Armed Services YMCA of Alaska, Executive Director Sarah Riffer, purchased WORK, PLAY, PRAY HARD for their book club. Here’s what she wrote: “I wanted to drop you a line to let you know the Far Away Book Club that I host is loving your book! Thank you for autographing each one as well, we are all honored that you did that. What an incredible talent that God called to share the Y movement in Clark, but that came with you…
Thanks to Mark Pyle for the following review of my book: “I finished the book last night. It was a great read and brought back so many great YMCA memories. It also made me cry. Like Jimmy V (Valvano) said, ‘If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day.’ It also applies to great books. Your book now joins several other great authors on my bookshelf. You are now in the ranks of Tom Peters,…
I was so moved by this email from Paula Shelton, my printing rep, when my books arrived: “A very touching story from our shipping manager: apparently the whole plant fell in love with the book while it was being produced. There are make-ready sheets, that are necessary for the press to get up to ink density to start printing good sheets. These are normally thrown away. But the folks who worked on the book, started cutting out certain quotes, and…
“The is a book about one of the most amazing men I have ever worked with. But it’s far more than that. It’s all about leadership and being a gifted motivator. If you know Clark Baker, you will want to have this book. If you don’t know him, you will find a lesson on every page. You need to have this book.” Jerold Panas, executive Partner, Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners
“I really wish I could have read this book before I was president of a Forbe’s 100, New York Stock Exchange company (Gulf + Western), because this book could have helped me do a better job.” John H. Duncan, former President, Gulf + Western Industries, NYSE
