Against the Grain, Bill Courtney
Against the Grain, Bill Courtney
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Against the Grain
A Coach's Wisdom on Character, Faith, Family, and Love

Author: Bill Courtney

Narrator: Bill Courtney

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 06/01/2014

Synopsis

In Against the Grain, Bill Courtney shares his convictions on the fundamental tenets of character, commitment, service, leadership, civility, and others that, in his decades of success as an entrepreneur and educator, have proven to be the keys to a winning and meaningful life and career. Each chapter tells the story of one of these tenets through compelling anecdotes of the colorful characters in Bill’s life, leading to a deeper understand of the meaning of each and how to employee these fundamentals in all aspects of one’s life. Against the Grain intertwines inspiring and thought-provoking anecdotes, lessons, and amazing real life examples. Bill’s passion for us all to reconsider our own approach to life and constantly improve upon it comes across on every page.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Paul

This book is different than the, seemingly, million inspirational/self help books that are available. It's a lot better, too. The author started, and runs, a successful lumber yard. He was also a volunteer football coach at a minority high school, both in Memphis, Tennessee. The author looks at conce......more

Goodreads review by Walker

"Against the Grain" by Bill Courtney, was a fantastic book. He did a great job describing us how he goes through many hardships and obstacles through his book. Also, he sacrificed multiple hours for his kids to help out inner city kids and try to be financially stable. You should watch the movie abo......more

Goodreads review by Quinn

Pretty let down with this book.. The reason for 2 stars is because I believe the current average rating of 4.26 stars is unwarranted and my 2 star review is meant to offset that disparity. Pretty self-inflating view of my own viewpoint, but I have read a fair amount of material on leadership. And com......more

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