I engage with culture both high and low, and with equal amounts of enthusiasm – I have seen every single episode of Family Guy (which is still going, FYI) and I read The Luminaries in one sitting. Please Note: By their very nature, all signed books will have been handled several times before they get to you. Threaded throughout the book is an intimate diary of his final year as a Crusader and All Black, during which he worked tirelessly to make one last run at that elusive goal: a World Cup victory achieved on the field. By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file.

When I got out of bed each day I was striving to improve upon the player I was yesterday, to be the best rugby player in the world. Little Lien wasn't taken from her Jewish parents - she was given away in the hope that she might be saved. These summaries are double-spaced, which is helpful if you like to highlight and make your own notes on things. Whether you're a business looking to work on your culture, a leader on a steep learning curve, a person navigating change in their life or just someone of any age trying to get that little bit better every day, I hope that my experience can spur you on to greater heights, and master the art of winning.For more than twenty-five years, David Sedaris has been carving out a unique literary space, virtually creating his own genre. Leadership is a skill that can be learned and developed, and in any strong organisation you need leaders “all over the team. Dan says the past can teach us, and help to establish, the core values and guideposts to continue and enhance that legacy. One of the greatest rugby players of all time and All Black, shares the leadership lessons that took him and the team to the pinnacle of their sport.

And I loved the social diversity: the fact that everyone can play the game - different shapes, sizes, religions; boys and girls, old and young. Alongside this purpose, I had everything structured: training, meetings, nutrition, exercise, travel, doctors and health and wellbeing staff from across the spectrum, all laid on for me. A legendary All Black, global sports icon and Man of the Match in the 2015 Rugby World Cup final, discusses his intriguing and distinguished career. I found the decision to retire so difficult, despite all my success, that it took an unprecedented set of global circumstances and the unvarnished truth from a 5-year-old boy to make me see that I was finding any excuse to keep playing to avoid retirement.Now, for the first time collected in one volume, the author brings us his funniest and most memorable work.

Even if your life is lower stakes than playing international rugby and being very much in the public eye, this is just a lovely and relatable sentiment. Ten timeless truths on leadership, purpose and potential - from the unique culture of the All Blacks, and the mind of a living legend. In this bestselling autobiography, he talks with brutal honesty about the roots of his family life that defined his character and how it gave him the strength to emerge from the lowest moment in his career to lift the Webb Ellis Cup, and become the most successful captain world rugby has ever seen.Plus, get an EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT until December 15, 2023 to ADAM GRANT LIVE on his new book Hidden Potential , and topics around work-life and work culture. As the 2023 Rugby World Cup goes into the finals, it's worth pausing to think about what happens to rugby players when they hang up their boots. His autobiography tells of that redemption, and gets you up close and personal with one of the most celebrated sportsmen of our time. I also spoke in Paris with the general managers of Louis Vuitton, at the invitation of their CEO, Michael Burke, about the importance of humility in a team environment. Through this process of repurposing, firstly through Kevin’s help and then with that of others and on my own, I have tried to establish my own set of beliefs and values, looking back through my life so far and finding what really resonated with me.

How should we respond when confidence is eclipsed by doubt, when circumstances get the better of us, when setbacks derail us? At a time when many people are contemplating the next step in their career, working hard towards achieving their goals, those of us in sport are contemplating the end. Instead I was going to change my game, and take the book for what it is: a decent collection of helpful tips, written by somebody who has achieved quite a bit in their career and deigned to put it down onto paper. Honest, surprising and inspiring, The Art of Winning converts a legendary career into timeless lessons for readers in any walk of life.And it also demanded great sacrifice: at times putting my career and my pursuit of excellence first, and my family second. I didn’t think about the bigger picture - the people going through much worse around the world, my privileged position to be insulated from the worst of it with my family in New Zealand. Luminous, elegant, haunting - I read it straight through' Philippe Sands, author of East West Street. But retirement was a dirty word to me, conjuring up the kind of images no one needs in their head: Washed up. I know I’m in a fortunate position to have had a long and successful career, to be in good health and not face the financial and physical troubles many players face upon retirement.