Chronicles some of the life and times of Mack Brown and his journey from Cookeville, Tennessee, where as a child he rode the team bus with the high school football teams his grandfather coached, to Austin, Texas, where today he is head football coach of the University of Texas Longhorns. One Heartbeat II is filled with thoughts and stories from Brown who, in following his dream of coaching, has built winning football programs everywhere he's coached. Each chapter opens with a photograph depicting a person or an experience that has helped shape Mack Brown's life, his values, and his philosophy.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
Review
". . . it's not necessary to be a Longhorn or even a football enthusiast to appreciate the wisdom in this book." -- San Antonio Woman
". . . this book is uplifting and will help teach leaders how to be at their best!" -- Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of Inside View broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate
". . . this book is uplifting and will help teach leaders how to be at their best!" -- Salvador SeBasco, Literary Director and host of Inside View broadcast, book critic, on staff with a CNN affiliate
About the Author
Mack Brown was named American Football Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year for 2005. Bill Little is an award-winning sports information specialist and author.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
hard to read at times but good insight into Mack Brown's philisophies,
By
This review is from: One Heartbeat II: The Road to the National Championship (Hardcover)
One Heartbeat II' is an update to the original book 'One Heartbeat'. The updated version contains stories about the Texas Longhorns' from around 2000 to winning the national title game against USC. There is good news and bad news about 'One Heartbeat II'. The bad news is that Mack Brown isn't in any danger of quitting coaching to start a writing career. The book is weighed down with an 'aw shucks' gooeyness that is sometimes hard to overcome. Writer Bill Little does a pretty good job of narrating the book and adding his own stories but at times falls victim to the same goo.
The good news is that the book succeeds at it's goal of presenting Mack Brown's coaching philosophy. You get a good picture of Mack Brown the person, his life philosophies, and his perspective on how those things relate to his coaching and success with the Texas Longhorns. 'One Heartbeat II' walks through Brown's career, including heavy coverage of his stint at North Carolina and the reasons he left the Tar Heels. Brown presents inspirational stories about his encounters with people throughout his life and career, including stops at LSU, Appalachian State, Oklahoma, Tulane, and (of course) Texas. He includes stories about running back Ricky Williams, dealing with Cole Pittman's death in a car accident in 2001, and Brad Hermes who overcame his deafness to play for the Longhorns. Particularly enjoyable are his frequent encounters with and comments from Texas coaching legend Darrel Royal. Despite difficulties with the number of cliches and heaping helpings of corniness, you cannot help but find a deeper respect for Mack Brown the person and head football coach of the Texas Longhorns. There is something in this book for everyone, whether a fan, a coach, or an athlete. If you're a Longhorn fan and you haven't read this book you're missing out on a fair amount of insight into the team and coach you hold so dear.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Texas Book,
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: One Heartbeat II: The Road to the National Championship (Hardcover)
Product in same shape seller said on the description, received product in time for holidays, very happy with entire purchase.
3.0 out of 5 stars
It could have been more!,
By
This review is from: One Heartbeat II: The Road to the National Championship (Hardcover)
I wish I would have known that 2/3 of this book were from Coach Brown's first book. I already own the One Heartbeat. I was expecting a complete book, not rehashed parts from a previous book. I would suggest anyone interested in a more complete book get their hands on the new book by Bill Synder the former coach at Kansas State.
Please don't think the book is an entire waste. If you have not read One Heartbeat you will find this a great read. I was just expecting more.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
texas job, football offices, national championship game, taking dead aim, kicking game, offensive coordinator, head coaching job Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mack Brown, North Carolina, Rose Bowl, Darrell Royal, Ohio State, Coach Royal, Southern Cal, Ricky Williams, Florida State, Greg Davis, New York, Cotton Bowl, Oklahoma State, Sally Brown, Vince Young, Chapel Hill, Appalachian State, Roy Williams, Iowa State, Barry Switzer, Cleve Bryant, Tar Heels, Century Plaza, Mike Campbell, Notre Dame New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
texas job, football offices, national championship game, taking dead aim, kicking game, offensive coordinator, head coaching job Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mack Brown, North Carolina, Rose Bowl, Darrell Royal, Ohio State, Coach Royal, Southern Cal, Ricky Williams, Florida State, Greg Davis, New York, Cotton Bowl, Oklahoma State, Sally Brown, Vince Young, Chapel Hill, Appalachian State, Roy Williams, Iowa State, Barry Switzer, Cleve Bryant, Tar Heels, Century Plaza, Mike Campbell, Notre Dame New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 4
books:
- Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) by Robert Burns on page 133
- The Middle East Since 1900 (Modern times sourcebooks) by K.A. Rice on page 210
- Marine Corps by Taylor on page 184
- Going to College: Study of Students and the Student Experience by James R. Davis on page 117
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
|
|
