John Foley

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John Foley is a high school teacher in Washington State. He previously worked as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs and Alaska, covering sports, cops, features, and any other beat that didn't require him to attend sanitary sewer meetings. Following a career change to teaching, he worked in Alaskan villages for several years, which led to his memoir Tundra Teacher. Hoops of Steel is based in part on his experiences as a basketball player. Foley was second string on the junior varsity at a Division III school, but prefers to simply say that he "played college ball." ...more

Average rating: 3.94 · 387 ratings · 117 reviews · 110 distinct worksSimilar authors
Hoops of Steel

4.04 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 2007 — 5 editions
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Albert Camus: From the Absu...

4.14 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2008 — 10 editions
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Fearless Success

4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings
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A Mighty Wall

4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions
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Running With the Wind

3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
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Checkmate!: The young playe...

4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings6 editions
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Pump Boys and Dinettes

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3.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1981 — 4 editions
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Glad To Be Here Debrief

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Tundra Teacher: A Memoir

2.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2003
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Spanish All Talk Complete L...

4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
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“In a high-performance organization, individual talents will come and go; but the culture and the process of the organization need to be so strong that change doesn’t negatively impact forward motion.”
John Foley, Fearless Success

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