Best Selling Books by David Hill

Mental Toughness in Youth Swimming: A Guide to Building Resilience and Confidence in the Pool By Dr. David Hill, PhD, CPT, CES Unlock the power of the mind to elevate performance and embrace challenges in swimming and beyond. Mental Toughness in Youth Swimming is a practical and inspiring guide for swimmers, coaches, and parents looking to develop the essential mental skills needed for success in the pool. Combining the latest psychological research with real-life stories from Olympic champions like Michael Phelps, Simone Manuel, and Missy Franklin, this book explores how to: Overcome setbacks and bounce back stronger. Build unshakable confidence through visualization and positive self-talk. Stay calm and focused under pressure with proven stress management techniques. Cultivate a growth mindset to turn challenges into opportunities for improvement. Written by Dr. David Hill, a seasoned swim coach and expert in sports leadership, this book offers actionable strategies for swimmers of all levels. It provides tools to integrate mental training into practice, guidance for coaches to foster team resilience, and tips for parents to support their swimmer’s mental and emotional growth. Whether preparing for competition or developing life skills, Mental Toughness in Youth Swimming equips readers with the mindset to achieve their goals and thrive under any circumstance. Perfect for swimmers, coaches, and parents who want to make mental toughness a competitive advantage.

A fast-paced, powerfully told novel for middle-grade readers about limb loss, resilience and becoming excited about the future again. What if you took a shortcut below some rocks and your entire life came sliding down? High on the shingle slopes of Pangonui, 14-year-old Ben cuts below a pile of huge, half-buried boulders. All of a sudden there''s a terrible sound, and a massive rock is tumbling towards him. In the painful weeks that follow a surgery to remove Ben''s shattered lower leg, his mind returns to the mountain, his impatience, that split-second decision. Will anything ever be ‘normal’ again? One goal keeps him going: he will finish the climb he started. ‘Hill knows how to draw young readers in and keep them on the edge of their seats . . .’ LINDA THOMPSON

A tense, exciting war adventure inspired by the coastwatchers of Operation Pacific, from award-winning author David Hill. ‘It’s not going to be a cushy job, young Benson. You’re on your own. Japs will be looking for you. Far as they’re concerned, you’re spies. And when a spy gets captured, remember . . .’ It’s 1943, and 19-year-old radio operator Frank Benson is shipped out to an enemy-occupied island in the Solomons with two other soldiers. Their mission is to spy on the Japanese. In dense jungle they meet a Solomon Islander who says he has information that will shatter Japanese defences. But he could be working for the enemy. What if it’s a trap to get them killed? No training could have prepared Frank for this decision. Their lives - and Operation Pacific - depend on his next move.

The remarkable series of 244 maps and charts in this book comprise the first atlas of Anglo-Saxon England. It will be an indispensable companion to scholars and students of early English history and archaeology. The book covers every major aspect of Anglo-Saxon culture and history that may be expressed in graphic terms -- sea level changes, settlement patterns, place names, invasions, campaigns, mints and coinage, important itineraries, land holdings, mining, agriculture, trade, towns, monasteries and the Church. Wherever appropriate, David Hill sets English developments in their European context. The book is very much more than a straightforward work of historical exegesis. It bears the stamp of its author''s vision and imagination and is informed by new historical and archaeological research. The author has provided a concise commentary to accompany the maps, and a comprehensive index of place names. - Back cover.

This book considers four centuries of Spenser criticism, locating critics in ongoing discussions of Spenser''s poetry and the cultural contexts of their time.

A 2020 New York Times notable book | One of the Chicago Tribune''s best nonfiction books of 2020 "Complex, turbulent, as haunting as a pedal steel solo" —Jonathan Miles, The New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice) "One of 21 books we can''t wait to read in 2020" — Thrillist | A New York Times Book Review summer reading pick | A GQ best book of 2020 | Named one of the 10 best July books by The Washington Post and The Christian Science Monitor | A Kirkus Reviews hottest summer read | A Publishers Weekly summer reads staff pick The incredible true story of America''s original—and forgotten—capital of vice Back in the days before Vegas was big, when the Mob was at its peak and neon lights were but a glimmer on the horizon, a little Southern town styled itself as a premier destination for the American leisure class. Hot Springs, Arkansas was home to healing waters, Art Deco splendor, and America''s original national park—as well as horse racing, nearly a dozen illegal casinos, countless backrooms and brothels, and some of the country''s most bald-faced criminals. Gangsters, gamblers, and gamines: all once flocked to America''s forgotten capital of vice, a place where small-town hustlers and bigtime high-rollers could make their fortunes, and hide from the law. The Vapors is the extraordinary story of three individuals—spanning the golden decades of Hot Springs, from the 1930s through the 1960s—and the lavish casino whose spectacular rise and fall would bring them together before blowing them apart. Hazel Hill was still a young girl when legendary mobster Owney Madden rolled into town in his convertible, fresh off a crime spree in New York. He quickly established himself as the gentleman Godfather of Hot Springs, cutting barroom deals and buying stakes in the clubs at which Hazel made her living—and drank away her sorrows. Owney''s protégé was Dane Harris, the son of a Cherokee bootlegger who rose through the town''s ranks to become Boss Gambler. It was his idea to build The Vapors, a pleasure palace more spectacular than any the town had ever seen, and an establishment to rival anything on the Vegas Strip or Broadway in sophistication and supercharged glamour. In this riveting work of forgotten history, native Arkansan David Hill plots the trajectory of everything from organized crime to America''s fraught racial past, examining how a town synonymous with white gangsters supported a burgeoning black middle class. He reveals how the louche underbelly of the South was also home to veterans hospitals and baseball''s spring training grounds, giving rise to everyone from Babe Ruth to President Bill Clinton. Infused with the sights and sounds of America''s entertainment heyday—jazz orchestras and auctioneers, slot machines and suited comedians— The Vapors is an arresting glimpse into a bygone era of American vice.

Originally published in 1976. This book helps beginning and practising teachers to operate effectively in multiracial schools; its emphasis is on practical guidance for the classroom. It presents a review of the salient features of teaching in multiracial schools, comprising a brief description of the three largest ethnic minority groups; a selected list of studies related to the assessment of ability and achievement; language difficulties, specifically for West Indian, Asian and Chinese pupils, and for second-stage immigrant learners.

Contains two versions of Lenz''s play, the translation and an adaptation by Theresa Heskins.

The bells stopped, so suddenly that their sound quivered in the air. For the first time in an hour, the loudspeakers spoke, but this time the words were different. ''We are about to abandon ship. All passengers proceed immediately to the starboard side. We are about to abandon ship.'' Stuart and his twin sister Sandra are coming home to Wellington on the ferry. Stuart knows he''ll enjoy the trip - he''s a good sailor. But it''s April 1968 and the ship is the Wahine. As the tragic events unwind Stuart and Sandra must battle to stay alive. A vivid and compelling picture of the Wahine''s last hours.