Most Popular Books by Kevin Carroll

“Kevin Carroll''s reminders have helped me resist the urge to complain and replace it with an appreciation of all that I have. A Moment’s Pause for Gratitude can be read in one sitting or used as a daily prayer of thanks; either way, it serves as an antidote to negativity and an aide for the peaceful mind. I expect it will be as helpful to other readers as it has been for me and I’m grateful to him for putting it into this world.” u00adu00adu00ad—Roland Merullo Author, Breakfast with Buddha and The Delight of Being Ordinary We all feel grateful from time to time, yet how often do we fail to adequately express our gratitude to others? The fifty inspirational stories contained in A Moment’s Pause for Gratitude will inspire readers to focus on gratitude and to express their gratitude more consistently and conscientiously.

The feeling of belonging is something that everyone strives for, and this book teaches kids how to incorporate that feeling into their lives. It tackles what it''s like when you feel like you belong to a group or family or team, and what it''s like when you don''t. It addresses what it feels like when you don''t fit in, or when others don''t want you around. This book teaches kids how to belong to themselves and how that helps them belong anywhere.

We all have much for which to be grateful. So why do so many people struggle with expressing the gratefulness they feel to others? A Focus on Gratitude offers a gratitude prompt for each day of the calendar year. A true focus on gratitude can be life-changing.

With simple but delightful storytelling, Kevin Carroll channels his childhood passion for sport and play into a universally appealing blueprint for life. Drawing wisdom from the playgrounds of his youth, where he spent hour upon hour sharpening his body and his mind, Carroll shares with readers his Rules of the Red Rubber Ball - how to achieve maximum human potential through the power of passion and creativity. Finding your own -red rubber ball+ and chasing it to your heart+s content, he argues, is the surest route to peace, prosperity, and happiness. Over the years as an athletic trainer and public speaker, Carroll has transformed his philosophy into seven simple rules that any successful leader will endorse: 1) Commit to it 2) Seek out encouragers 3) Work out your creative muscle 4) Prepare to shine 5) Speak up 6) Expect the unexpected 7) Maximize the day With an award-winning design and color photos throughout, Rules of the Red Rubber Ball will inspire the child in everyone for generations to come.

In the late summer of 1862, after a series of victories culminating in the Union Armys rout at Second Manassas, General Lee and his commanders meet with President Davis and Secretary of State Judah Benjamin near that blood-soaked battleground to arrange a highly controversial and risky campaign for the fall. General Lee agrees to divide his Army of Northern Virginia by sending his most trusted general, Thomas Stonewall Jackson, to Kentucky with three Divisions by railcars to Knoxville, Tennessee. Jacksons Corps is ordered to march into Kentucky and meet with two other Confederate armies, those of Braxton Bragg and Kirby Smith, to secure that state for the Confederacy. In 1862 The Confederates Strike Back, author Kevin Carroll offers a fictional work of military history that envisions what might have happened if commanders at the time had made other choices. The story journeys through a series of hypothetical historical events once the Battle of Second Manassas is complete. Laced with military strategy, tactical maneuvering, and unforeseen complications caused by the fog of war, 1862 The Confederates Strike Back is complete with details on orders of battle that were accurate in late summer of 1862. It presents a realistic and plausible alternative to the historical events as they occurred. Can General Lee hold on and buy the time Jackson needs to complete his mission and return to Virginia? Will the risky strategy backfire on the South? Will the Confederacy achieve Independence?

Our unique worldview, the lens through which we see and experience what happening around us, has a profound impact on our level of happiness and how we relate to others, and the overall attitude we project from one day to the next. When we consciously choose to view the world through the lens of gratitude, we are better equipped to recognize and appreciate the good that is happening all around us. In this book, the author invites readers to reflect on the people, experiences, and gifts for which they can be especially grateful.

In his book, The Ambassador of 38th Avenue, Kevin Carroll shares a number of significant life lessons he learned over the course of his lifetime, and explains the life experiences through which he learned each of these important lessons.

How do you ignite creativity, problem solving, and risk taking to score big in business? According to bestselling author Kevin Carroll, it’s child’s play! Former 76ers athletic trainer Kevin Carroll, has turned his childhood passion for playing ball into a bestselling franchise. In this fun and thoughtful follow-up to his bestselling Rules of the Red Rubber Ball (2007), Carroll switches the playing field to the workplace, where innovation, motivation, engagement, and teamwork are the headline issues. Drawing on “play profiles” from thought leaders, change agents, and business leaders, he explains how to bring a sense of play into the workplace to stimulate creativity, encourage risk-taking, achieve goals--and have a great time doing it. Fully illustrated, with 31 profiles of successful “players” including ESPN president George Bodenheimer, bestselling authors Seth Godin and Malcolm Gladwell, Food Network host Duff Goldman, South Bronx activist Majora Carter, renowned author Paulo Coehlo, and many others

Blocking for the Gipper, Lawrence "Buck" Shaw was one of Knute Rockne''s star players at Notre Dame during 1919 through 1921. However, it was his nearly four decades of college and pro coaching that earned him esteem. Viewed as a "player''s coach," Shaw was talented at relating to young men and molding them into a winning team. His college teams won two Sugar bowls. Shaw''s successful coaching with the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles also played an integral role in helping the NFL grow into a billion-dollar business. A contemporary of Vince Lombardi, Shaw''s Eagles won the NFL championship in the pre-Super Bowl era. A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Shaw never received serious consideration for enshrinement at Canton for his professional career. This complete biography tells the colorful story of Shaw''s college and pro years, shedding light on Shaw''s over-looked achievements in the professional ranks, which saw him earn a higher winning percentage a half-dozen Hall of Fame coaches.

For 39 seasons at four schools, Dr. Edward N. Anderson spent autumn afternoons roaming the sidelines of college and university gridirons across America. Throughout his career, dignity, composure and a penetrating focus were hallmarks of his sideline decorum. This biography catalogues the life of that "good doctor" who became dean of America''s college football coaches and was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame for lasting influence. Beginning with his young life as a star player, the book relates how Anderson mastered the game as an All-American end under Notre Dame''s legendary Knute Rockne. Then, armed with a firm command of the so-called Notre Dame system of football, Anderson entered the collegiate coaching ranks in 1922 and served as a head coach for all but four of the next 43 years. Simultaneously he devoted himself to the practice of medicine and guided his teams to hundreds of victories. Dr. Anderson is a football icon not only for the indelible impression he made on hundreds of young men who had played for him but also for his role as one of the last of an era of gentlemen coaches who had cut their teeth on football during the Rockne era. On the eve of his retirement from college football in 1964, Dr. Anderson was the game''s elder statesman, revered by players, fellow coaches, fans and members of the press. His football odyssey, during which he crossed paths with the most influential and colorful personalities of the game, is chronicled in depth.

Prosthetics and Patient Management: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach is an innovative text covering both upper and lower extremity prosthetics. All the information clinicians need to manage a range of patients with amputations and their disorders is available in this practical and all-inclusive text. Kevin Carroll and Joan E. Edelstein, together with internationally recognized leaders, present a multidisciplinary team approach to the care of a patient with an amputation. Prosthetics and Patient Management covers practical solutions to everyday problems that clinicians encounter, from early prosthetic management to issues facing the more advanced user. The text is divided into four sections encompassing the range of subjects that confront practitioners including Early Management; Rehabilitation of Patients with Lower Limb Amputation; Rehabilitation of Patients with Upper Limb Amputations; and Beyond the Basics, which includes special considerations for children and futuristic concepts. Prosthetics and Patient Management will provide expert guidance for dealing with a wide array of patients and is a must-have for clinicians and students in physical therapy, certified prosthetists, and orthopedists interested in the wide-ranging field of prosthetics and amputations.

Inspirational San Francisco Bay Are psychotherapist Michael Ceely, LMFT recommended 12 questions fathers should always answer for their sons. When author Kevin Carroll''s father passed away in 2008, there was much he still did not know about the man who, along with his mother, had raised him. In this book, the Author provides significant information about himself for his three sons. They have heard many of his stories before, but Carroll is grateful for the opportunity to take Ceely''s advice and put his responses in writing for his sons. Perhaps what he shares here will be beneficial to others, as well.

The Crowley family had two pets, a cat and a dog, named Sammy and Dribs. They had a happy life until one day Mr. Crowley lost his job and the family was in danger of losing their home. They were devastated. Sammy and Dribs were determined to do something to help. They sought ideas from animal friends. Different suggestions led them to having amazing adventures, and making lots of new friends. The story has an Irish flavor with fairy forts, boreens, crocks of gold and familiar Irish place names and Gaelic expressions.

This work describes the traditional architectures of the western half of Nigeria, covering the huge area from the Hausa people of the north to the Yoruba people of the south.

A handy guide for salespeople and presenters. Chock full of creative ways to make a message stick.

This is the 4 color version of Kevin Carroll''s book on problem solving and breakthrough thinking techniques. It''s a quick read and is ideal for anyone who wants to immediately become better at critical and creative thinking. A must read for these challenging times when innovation is priority # 1. Think Outside Your Blocks is big, bold and colorful. It makes an ideal coffee table book or gift book.

In 2012 Pope Benedict when urged all Catholics to deepen their knowledge of the faith using the Catechism of the Catholic Church. A group of parishioners from St. Mary''s Parish, Lucan, Dublin formed to research and compile a summary of Catholic Doctrine in simple and accessible language. This book represents the work compiled by the project group and is intended to help people, young and old, to understand the main beliefs of the Catholic faith. Feedback So Far Early drafts of the book have been distributed to a diverse group of readers in Europe, Africa and Australia. "It is a lovely book in line with the Catechism. I would like more to give to others" "There is so much in it. It''s like a Bible. I''d need to be reading it over and over to hopefully someday absorb it all. Even the summary of the context of the books of the Bible makes such a difference to know even that much when you have never done Bible study." "I have just read the book and then recited my Rosary in a world rampant with relativism and secularism. It is a joy to read such a refreshing book. It has lifted my spirit. Praise God it has pointed out to me that in a world filled with negativity it is good to be tuned into the joy that only the Holy Spirit can bring" "It is quite a lovely book that we are enjoying each day when we read it. It is surely helping us in our Catholic faith. As soon as we finish reading this book we will surely mature more in our faith for that is the most important thing that we have always desired to have" "I like the book so much I don''t want it to end" "The summary is very good. Is clear succinct and to the point. It covers the essentials".

Pick up just about any diet book on the market and you''ll see that it''s written by a doctor, nutritionist, dietitian or health guru. Not this one. Kevin Carroll takes a look at dieting not from an expert''s point of view, but from a dieter''s point of view. He knows that lots of diets breakdown because eating habits are tough to change, that the average person gets frustrated and gives up, and that people want to see results without a lot of sacrifice. Given that, he figured there had to be a better way. Inside this short and snappy book, you''ll see that The Turtle Diet is based upon the oldest, simplest, and smartest way to lose weight - slow and steady wins the race. By allowing time to play a supporting role, you can get to where you want to go if you''re willing to be patient. On the other hand, if you''re looking for a quick way to lose weight, then this book is not for you.

Using the Red Rubber Ball as a metaphor for dreams, this highly interactive, vibrant book tells the story of how the author has been able to incorporate his love of sport into every stage of his life. Kevin Carroll outlines a series of exercises to get readers to discover their own hopes and dreams. Special features include fold-out pages that can be written on; removable inspiration cards; examples from tweens, teens and adults who have found their Red Rubber Ball; and a removable carboard box which is the key to the whole journey.

People often take ordinary things in life for granted. This book invites readers to take a fresh look at the wonderful gift of cherries.

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This book is for anyone who has to give a presentation and wants to make certain that their message sticks with their audience. (Ideal for salespeople.) So whether you''re presenting in a conference room, a classroom or to a congregation, you''ll find creative ideas in here that you''ll be able to use anywhere, anytime. Kevin Carrol shows you how to use stories, analogies, props and a whole lot more in order to: 1. Grab your listener''s attention. 2. Make your message easy to understand. 3. Turn vague concepts into concrete ideas. 4. Make you more persuasive. 5. Get your message to stick! (This is the black & white version of the book.)

In less time than it takes to fly from New York to Chicago, readers of Make Your Point! will know exactly what to do to master the spoken word. The authors, two seasoned and streetwise corporate communication coaches, have written a book that''s lively, witty and gives down-to-earth advice for every businessperson and college student who wants to be a first-rate communicator. So whether you have to give a presentation, sell, write a paper, or interview for a job, this book will help you get your message across.

The Red Kingdom is a tale of love, loss, and redemption. It is a story about the power of hope, and the strength of the human spirit. It is a story that will stay with you long after you have finished reading it

It''s April 2001. As biologist Sebastian Bufflehead, sleepless and racked with guilt, mulls over his life''s nightmares, a mysterious tale unfolds-a tale between worlds and across time-a tale of betrayal and thievery, of mutiny and murder. Now, touching down at Kuwait International Airport, an unsuspecting Maria MacDonald must confront her past. And protect her son. During the fight for his life, little Charleton learns a timeless truth-vengeance never dies.

Everyone always says, "You need to think outside the box." Well that''s just great, but the only problem is that no one ever shows us how. So whether you''re leading a big R&D project, managing a marketing initiative, or running operations, Think Outside Your Blocks will help you look at your business challenges a whole new way. Kevin Carroll, a professional speaker and consultant, has filled this powerful book with plenty of real world examples, enticing brainteasers and, most importantly, tools that you can put to use immediately!What you''ll find in here are the same techniques that Kevin Carroll teaches in his very popular workshops at companies such as Pfizer, The Hartford and Unilever. To learn more about Kevin''s corporate workshops, go to: www.kevincarroll.com

A course of instruction in the essentials of biblical preaching for bi- vocational Baptist pastors.

For Centuries, Prophets Have Declared Ours To Be Either An Age of Enlightenment or the End of Days (one or the other)So, naturally, there''s money to be made off those who are either terrified or trying to get the hang of enlightened transcendence. After all, in a world that''s ripping through everything from cutting edge Quantum fantasy to ancient mystical hysteria in a desperate search for answers about what''s really going on, what harm can come from a few well-crafted whoppers tossed in here and there? Especially those that make everyone feel a little better. These days, folks need reassurances, and it''s not as if anyone actually knows the answers anyway. Right?Well, wouldn''t you know it. Someone has come along with a book that debunks all the most profitable myths and legends by detailing exactly what the human race has been trying to understand about itself and its world for the last six thousand years. And has done so without violating logic and common sense, or demanding a shred of faith-based devotion from anyone.TAKING DOWN THE CURTAIN starts where no published work has ever dared venture; the very instant before the acknowledgment of a true existential void, and from there, it lays out the progression of natural development leading to the birth of our Creator. Then it reveals just how much of this truth has always existed, tucked in between the celebrated touchstones of traditional secular and theological wisdom. The answers are all here in a nuts and bolts description of reality''s brilliant elegance, including a detailed overview of the physical structure of God, and what makes the human being unique in all of creation.TAKING DOWN THE CURTAIN rips away the facades, untangles the riddles, and exposes metaphysics'' crass carnival wizards for what they''ve always been. With unprecedented specificity and fearless authority, every bit of what''s always been considered unknowable is presented, and in the end...* how we came to be what we are, * why we exist in the way we exist, and * what awaits once we''ve crossed over...is disclosed with the proof needed to sup-port each powerful, groundbreaking claim. There is, literally, no other book like it.