The Extra 2

Author : Jonah Keri
Publisher : ESPN
ISBN 13 : 0345517733
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Extra 2% written by Jonah Keri and published by ESPN. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when three financial industry whiz kids and certified baseball nuts take over an ailing major league franchise and implement the same strategies that fueled their success on Wall Street? In the case of the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays, an American League championship happens—the culmination of one of the greatest turnarounds in baseball history. In The Extra 2%, financial journalist and sportswriter Jonah Keri chronicles the remarkable story of one team’s Cinderella journey from divisional doormat to World Series contender. When former Goldman Sachs colleagues Stuart Sternberg and Matthew Silverman assumed control of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2005, it looked as if they were buying the baseball equivalent of a penny stock. But the incoming regime came armed with a master plan: to leverage their skill at trading, valuation, and management to build a model twenty-first-century franchise that could compete with their bigger, stronger, richer rivals—and prevail. Together with “boy genius” general manager Andrew Friedman, the new Rays owners jettisoned the old ways of doing things, substituting their own innovative ideas about employee development, marketing and public relations, and personnel management. They exorcized the “devil” from the team’s nickname, developed metrics that let them take advantage of undervalued aspects of the game, like defense, and hired a forward-thinking field manager as dedicated to unconventional strategy as they were. By quantifying the game’s intangibles—that extra 2% that separates a winning organization from a losing one—they were able to deliver to Tampa Bay something that Billy Beane’s “Moneyball” had never brought to Oakland: an American League pennant. A book about what happens when you apply your business skills to your life’s passion, The Extra 2% is an informative and entertaining case study for any organization that wants to go from worst to first.

Author : Jonah Keri
Publisher : ESPN
ISBN 13 : 0345517652
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Extra 2% written by Jonah Keri and published by ESPN. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when three financial industry whiz kids and certified baseball nuts take over an ailing major league franchise and implement the same strategies that fueled their success on Wall Street? In the case of the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays, an American League championship happens—the culmination of one of the greatest turnarounds in baseball history. In The Extra 2%, financial journalist and sportswriter Jonah Keri chronicles the remarkable story of one team’s Cinderella journey from divisional doormat to World Series contender. When former Goldman Sachs colleagues Stuart Sternberg and Matthew Silverman assumed control of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2005, it looked as if they were buying the baseball equivalent of a penny stock. But the incoming regime came armed with a master plan: to leverage their skill at trading, valuation, and management to build a model twenty-first-century franchise that could compete with their bigger, stronger, richer rivals—and prevail. Together with “boy genius” general manager Andrew Friedman, the new Rays owners jettisoned the old ways of doing things, substituting their own innovative ideas about employee development, marketing and public relations, and personnel management. They exorcized the “devil” from the team’s nickname, developed metrics that let them take advantage of undervalued aspects of the game, like defense, and hired a forward-thinking field manager as dedicated to unconventional strategy as they were. By quantifying the game’s intangibles—that extra 2% that separates a winning organization from a losing one—they were able to deliver to Tampa Bay something that Billy Beane’s “Moneyball” had never brought to Oakland: an American League pennant. A book about what happens when you apply your business skills to your life’s passion, The Extra 2% is an informative and entertaining case study for any organization that wants to go from worst to first.

Author : David R Carothers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Extra 2 Minutes written by David R Carothers and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's face it. Everyone in the world today is in sales in some capacity. Some of us are selling a potential spouse. Some of us are selling a product. Some of us are selling a service. Some of us are selling information. Is there a difference? In this book, David R. Carothers dives into a series of actions you can take that will move your sales game from good to best-in-class regardless of what you are selling!What if you discovered the difference between you being a good salesperson and being a great salesperson only requires an extra 2 minutes of your time? Would you believe it? In "The Extra 2 MInutes" David unpacks over 30 years of sales experience to show you the basic, easily executable tasks you can complete to separate the gap between you and your competition. By focusing on giving your prospects and clients an unforgettable buyer's journey culminating in an awesome client experience, you will raise your compensation, close rates and client-retention to a level you may not have dreamed possible. While it will take you longer than 2 minutes to read this book from cover to cover, it has been formatted in such a way that you can read it in small snippets and immediately put the information to use. Not only will you receive easy to read examples and real world stories of success, each chapter comes with a specific activity and the supporting resources needed to implement that process into your daily routine.

Author : Dav Pilkey
Publisher : Captain Underpants
ISBN 13 : 9780439978064
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The All New Captain Underpants Extra Crunchy Book O' Fun 2 written by Dav Pilkey and published by Captain Underpants. This book was released on 2003 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join George Beard and Harold Hutchins for a wedgie-powered wonder! The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book O' Fun 2! Word-searches, mazes, quizzes, crosswords and truly disgusting jokes combine to make this a must for any fan of Captain Underpants and Super Diaper Baby! Have you read your Underpants today?

Author : Kenneth Womack
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190917881
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fandom and The Beatles written by Kenneth Womack and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 50 years after their breakup, the Beatles are still attracting fans from various generations, all while retaining their original fan base from the 1960s. Why have those first-generation fans continued following the Beatles and are now introducing their grandchildren to the group? Why are current teens affected by the band's music? And perhaps most importantly, how and why do the Beatles continue to resonate with successive generations? Unlike other bands of their era, the Beatles seem permanently frozen in time, having never descended into "nostalgia act" territory. Instead, even after the announcement of the band's breakup in 1970, the group has maintained its cultural and musical relevance. Their timeless quality appeals to younger generations while maintaining the loyalty of older fans. While the Beatles indeed represent a specific time period, their music and words address issues as meaningful today as they were during the Summer of Love: politics, war, sex, drugs, art, and creative liberation. As the first anthology to assess the nature of fan response and the band's enduring appeal, Fandom and the Beatles: The Act You've Known for All These Years defines and explores these unique qualities and the key ways in which this particular pop fusion has inspired such loyalty and multigenerational popularity.

Author : Mike Lupica
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1481410008
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Extra Yard written by Mike Lupica and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Teddy has been training all summer with his new friends Jack and Gus to make the new travel football team in Walton, but when his long-absent dad comes back to town and into his life he is faced with a much bigger challenge."--

Author : Tommy Greenwald
Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1429955430
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Extra Credit written by Tommy Greenwald and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie Joe Jackson, the most reluctant reader ever born, made it his mission in the first book to get through middle school without reading a single book from cover to cover. Now he's back, and trying desperately to get straight A's in order to avoid going to academic camp for the summer. In order to do this, he will have to betray his friend, lose the girl of his dreams, and end up acting in a school play about the inventor of paper towels. Charlie Joe's not exactly the "school play kind of guy", but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Author : K D Robertson
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Heretic Spellblade 2 written by K D Robertson and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Changing history is harder than it appears. Every time Nathan thinks he has stopped a world-ending war, he learns that somebody is trying to start it again. But once this is over, he'll be free to relax and spend some quality time with his Champions. As the war heats up, Nathan finds himself caught up in the schemes and fluffy tails of one of his former Champions, Narime. More figures from his past intrude, including a dark elf with a twisted personality and a princess who makes Nathan question his memories. Behind everything, Kadria lurks alongside the other Messengers. Nathan finds himself buried in politics and at risk of losing everything should his heretical alliance with her be discovered. In the end, the risk is worth it. Because the reward is to get back everything that Nathan lost. Heretic Spellblade contains plenty of violence, harem/undefined relationships, beast girls, and scenes that don't fade to black. Consider yourself warned.

Author : Steven Molinsky
Publisher : Pearson Education ESL
ISBN 13 : 9780132458856
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Side by Side Extra 2 Student Book and EText written by Steven Molinsky and published by Pearson Education ESL. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the proven methodology of the Side by Side series, Side by Side Extra enhances learning and instruction with the all new eText. Side by Side Extra features new grammar activities and self-assessment skills checks. The eText activities complement the program's dynamic conversational approach and support students' independent practice for self-paced learning, including complete audio. * eText connects point-of-use audio to Student Book pages for lively and effective language learning. * eText FunZone with skill-building activities, eFlashcards for vocabulary practice, engaging videos, and games reinforces each unit's objectives. * Built-in assessment and vocabulary and skills checklists enable students to assess their progress. * Expanded Activity Workbooks with Digital Audio CDs provide supplementary Gazette activities, listening activities, and "Can-Do" reviews. * Mapped to the Global Scale of English

Author : Mac Barnett
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781406352481
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extra Yarn written by Mac Barnett and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a cold afternoon in a cold little town, where everywhere you looked was either the white of snow or the black of soot from chimneys, Annabelle found a box full of yarn of every colour. It seemed like an ordinary box. But it turned out it wasn't.