Titles by Michelle Smith

<b>The definitive story of Tara VanDerveer, Stanford women&#39;s basketball, and an unmatched legacy of excellence</b><br /><br />By the time Tara Vanderveer stepped down from nearly four decades at the helm of Stanford women&#39;s basketball, she had surpassed both Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski to become the winningest head coach in NCAA college basketball history. Along the way, she&#39;d led the Cardinal to three national championships and 14 Final Fours, and served as head coach for the 1996 Team USA Olympic team that was a launching pad for professional women&#39;s basketball.<br /><br />How did this upstate New York native whose own antiquated basketball experience was a reflection of the limited opportunities available to women in sports prior to Title IX, whose first coaching job was her sister&rsquo;s recreation league team, become a legend, a Hall of Famer and a standard-bearer for excellence and success?<br /><br />Retracing countless seminal moments in Stanford Cardinal history, <em>Life&#39;s Work</em>&nbsp;details the&nbsp;construction and maintenance of an elite women&#39;s program and an unmatched legacy in sports.&nbsp;VanDerveer built upon a foundation of relentless competitiveness, intellectual curiosity, and a desire to change with the times and her teams. Beyond the accolades, she established a culture for young women in which they given the opportunity to improve, thrive and emerge into the world after basketball ready to lead.&nbsp;<br /><br />Through extensive research and conversations with VanDerveer, Michelle Smith communicates the unflappable vision of a coach who is a mentor, an example, and a touchstone for a sport that finds itself on the cusp of mainstream success like never before.