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Enjoy reading biographies? Try this Young Readers' edition of Shoe Dog: A memoir by the creator of Nike ...
n this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands. In 1962, fresh out of business school, Phil Knight borrowed $50 from his father and created a company with a simple mission: import high-quality, low-cost athletic shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his lime green Plymouth Valiant, Knight grossed $8,000 his first year. Today, Nike’s annual sales top $30 billion. In an age of startups, Nike is the one plus ultra of all startups, and the swoosh has become a revolutionary, globe-spanning icon, one of the most ubiquitous and recognizable symbols in the world today. But Knight, the man behind the swoosh, has always remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, in a memoir that is candid, humble, gutsy, and wry, he tells his story, beginning with his crossroads moment. At 24, after backpacking around the world, he decided to take the unconventional path, to start his own business—a business that would be dynamic, different. Knight details the many risks and daunting setbacks that stood between him and his dream—along with his early triumphs. Above all, he recalls the formative relationships with his first partners and employees, a ragtag group of misfits and seekers who became a tight-knit band of brothers. Together, harnessing the transcendent power of a shared mission, and a deep belief in the spirit of sport, they built a brand that changed everything. Click here for Goodreads link. |
Congratulations to the winners of our 6-word-book-reviews!
We hope you enjoyed your chocolate.
Here are some of the finalists in the 6-WORD book reviews (or teasers) for a novel or book CHS students read..
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How to design and build your own house
by Lupe DiDonno Instructions unclear. Built a large desk. [Rory Gunn 13RGG] |
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Hamlet
by William Shakespeare Dad dies. Mum marries Uncle. Angst. [Niamh Hollis-Locke 13DRD] Twilight
by Stephanie Meyer Edward, Jacob, Edward, Jacob. Bite me. [Mya Brobyn 9SMM] The Martian
by Andy Weir Whoops, left you on Mars. Lol. [Jack Freeman 10BEM] I am Malala
by Malala Yousefzai Young girl, one voice, changes nation. [Emma Stoddart 123SRD] Flawed
by Cecelia Ahern You help one, you become one. [Lucy Dallas 10WJJ] Mary Poppins
by P. L. Travers It's practically perfect in every way! [Paris Tod 9VNC] Starring Tracy Beaker
by Jacqueline Wilson Treacherous Tracy meets stage. Performance fail? [Aimee Arnot 9MCJ Heroes of Olympus: The last hero
by Rick Riordan 'Senatus populusque Romanus'. Umm, ok then. [Cassie Tenebaum 9VNC] |
My sister Rosa
by Justine Larbalestier Never trust your little sister again. [Cameron Abbot 12BUB] Revolver
by Marcus Sedgwick Man gets robbed. Man gets revenge. [Aaron Bull 9MCJ] Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin Please don't get a favourite character. [Lily Williams 11TAL] The Hound of the baskervilles
by Arthur Conan Doyle Mythical beast and a human deceased! [Beth Melchers 13PSA] Guinness World Records 2016
by Guinness World Records A book of everyday people achieving. [Lucas Rhode 9VNC] Attack on Titan
by Hajime Isayama Angry guy kills tall sassy giants. [EJ Stockman 11ZHB] Game of Thrones
by George R. R. Martin Everyone dies, except that one dwarf. [Joshua Pugh 11TAL] Stalker
by Lars Kepler Good luck staying awake this night! [Kavya Thomas 9VNC] |
Lord of the Flies
by William Golding Island paradise ... Boys that aren't nice. [Beth Melchers 13PSA] The Hobbit
by J.R.R. Tolkien Small unsociable man goes outside. YAY! [Riley Irwin-Payne 11THA] One punch man
by Yusuke Murata Man kills things with one punch. [Xavier Miles 13RGG] Apple and Rain
by Sarah Crossan Mother returns, Apple feels whole. Questions. [Ben Zelas 9MCJ] Animal Farm
by George Orwell Oink, Oink. I am a Communist. [Oscar Leech 10SCS] My sister Rosa
by Justine Larbalestier Controlling his psychopathic sister. Mission Impossible. [Jazpa Hammond-Parrish 9VNC] The art of not breathing
by Sarah Alexander Twin brother dies ... what the heck?! [Mandy Lowther 9VNC] I am not Esther
by Fleur Beale Sulky teen loses identity after abduction. [Biddy Mahy 11TAL] |
