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9781590201848 English 1590201841 A book about the drivers of NASCAR, the fastest growing spectator sport in America. It s filled with the stars of the last twenty years as well as all the stars of today. NASCAR Legendscovers not only drivers backgrounds and how they overcame adversity, but their heroics9great stories about great guys who are bigger than life. Includes such racers as: -Donnie, Bobby and Davey Allison -Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. -Jeff Gordon -Terry Labonte -Darrell Waltrip -Tony Stewart -Richard, Kyle and Adam Petty, Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London.Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't.But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him.And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins . . ., Giving a fascinating insight into the world of change and transition, this radical book, aimed at both organizational change practitioners and academics, tackles the fundamental question 'what is change?' The answers it seeks will significantly improve attempts to manage change more effectively. Innovative and absorbing, it charts a journey through a range of subjects including complexity science, nuclear physics, climatology, chemistry and chaos theory examining the change phenomena and the lessons it has to offer organizational and system thinkers. Key features include: * a review of the organisational change literature * an introduction to systems thinking * a change framework built up from key change building blocks * examples of change dynamics from the natural and physical sciences, and how they apply to our understanding of change within organisations * numerous summary tables and illustrative graphics This book, the first devoted entirely to exploring what change is as a phenomenon, has a uniquely rigorous scientific approach. It will be a valuable resource for students and professionals alike in the field of business and organizational change., NASCAR Legends traces the story of stock car racing through the courageous, record-breaking drivers who made it the Number One spectator sport in America. NASCAR s 60-year history is rich with varied lore about heroic racers, incredible races, hard-won survival, and love of family. There are tales of amazing races and series, as well as profiles of true NASCAR stars: Bill France; Bobby and Davey Allison; Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson; Cale Yarborough; and Richard, Kyle, and Adam Petty, among other legends of the speedway. Covering the past and current crop of stars, Robert Edelstein tells the stories that best encapsulate the unique grit and glory of the sport. Edelstein, motorsports reporter and author of Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner and NASCAR Generations: The Legacy of Family in NASCAR Racing , goes behind the scenes and under the hood to give readers a close look at the true innovators of racing. Edelstein has interviewed Dale Earnhardt Jr. nearly every year of the driver s career, and gives a clear view of his incredible evolution in the glaring light of fame. In another chapter, he recounts Tony Stewart s remarkable journey toward ultimately winning at his hometown track9the fabled Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And he also examines three of the most boundary-busting races in the sport's history. This book is written for the fans: it is both a nostalgic look back for longtime followers of NASCAR and a primer on the undisputed greats for new converts just discovering racing. Edelstein s painstaking journalistic work, combined with his encyclopedic knowledge and love of the sport, make NASCAR Legends an essential book for anyone drawn to the magic of the racetrack and its extraordinary history., NASCAR has taken the sporting world by storm with dramatic events both on and off the track and is fast becoming one of the most popular spectator sports in the US, with a dedicated UK audience which follows the thrills of the race. NASCAR Legends is filled with the stories of the stars who have dominated and characterised the sport for over 20 years, covering not only their backgrounds but how many of them have overcome huge adversity to become champions of this risk-filled sport.
9781590201848 English 1590201841 A book about the drivers of NASCAR, the fastest growing spectator sport in America. It s filled with the stars of the last twenty years as well as all the stars of today. NASCAR Legendscovers not only drivers backgrounds and how they overcame adversity, but their heroics9great stories about great guys who are bigger than life. Includes such racers as: -Donnie, Bobby and Davey Allison -Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. -Jeff Gordon -Terry Labonte -Darrell Waltrip -Tony Stewart -Richard, Kyle and Adam Petty, Dodger is a tosher - a sewer scavenger living in the squalor of Dickensian London.Everyone who is nobody knows Dodger. Anyone who is anybody doesn't.But when he rescues a young girl from a beating, suddenly everybody wants to know him.And Dodger's tale of skulduggery, dark plans and even darker deeds begins . . ., Giving a fascinating insight into the world of change and transition, this radical book, aimed at both organizational change practitioners and academics, tackles the fundamental question 'what is change?' The answers it seeks will significantly improve attempts to manage change more effectively. Innovative and absorbing, it charts a journey through a range of subjects including complexity science, nuclear physics, climatology, chemistry and chaos theory examining the change phenomena and the lessons it has to offer organizational and system thinkers. Key features include: * a review of the organisational change literature * an introduction to systems thinking * a change framework built up from key change building blocks * examples of change dynamics from the natural and physical sciences, and how they apply to our understanding of change within organisations * numerous summary tables and illustrative graphics This book, the first devoted entirely to exploring what change is as a phenomenon, has a uniquely rigorous scientific approach. It will be a valuable resource for students and professionals alike in the field of business and organizational change., NASCAR Legends traces the story of stock car racing through the courageous, record-breaking drivers who made it the Number One spectator sport in America. NASCAR s 60-year history is rich with varied lore about heroic racers, incredible races, hard-won survival, and love of family. There are tales of amazing races and series, as well as profiles of true NASCAR stars: Bill France; Bobby and Davey Allison; Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt, Jr.; Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson; Cale Yarborough; and Richard, Kyle, and Adam Petty, among other legends of the speedway. Covering the past and current crop of stars, Robert Edelstein tells the stories that best encapsulate the unique grit and glory of the sport. Edelstein, motorsports reporter and author of Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner and NASCAR Generations: The Legacy of Family in NASCAR Racing , goes behind the scenes and under the hood to give readers a close look at the true innovators of racing. Edelstein has interviewed Dale Earnhardt Jr. nearly every year of the driver s career, and gives a clear view of his incredible evolution in the glaring light of fame. In another chapter, he recounts Tony Stewart s remarkable journey toward ultimately winning at his hometown track9the fabled Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And he also examines three of the most boundary-busting races in the sport's history. This book is written for the fans: it is both a nostalgic look back for longtime followers of NASCAR and a primer on the undisputed greats for new converts just discovering racing. Edelstein s painstaking journalistic work, combined with his encyclopedic knowledge and love of the sport, make NASCAR Legends an essential book for anyone drawn to the magic of the racetrack and its extraordinary history., NASCAR has taken the sporting world by storm with dramatic events both on and off the track and is fast becoming one of the most popular spectator sports in the US, with a dedicated UK audience which follows the thrills of the race. NASCAR Legends is filled with the stories of the stars who have dominated and characterised the sport for over 20 years, covering not only their backgrounds but how many of them have overcome huge adversity to become champions of this risk-filled sport.