For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Like his childhood hero, Geoff Boycott, the tough, flinty Yorkshireman, the young Ed knew that the successful cricketer made his own luck by an application of will power, elimination of error, and the relentless pursuit of excellence. But w
Character : what it means and why it matters
โ Scribed by Rhode, Deborah L., author
- Publisher
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
320 pages ; 25 cm
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