The Playbook

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You gotta know the rules to play the game Ball is life Take it to the hoop Soar What can we imagine for our lives What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life Each rule contains wisdom from inspiring athletes and role models such as Nelson Mandela, Serena Williams, LeBron James, Carli Lloyd, Steph Curry and Michelle Obama Kwame Alexander also provides his own poetic and uplifting words, as he shares stories of overcoming obstacles and winning games in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement. Download The Playbook Author Kwame Alexander – kino-fada.fr Reading this book I could picture all of the middle school students I wanted to hand it to, ones that would devour it in their rooms in one night, ones that would sneak read it during class, ones that would jot down a few of the quotes that really struck them, ones that ...E ARC from Edelweiss Above the TreelineThis book is a collection of rules, quotes, and short snippets of biographical and autobiographical inspirational stories It is well illustrated with photographs from Thai Neave as well as drawing and fun text that look like the cover at left I can t find the information for the book designer, but that person is the real start of this effort The stories are interesting enough, but this is one of those books that I m not quite sure what to do with It s E ARC from Edelweiss Above the TreelineThis book is a collection of rules, quotes, and short snippets of biographical and autobiographical inspirational stories It is well illu...Rules for life 3WordBookReviewKwame Alexander mixes personal stories, the stories of athletes, and inspirational quotes to outline 52 rules for a successful life.This will be great for reluctant readers each double spread page contains a rule and an appropriate quote, and it is hi...This book is packed full of inspiration I loved itAMAZING It s a really quick read for readers that need to feel inspired and or motivated, either academically, socially, or even athletically Kwame does a great job at retelling people s stories so young read...Loved it, and I m not into sports, at all However, it is so relevant to life, and especially overcoming failure.Good message and I can picture students who will enjoy the sports connections I think Brody might like this one too.Motivational Inspirational Uplifting.While reading this book, I really enjoyed reading all the different rules and saying s that can be related to sports, and life I also enjoyed reading some of the stories from the author, Kwame Alexander s life, and other athletes such as Lebron and the Williams sisters I would recommend this b...Filled with great poems and quotes and fabulous photographs and drawings An inspirational and thoroughly enjoyable read.

The Playbook
  • English
  • 12 May 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 176 pages
  • 0544570979
  • Kwame Alexander
  • The Playbook