Books like The X Factor by George Plimpton

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People is a self‑help guide that teaches principles of personal and professional effectiveness, emphasizing character development, leadership, and self‑management.

Anthony Robbins’ guide to unlocking personal power, exploring the psychology of success, achievement, and self‑awareness to help readers take control of emotions, habits, and mindset for lasting transformation.

Carol Dweck explores how the two fundamental mindsets—fixed and growth—shape our attitudes, goals, and success across work, relationships, and parenting, offering practical strategies to shift from stagnation to opportunity.

Insightful and humorous, George Plimpton takes the reader into the world of professional hockey as he relates his experiences with the Boston Bruins.

Optimal Thinking presents a new perspective on life, business, and relationships, offering practical self‑improvement strategies for readers seeking personal growth.

"Is school a "white" thing? If not, then why do African-American students from comfortable middle-class backgrounds perform so badly in the classroom? What is it that prevents so many black college students in the humanities and social sciences from studying anything other than black subjects? Why do young black people, born decades after the heyday of the Civil Rights movement, see victimhood as the defining element of their existence?". "McWhorter addresses these problems head-on, drawing on history, statistics, and his own life experiences. He shows that affirmative action in university admissions, indispensable 30 years ago, is today an obsolete policy that encourages the counterproductive ideologies of what he calls Separatism, Victimology, and Anti-intellectualism. Most perniciously, it prevents black students from demonstrating the abilities our Civil Rights leaders gave them the opportunity to nurture, and it deprives them of the incentive to strive for the very top."--BOOK JACKET.

Author's account of his unusual experience pitching in an exhibition game between the National and American Leagues.

Bob Knight argues that the greatest leaders anticipate and prepare for a negative scenario. They succeed by expecting things to go wrong at any moment, and by building a realistic strategy that takes all potential obstacles into account. Knight uses fascinating behind-the-scenes examples from his long career to convey the power of negative thinking in sports, business, and life.

The Plateau Effect explains how three common forces cause stagnation and offers practical principles and actions to break through barriers in learning, performance, and daily life.

Collects profiles, essays, articles, and short stories by the American sportswriter.

The Achievement Zone examines the psychological foundations of success in sports and beyond, exploring motivation, performance, excellence, and the mind‑body connection that drives high achievement.

Explores how extreme athletes transcend human limits through mastery of the flow state, offering insights into peak performance, psychology, and human physiology.