teams in baseball history—they are unforgettable. While the Reds dominated the National League from 1972 to 1976, it was the ’75 team that surpassed them all, winning 108 games and beating the Boston Red Sox in a thrilling 7-game World Series. Led by Hall of Fame manager Sparky Anderson, the team’s roster included other legends such as Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, Tony Pérez, Ken Griffey Sr., and Dave Concepción. The 1975 Reds were notably disciplined and clean-cut, which distinguished them from the increasingly individualistic players of the day. The Great Eight commemorates the people and events surrounding this outstanding baseball team with essays on team management and key aspects and highlights of the season, including Pete Rose’s famous position change. This volume gives Reds fans complete biographies of all the team’s players, relives the enthralling 1975 season, and celebrates a team that is consistently ranked as one of the best teams in baseball history.

Full-colour photographs showcase eight easy-to-implement management strategies and dozens of innovative, practical ideas, each accompanied by explicit, easy-to-follow instructions. From arraging furniture and creating kid-friendly storage space to designing flexible teaching areas and planning schedules, the author shows teachers how to create a highly productive classroom environment. They also describe classroom-tested routines for reading and writing instruction--whole class, small group, and independant practice--including the read-aloud, spelling and word work, and across-the-curriculum integration.Reproducible weekly planning sheets, record-keeping systems, status of the class checklists, and forms to monitor and document learning.Sample schedules and strategies for establshing classroom routines and expectations.Grade-specific units of study to start the year on the right foot.

The workplace in the 21st-century is technological and multi-cultural. Work is often accomplished in teams. This work provides students with an up-to-date knowledge based that will enable them to apply the principles of I-O psychology to themselves, supervisors, subordinates and fellow workers.

The story of a family celebrating Hanukkah is told in clever and whimsical verse.

Learn how to use the 8 most effective acupressure points to help you achieve the results you need - relieving stress and pain. This book is designed to teach beginners or anyone with stress or pain to use these acupressure points without complex instructions or tools of any kind. This introductory text will give you the understanding and confidence to help release tension, increase your ability to relax, reduce pain and improve your health with acupressure. Each point is described with its unique characteristics: names, Chinese name, meridian number, how to find the point, how to activate the point, benefits of the point and illustrations describing where the point is on the body. Everything you’ll need to start on these Great 8 points (plus Bonus Points)! Quickly Learn: • how to find the points • how many points to work • how to apply pressure to points • duration for pressure on the points • frequency for performing acupressure • breathing techniques You’ll learn about this ancient acupressure healing system from both the eastern and western perspectives, as well as gain an understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) acupressure concepts such as points and meridians – the pathways for life-energy and "qi". This knowledge will allow almost anyone to begin to practice acupressure with the confidence they need to help themselves relieve stress and pain. By the end of this book you will have a clear understanding of this powerful form of physical healing, which has served human beings for thousands of years. It can work for you too!