Three on the Third is a monthly series in which we highlight three books new to the library collection. Summaries of the books are provided. For the month of May, we’re sharing a variety of ebooks. Links to the ebooks are below and you can access them from the comfort of your own home!
Shoe Dog
by Philip Knight
Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), opening up about how he went from being a track star at an Oregon high school to the founder of a brand and company that changed everything. You must forget your limits. It was only when Nike founder Phil Knight got cut from the baseball team as a high school freshman that his mother suggested he try out for track instead. Knight made the track team and he found he could run fast and even more he liked it. Ten years later, young and searching, Knight borrowed fifty dollars from his father and launched a company with one simple mission: import high quality running shoes from Japan. Selling the shoes from the trunk of his car to start, he and his gang of friends and runners built one of the most successful brands ever. Phil Knight encountered risks and setbacks along the way, but always followed his own advice. Just keep going. Don’t stop. Whatever comes up, don’t stop. Filled with wisdom, humanity, humor, and heart, the young readers edition of the bestselling Shoe Dog is a story of determination that inspires all who read it.
Book Link – Shoe Dog
One Small Yes: Small Decisions Lead to Big Results
by Misty Lown
Misty … is literally the Steve Jobs of the dance world, and the steps she’s taken to build her business apply to any business owner out there” (Cody Foster, CEO, Advisors Excel). It’s the small decisions that lead to big results. People were born to live a life of significance. But busyness and fear of failure can overwhelm and get in the way. Now Misty Lown-founder of More Than Just Great Dancing and MoreThanDancers.com-shares her secrets for following your passion toward success. One Small Yes was written for people who want to make an impact, but are not sure where to start. One Small Yes is for you if you have ever wondered: “What am I here for?” “What is my calling?” “Can I follow my calling without losing my family or my sanity?” If what I see in my mind is possible, how on earth can I get it all done’ Forget about complicated calendars or excessive goal setting exercises. Following your calling is about moving forward, one small yes decision at a time. No matter the size of your dream or the difference you feel called to make, your journey starts with One Small Yes. If you want to build a life and a business that makes a difference, Misty Lown will show you the way. What she has accomplished one ‘yes’ at time is an inspiration to entrepreneurs everywhere.
Book Link – One Small Yes
Thick and Other Essays
by Tressie McMillan Cottom
In these essays exploring beauty, media, money, and more, the author – an award-winning professor – embraces her role as a purveyor of wit, wisdom, and Black Twitter snark about all that is right and much that is wrong with this thing we call society.