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the best finacial book ever!.......2001-03-20

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Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Undefeated 1997-98 Season
Pat Summitt
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Release Date: 1998-11-03

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It seems fitting that the most successful college basketball coach since John Wooden is named Summit, because that's exactly where she's taken the women's program at the University of Tennessee. In Raise the Roof, she recounts the Lady Vols' astonishing 1997-98 campaign. The team went 39-0, won its third straight NCAA crown and sixth overall under her direction, and, most importantly to Summitt, "played as if they had no internal or physical boundaries." If the team's unprecedented success is the engine that runs Summitt's story, the fuel that powers it goes a good deal deeper than what happened on the court.

"With this team," she admits, "I was different." From two-time All-American forward Chamique Holdsclaw to the four freshmen from broken homes on whose talents the future rested, Summitt realized early that she had to approach them differently than she had any collection of Lady Vols before, and she did; she cared about them differently, yelled at them differently, and reveled with them differently, ultimately tapping into her own emotions in ways she never had before. She, and they, sought to set new standards for themselves, and for their sport. The record shows they did; Summitt details how and why. "Throughout the season," she writes, "I had the curious sensation of something rising." In the end, she rises to the occasion by identifying and preserving that "something." --Jeff Silverman

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"It wasn't a team.  It was a tent revival."

So says Pat Summitt, the legendary coach whose Tennessee Lady Vols entered the 1997-98 season aiming for an almost unprecedented "three-peat" of NCAA championships.  Raise the Roof takes you right inside the locker room of her amazing team, whose inspired mixture of gifted freshmen and seasoned stars produced a standard of play that would change the game of women's basketball forever.

The 1997-98 season started innocently enough.  One Saturday in August, four young freshmen--Semeka Randall, Tamika Catchings, Ace Clement and Teresa Geter--arrived on the Tennessee campus to begin their college careers.  Welcoming them were a number of players from the previous year, including Chamique Holdsclaw and Kellie Jolly.  But that night, in a sign of things to come, a simple pickup game turned into an amazing display of basketball brilliance--freshmen against established players, and with barely a shot missed by either side.  Suddenly Pat Summitt glimpsed the future: fast, aggressive and hugely talented.  This might be the team she'd worked her whole career to coach.

As the season got under way, other dramas unfolded.  After one emotional team meeting, Summitt realized that many on the team were playing for something more than just the glory of the game: all four freshmen, for example, came from single-parent homes, and the tough circumstances of the majority of the other players seemed to add an extra edge to their desire to win it all.  Further, Chamique Holdsclaw, widely regarded as the greatest female player ever, was being dogged by questions about turning pro--and she seemed reluctant to rule it out.  Meanwhile, another member of the team began to notice the unwelcome attentions of a fan, who soon turned out to be a full-fledged stalker.

All this was behind the scenes; out on the court, the win column was swelling with every game: 8-0, 15-0, 21-0.  As 1997 turned into 1998, Pat Summitt began privately to admit that this team had changed her: these kids were so lovable, funny and eager to please that she simply had to let them into her heart.  Along the way, the Lady Vols were redefining what women were capable of, trading in old definitions of femininity for new ones--in short, they were keeping score.  And by the time they entered the NCAA Final Four tournament in Kansas City, Summitt found herself believing the impossible: despite all the distractions, the 1997-98 Lady Vols could go undefeated, and, in doing so, raise the roof off the sport of women's basketball.

Packed with the excitement of a season on the brink of perfection and filled with the comedy and tragedy of one year in the life of a basketball team, Raise the Roof will have readers cheering from the bench for a team of all-conquering players and their astonishing coach.

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the best book ever.......2007-06-11

Raise the roof is very good. i have read the book so many times that the front is about to come off. I love coach summitt and the lady vols. This is a book that i would like to be buried with. The stories are great and the season was the best i ever saw. GO LADY VOLS!!!!

Fabulous!.......2007-05-14

Loved it! Loved it! Loved it! Pat Summitt is genuine, frank, and honest in her emotions and actions toward her life, her teams, and her family. What a ride!

A Three-Peat Season.......2007-04-12

Read about the 1997-98 basketball season when the lady Vols aimed for a three-peat. The history-making season comes to life in this book.

A great sports book to read!.......2007-04-04

"When I said I wouldn't write another book (after Reach for the Summit), I didn't know about this team. I had no idea what a remarkable story the Lady Vols would prove to be, and how much they would accomplish. I didn't know what they would do to me. Usually, it's the coach who changes the team. But in this case, it was the team that changed the coach." (From Raise the Roof)

While this book is all about the Lady Vols 1997-98 season, when Tennessee faced the very real possibility of going for a "Three-peat" (winning 3 NCAA championships in back-to-back years, an incredible accomplishement), it's also a book about the people who made up that season, from the returning veterans (including the amazingly talented Chamique Holdsclaw, before she turned pro) to the "Fab Freshmen Four," and the coaching staff.

This is not a book about the technique or skills or drills that it takes to play basketball at the level of the Lady Vols or try to win another championship. Or necessarily an inside look at what exactly drives Coach Summitt or makes her one of the winning-est coaches in any sport at any level of play.

It is a book about the heart and emotions behind the play on the court. About long trips to play games. About how to make a team anew and creating a new family with them. About the significant games they played in that season and what it took to win them. About the pure fun of spending time together. About the families involved. About the losses these young women had already endured in their lives prior to coming to Tennessee, and how these losses might have motivated them in a particular way to become the type of athletes and students who they became. About a personal loss Coach Summitt experienced that year.

And it's about Coach Summitt, who in the face of her new players, realized that her own coaching style had to change and that she would have to engage differently with this team because of who they were.

The story is written in a a simple format for describing sports: Start with what we know: A truly magnificent season and recreate it. From the first moment when the incoming freshmen players arrive on campus and, after moving into their rooms, play their first game with the other players to feel each other out. Move into the first team meeting of the year. Begin building for the reader the sense that Coach Summitt had that this team had something special in them. Chronicle the small moments making up significant games played that year. Focus on each starting player, including brief interviews with them and their parents. End with the championship game.

By reading this book, you become a part of that history-making season and, in turn, learn much about the heart and emotion and soul of the people involved in that season.

Truly a great book to read!

A great read.......2006-05-13

Even better than Pat Summitt's first book! It's thoughtful and well-written. And even though you already know how it ends, it's wonderful from start to finish. I couldn't put it down!

1996-1997. (economic forecast for Tennessee Valley): An article from: Business Perspectives

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1996-1997. (economic forecast for Tennessee Valley): An article from: Business Perspectives
Juan Gonzalez
Manufacturer: University of Memphis
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This digital document is an article from Business Perspectives, published by University of Memphis on January 1, 1997. The length of the article is 2276 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: The economic conditions of Tennessee Valley, TN, in 1997 will be similar to the area's economy in 1996. The valley is expected to report a weaker performance in the first six months of 1997 but stronger growth in the last half of the year. Its total gross regional product is expected to increase 2.8% for the entire year, matching the figure recorded for 1996. Tennessee Valley is expected to continue to surpass the country.

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Title: 1996-1997. (economic forecast for Tennessee Valley)
Author: Juan Gonzalez
Publication: Business Perspectives (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1997
Publisher: University of Memphis
Volume: v9 Issue: n4 Page: p18(5)

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1997 Tennessee Manufacturers Register (Serial)

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1997 Tennessee Manufacturers Register (Serial)

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Earthquake Spectra: The Professional Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute: Volume 13, Number 4, November 1997: Theme Issue: Loss Estimation

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Earthquake Spectra: The Professional Journal of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute: Volume 13, Number 4, November 1997: Theme Issue: Loss Estimation
Stephanie A. King , Anne S. Kiremidjian , Nesrin Basoz , Kincho Law , Mladen Vucetic , Macan Doroudian , Robert A. Olson , John M. Eidinger , Kenneth A. Goettel , and Gerald Horner
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Features: Methodologies for Evaluating the Socio-Economic Consequences of Large Earthquakes by King,Kiremidjian, Basoz, Law, Vucetic, Doroudian, Olson, Eidinger, Goettel & Horner; Loss Estimation Due to Seismic Risks to Highway Systems by Werner, Taylor & Moore; An Earthquake Loss Estimation Methodology for Buildings Based on ATC-13 and ATC-21 by McCormack & Rad; Earthquake Damage & Loss Estimation Methodology & Data for Salt Lake County, Utah (ATC-36) by Rojahn, King, Scholl, Kiremidjian, Reaveley & Wilson; Development of a National Earthquake Loss Estimation Methodology by Whitman, Anagnos, Kircher, Lagorio, Lawson & Schneider; Development of Building Damage Fucnctions for Earthquake Loss Estimation by Kircher, Nassar, Kustu & Holmes; Direct and Indirect Economic Losses from Earthquake Damage by Brookshire, Chang, Cochrane, Olson, Rose & Steenson; Estimation of Earthquake Losses to Buildings by Kircher, Reitherman, Whitman & Arnold; The Role of Earthquake Hazard Maps in Loss Estimation: A Study of the Northridge Earthquake by Olshansky; Advances in Earthquake Loss Estimation & Application to Memphis, Tennessee by Shinozuka, Chang, Eguchi, Abrams, Hwang & Rose; Seismic Performance Evaluation of Fire Stations in Shelby County, Tennessee by Hwang, Lin & Huo; Earthquake Loss Estimation for Europes Historic Town Centres by DAyala,Spence, Oliveira & Pomonis; Seismic Microzonation & Estimation of Earthquake Loss Scenarios: Integrated Risk Mitigation Project of Bogota, Colombia by Cardona & Yamin; Real-Time Loss Estimation as an Emergency Response Decision Support System: The Early Post-Earthquake Damage Assessment Tool (EPEDAT) by Eguchi, Goltz, Seligson, Flores, Blais, Heaton & Bortugno; The Treatment of Earthquake Portfolio Uncertainty: A Focus on Issues of Asset Distribution by Woo.

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Hidden Tennessee (1997)
Marty Olmstead
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Comprehensive in scope and inviting in detail, Hidden Tennessee describes everything from the down-and-dirty blues on Memphis's Beale Street to the dark "hollows" of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Author Marty Olmstead leads travelers to famous addresses like the Grand Ole Opry and on to local favorites like Eddie's Heart and Soul Cafe.

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Not So Hidden.......2007-06-13

"Hidden Tennessee" like all the other Hidden books are really great for the traveler looking for something different. In our travels, we always attempt to avoid the commonplace and crowds, and the Hidden guides help us find the unusual.

A gift.......2007-03-21

I purchased this book as a birthday gift for my son-in-law who is an avid hiker and prefers naturalist areas that are less traveled. He was very pleased with the content in this book

Excellent Resource.......1999-09-27

We used this book to tour the whole state of Tennessee for our Anniversary. Every time we went to a "hidden" recommendation, we found exactly what the book said. We were never disappointed. We also used the AAA book of Tennessee. "Hidden" gave us a better idea of things to do and see. It had general descriptions of areas in addition to city information. We only used the AAA book when we wanted to stay in a chain hotel. The "Hidden" book only suggest non-chain lodging

Machine Learning 1997 International Conference: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference, 1997 Nashville, Tennessee July 8-12, 1997

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Machine Learning 1997 International Conference: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference, 1997 Nashville, Tennessee July 8-12, 1997

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Proceedings of the 1997 Society of American Foresters National Convention: Meeting in the Middle Memphis Memphis, Tennessee October 4-8, 1997 (Society ... Convention//Proceedings of the Convention)

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Proceedings of the 1997 Society of American Foresters National Convention: Meeting in the Middle Memphis Memphis, Tennessee October 4-8, 1997 (Society ... Convention//Proceedings of the Convention)

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Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory: March 9-11, 1997 Cookeville, Tennessee (Southeastern Symposium on System Theory//Proceedings)

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Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Southeastern Symposium on System Theory: March 9-11, 1997 Cookeville, Tennessee (Southeastern Symposium on System Theory//Proceedings)
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Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Undefeated 1997-1998 Season

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Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Undefeated 1997-1998 Season
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Stellar Evolution, Stellar Explosions, and Galactic Chemical Evolution, Proceedings of the Second Oak Ridge Symposium on Atomic and Nuclear Astrophysics, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 2-6 December 1997

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Stellar Evolution, Stellar Explosions, and Galactic Chemical Evolution, Proceedings of the Second Oak Ridge Symposium on Atomic and Nuclear Astrophysics, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 2-6 December 1997
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Bringing together atomic physicists, nuclear physicists, astronomers, and astrophysicists from around the world, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Explosions, and Galactic Chemical Evolution focuses on stellar atmospheres; stellar evolution; stellar explosions, such as novae, supernovae, and x-ray bursters; pregalactic and galactic chemical evolution; the interstellar medium; and atomic and nuclear data for astrophysics. Consisting of invited papers, invited posters, and contributed posters, this volume covers observations, modeling, and atomic and nuclear physics foundations, including data, experiments, and theories, that are essential to understanding these important astrophysical objects and events. It documents a confluence of atomic physics, nuclear physics, and astrophysics and a confluence of data from atomic and nuclear physics experiments from current-generation astronomical instruments-all have helped advance the frontier in our understanding of the universe.

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The year is 1963 and Patsy's young pharmacist husband has just been killed in a car accident. Patsy has no money, no college education, no driver's license, no job. Twenty-four years old, Patsy is pregnant with her fourth child…

Patsy Mannion writes very honestly about the year her world fell apart and what happened thereafter. With little means to make money, she struggles to provide for her children—one of whom suffers from recurring seizures—while trying to cope with her grief. An indispensable force in Patsy's life is an illiterate but wise Polish grandmother who always knows when to give advice and when to offer comfort.

Patsy is laughed at, lied to, sued, and brutally assaulted; yet despite all of her hardships, she continues to count her blessings. And Babes Must Fall is the touching and often humorous true story of a woman who overcomes her fears and emerges as a stronger person.

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Wiedemer has updated this new edition based on the latest Texas Mortgage Broker Licensing Act and its licensure law requirements. The book provides an overview of the mortgage industry and its market segments. Federal underwriting programs are discussed in detail along with thorough coverage of borrower and property analysis. Commercial loans and other financing practices are also included.

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Texas Mortgage Brokerage

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Texas Mortgage Brokerage
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Why I am a Nazarene and not - A Mormon, a Roman Catholic, a Jehovah's Witness, a Christian Scientist, a Seventh-Day Adventist
C. William Fisher
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To Bear Witness That I Am the Living Son of God: Volume 2 (Reported Teachings and Messages To The World from Our Lord and Our Loving Mother, Volume 2)

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In 1983, Nancy Fowler, a housewife in Conyers, Georgia began having heavenly visitations and experiences. This trade size paperback book is Volume 2 in the series.

Gulliver's Travels: A Witness Exploration of Humanity in Search of the Answer to the Question 'Who Am I?'

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A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF SWIFT'S CLASSIC.

Gulliver's Travels: A Witness Exploration of Humanity in Search of the Answer to the Question 'Who Am I?'
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Gulliver's Travels explores the human need to create order out of chaos through an internal system of knowledge that affirms the subjective self. In this study, I examine how Gulliver integrates elements of knowledge from the native and the host-societies into an operative system of self-knowledge. Gulliver's self-knowledge threatens the status quo within these societies by placing him at the solipsistic center of the narrative, orchestrating his observations to maintain the subjective self. If Gulliver was successfully indoctrinated in England, then why does he exhibit such an imperfect understanding of the complexities that define the principles which shaped Western society? Furthermore, if Gulliver is brainwashed by his hosts, then by what authority does he continually transgress the rules of law that govern their societies? Specifically, why does he knowingly commit acts of disobedience and heresy if he has been successfully indoctrinated into their social systems? My study concludes Gulliver's empirical search for an answer to the question "Who am I?" fails because he is unable to harmonize subjective truths within the objective world.

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A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF SWIFT'S CLASSIC........2001-09-27

In this study, John Murray examines Gulliver's Travels within the context of recent social constructionist theory. Murray evaluates the social and psychological implications of brainwashing within the context of the narrative. His thesis challenges popular theories of behavioral and ideological conformity by concluding that in spite of being socialized within the host-societies, Gulliver's decisions are his own. Gulliver's self-knowledge enables him to navigate an alternative field of choices at his own discretion, choices which, as Murray suggests 'differ from the expectations of his hosts, and which contradict the idea that he has been successfully brainwashed.' Murray's study is a valuable contribution to a growing corpus of modernist readings of Swift's Gulliver's Travels. Readers of Murray's lucid study will come away with a renewed appreciation and understanding of this literary classic.

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How a young woman in Buczacz, Poland survived the Holocaust.......1998-01-25

This is the story of Mina Rosner's struggle to survive the horrors of the Nazi era in Buczacz, Poland. When her entire family around her was perishing, she found the means to live. It is also the story of how a courageous Polish family helped her escape extermination.

I Am Alive :The horrifying eye witness account of Auschwitz & Birkenau

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I Am Alive :The horrifying eye witness account of Auschwitz & Birkenau
Kitty Hart , and Kitty Hart Moxon
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Binding: Hardcover
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Just As I Am: The Life of David Ring As Told to Lela Gilbert

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Just As I Am: The Life of David Ring As Told to Lela Gilbert
David Ring , and Lela Gilbert
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Look! I Am Making All Things New

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To Bear Witness That I Am the Living Son of God

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To Bear Witness That I Am the Living Son of God
Our Loving Mother's Children
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To Bear Witness That I AM the LIVING SON of GOD Vol. Reported Teachings and Messages to the World from Our Lord and Our Loving Mother

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To Bear Witness That I AM the LIVING SON of GOD Vol. Reported Teachings and Messages to the World from Our Lord and Our Loving Mother
Our Loving Mother's Children (compl)
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To Bear Witness That I Am the Living Son of God, Reported Teachings and Messages to the World From Our Lord and Our Loving Mother in Conyers, Georgia (Volume 3)

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To Bear Witness That I Am the Living Son of God, Reported Teachings and Messages to the World From Our Lord and Our Loving Mother in Conyers, Georgia (Volume 3)

Manufacturer: Our Loving Mother's Children
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000AOY6SI

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This is a compilation of messages from Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary received in Conyers, Georgia. These messages and teachings are received by a middle aged housewife, Nancy Fowler, through visions and locutions.

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