{"product_id":"norwich-one-tiny-vermont-towns-secret-to-happiness-and-excellence-9781501119903","title":"Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country, \u003ci\u003eNorwich\u003c\/i\u003e gives \"parents of young athletes a great gift--a glimpse at another way to raise accomplished and joyous competitors\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Norwich, Vermont--a charming town of organic farms and clapboard colonial buildings--a culture has taken root that's the opposite of the hypercompetitive schoolyard of today's tiger moms and eagle dads. In Norwich, kids aren't cut from teams. They don't specialize in a single sport, and they even root for their rivals. What's more, their hands-off parents encourage them to simply enjoy themselves. Yet this village of roughly three thousand residents has won three Olympic medals and sent an athlete to almost every Winter Olympics for the past thirty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ereporter and \"gifted storyteller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) Karen Crouse spills Norwich's secret to raising not just better athletes than the rest of America but happier, healthier kids. And while these \"counterintuitive\" (Amy Chua, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother\u003c\/i\u003e) lessons were honed in the New England snow, parents across the country will find that \"Crouse's message applies beyond a particular town or state\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you're looking for answers about how to raise joyful, resilient kids, let \u003ci\u003eNorwich\u003c\/i\u003e take you to a place that has figured it out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren Crouse is an award-winning sportswriter who has been on the staff of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e since 2005. She is a graduate of the University of Southern California. \u003ci\u003eNorwich\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873436832018,"sku":"9781501119903","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_915b5377-5692-4ee8-a903-a67cbb2bf12c.jpg?v=1737934361","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/norwich-one-tiny-vermont-towns-secret-to-happiness-and-excellence-9781501119903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}