The Games Do Count: America's Best and Brightest on the Power of Sports
by Kilmeade, Brian
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AR Book Level
6.4
AR Points
15
Word Count
88,741
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
103277 EN
About this book
The Games Do Count is a non-fiction collection in which sportscaster Brian Kilmeade presents interviews with more than seventy prominent Americans including politicians, business leaders, and entertainers who discuss how their participation in sports taught them lessons that contributed to their later success. Each profile describes the specific values and skills the individual gained from athletics, such as teamwork, discipline, and perseverance, and how those attributes were applied in their professional lives. The book offers a factual overview of the ways in which sports have influenced the careers and personal development of a diverse group of achievers.
