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The Greatest boxer ever
The Greatest: Muhammad Ali (The Greatest)
Good book for kids
I bought this book for my fifth grader for a report he did on Ali.He enjoyed the book and pictures very much; to the point that he became quite interested in Ali's life (beyond just boxing).The boook was easy to read, not too long, and had some great, famous photographs.

2-B Massoudou Barry
I really like this book because , it had many things about his life. It had many details on his liftime and what he achieved.I would advise people to read it , becaus eit's a really good book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    4. Biography & Autobiography - People of Color    5. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    6. Boxers (Sports)    7. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    8. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    9. Children: Grades 4-6    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. People & Places - United States    13. Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous    14. United States    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General    16. Picture books    17. USA   

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The Wonderful Story of HENRY SUGAR and Six More

Dahl as always
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More tells, obviously, seven short stories.The collection includes "The Boy Who Talked with Animals", "The Hitchiker", "The Mildenhall Treasure", "The Swan", "Lucky Break", "A Piece of Cake", and of course "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar."The story of Henry Sugar tells the adventure or a man who learns to see without his eyes and the interesting way he chooses to use his talent.The character of Henry Sugar undergoes a transformation from an egotistiacl socialite to a humanitarian with a twist.
funny
One day he did'nt want his fortune and used it to start an orphange.I liked it because it was funny. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biographical - General    2. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    3. Children's stories, English    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Humorous Stories    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Short Stories    8. Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous    9. Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / General    10. Sporting stories   

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One Of my favorites delivers a Hit!
I read this book in 5 days that is how amazing it is. Aaron Brooks is one of my favorite players and the saints are my favorite team. This book is really interesting and the more I read the more I wanted to read. Aaron keep doing what ur doing because you and your book is great! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1976-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    4. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Brooks, Aaron,    7. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    8. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    9. Children: Grades 4-6    10. Football players    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Social Issues - Values & Virtues    14. Sports & Recreation - Football    15. United States   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    3. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    4. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    6. Entertainment & Performing Arts - Actors & Actresses    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Martial Arts & Self-Defense    10. Martial artists    11. Motion picture actors and actr    12. Motion picture actors and actresses    13. Physical fitness    14. Sports & Recreation - Martial Arts   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    2. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    3. General    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous   

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Fantastic!!!!
This book is the best. It felt so down-to-earth. You feel like you know he williams sisters. I truly disagree with the person who talked about this book being about Jehovah's Witness. They don't encourage reades in any way to become a Jehovahs Witness. This is such a good book, I don't see how anyone could bad-mouth it. I had the good fortune to meet Venus, and I'm not lying i swear, and she is so nice and friendly. She gives off such a good vibe. THIS IS A GREAT BOOK!!!!!!!!!!! BUY IT PLEASE!!!!!!!

No Shunning Allowed
Hilary Beard is a Philadelphia journalist who you can trust implicitly, she has a great even voice.Her previous book was the life story of enterpreneur Lisa Price, the woman who came back from financial ruin to found CAROL'S DAUGHTER the great herbal essence success story.Lisa got to meet many celebrities, in fact she knew them before they got big, and her cosmetic prescriptions, learned from her mother and Trinidadian family, helped Erykah Badu and Jada Pinkett among others,
Great book for teens and fans of Venus and Serena!
After seeing Venus and Serena on the Oprah show, I decided to get this book and I'm glad I did.The book talks about many of their on-court experiences so if you're a fan of Venus and Serena and have followed their careers since the mid 90's, you'll find out fascinating tidbits about their reactions to incidents on the WTA Tour.I also bought a copy for a friend's 11 yr. old daughter so as you can see this book is a great conversation-starter for parents and their daughters.All-around, well done. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1980-    2. 1981-    3. African American women tennis players    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    6. Biography & Autobiography - People of Color    7. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    8. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    9. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    10. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Social Issues - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    13. Social Problems (General) (Young Adult)    14. Sports & Recreation - General    15. Tennis players    16. United States    17. Williams, Serena,    18. Williams, Venus,    19. Juvenile Nonfiction / General   

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this book sucks
this is the worst excuse for a book that i have ever been forced to read.its hard to follow and stuff.it sucks.

My Everest Story
How would you feel climbing the tallest mountain in the world at age 16? In My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer and Jack Galvin that's exactly what happens. Mark a 16-year-old climber tries to summit the most dangerous and harsh mountain in the world. The mountain is described so vividly you can almost feel the wind on your cheeks.
My Everest Story
Imagine climbing Everest at 16 years old with complete strangers. That's what happens to a boy named Mark in this book. The book My Everest Story by Mark Pfetzer & Jack Galvin is about a 16 year old boy who has a dream about climbing Everest. It is about how he trains very hard to get ready to climb. In the story, he also gets money from sponsors to climb mountains since it is so expensive.
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Children's 12-Up - Sports / Recreation    3. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    5. Everest, Mount (China and Nepal)    6. Juvenile literature    7. Mountain Climbing    8. Mountaineering    9. Mountaineers    10. Pfetzer, Mark    11. Sports & Recreation    12. Sports & Recreation - Camping & Outdoor Activities    13. United States    14. Youths' writings, American   

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Very Intresting
I had heard about this book for a long time, but I hadn't bothered to read it because I didn't want to read some boring book about how to improve your life. This book is so worth reading!!!!!!!
This book was so good!! it had atleast one picture on each page. Shannon began each chapter with a diary entry. She explained her gymnastics life and her non-gymnastics life. It if more like a fun biography!

great book!
I'm 21 & have been a gymnast since I was 6. I've read many gymnastics books & this is definitely one of my favorites. I usually don't like to read, but I couldn't put this one down. I recommend it for any gymnast or Shannon Miller fan! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1977-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    4. Children's 12-Up - Inspirational    5. Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction    6. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    7. Gymnasts    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Miller, Shannon,    11. Psychology    12. Social Science - Psychology    13. Sports & Recreation - General    14. United States    15. Fitness & diet    16. Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Miscellaneous    17. Miller, Shannon   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography - Religious    2. Children's 12-Up - Religion - Christian Living    3. Children's 9-12    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile Religion    7. Religion - Christianity - Christian Life    8. Religion - Christianity - General    9. Sports & Recreation - Extreme Sports   

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Good subject for a biography report; not a great book
My son and I learned about Moe Berg at the Spy Museum in Washington DC (which is well worth a visit).Knowing he would have to write a biography book report in 5th grade, I ordered this book so he could cover something other than just sports. A jewish WWII spy who played pro baseball, spoke multiple languages, had a law degree, studied nuclear physics with Einstein and travelled the world . . . . an athlete and intellectual, eccentric and unusual. Berg's life story is fascinating, easily holding the interest of a fifth grader, and it made a stellar biography report.My son learned a lot about many subjects. So, I recommend the reading this book.
A great book.
I loved this book because it was just like an autobiography, but not in first-person. I never knew that someone can be a outstanding baseball player, but also a sneaky spy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1902-1972    2. Baseball players    3. Berg, Morris,    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    7. Biography & Autobiography - Ethnic    8. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    9. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    10. Biography/Autobiography    11. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    12. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    13. Juvenile literature    14. Secret service    15. Spies    16. Sports - General    17. United States    18. World War, 1939-1945    19. Secret service, espionage, spying    20. USA   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Canada    3. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    5. Historical - Other    6. Hockey players    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Sports & Recreation - Hockey    10. Sports & Recreation - Winter Sports   

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The legend of Jesse Owens
This is one of the best books I have ever read.What an incredible life Jesse had. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1913-    2. African American athletes    3. African Americans    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography - People of Color    6. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    7. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    8. Children: Grades 3-4    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Owens, Jesse,    12. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    13. Track and field athletes    14. Owens, Jesse   

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Very Good
What is wrong with these kid reviewers?I admit, I've never been really fond of Gary Paulsen's books, but i was pleasantly surprised.Seriously, every kid reviewer who hated this book should go out and get a life!Very well written book.

Wilderness Adventures
Gary Paulsen. "Paulsen is the best man-against-nature adventures writing today" according to Publisher Weekly. He lives with his wife Ruth in Minnesota. In "Wood Song" Gary talks about his like in the woods with his dogs. The book is about how unforgiving the wild can be and how he had to learn to deal with death in a hole new way. In just the first few chapters he talks about how on one of his first runs with a sled team he encounters a pack of wolfs chasing a deer. Also he learns that he knows very little about running a dog sled team in the begging, but once he starts running with the team more and more he starts to understand them and why they like to run. The book talks about how close Gary gets to his first led dog Storm. The book then talks about when he ran the Iditarod in Alaska. How he had to survive against the elements with only his dogs as company. In the book Gary talks about where he has been and what he has done.
This is VERY informational
I really enjoyed this book because it talks alot about his life.The book is a little gorey in the first few chapters but it really talks about Gary Paulsen's life.Some quotes that I thought that were meaningful were the parts where he talked about The Doe, I thought that part was interesting to me becuase it talked about life or death which was always a mystery to me.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Foxes    2. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    3. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    4. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Dogsledding    7. Family - Multigenerational    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Minnesota    11. Outdoor life    12. Recreational Activities (Young Adult)    13. Sled dogs    14. Hobbies, quizzes & games    15. Homes and haunts    16. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance    17. Paulsen, Gary   

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Funny, incisive and revealing.A great boook!
I loved this book and found it a sophisticated journey through Martina's life, even though the title says it's aimed at young adults.(I'm an older adult!) It's the best book written about Martina Navratilova. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    3. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    4. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    6. Juvenile literature    7. Lesbians    8. Tennis players    9. United States   

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A bit out of date, but a good introduction
I've seen most of the books on Yao and this is one of the best overall. Although this book is a bit out of date in terms of the time period covered (it basically ends just as Yao is about to come to Houston), it is a good introduction for those who don't know anything about Yao, and even manages to go into a bit more detail in places than Yao's own book. Written by C.F. Xiao, a Chinese sports reporter, the book duly traces Yao's childhood but places emphasis on his early training (contrary to what you might think Yao was not a "phenom" from the get-go); all the blood, sweat, and tears involved; his years competing in the CBA, or Chinese Basketball Association, as well as the Chinese Olympic team. There is a large cast of characters and the book features several play-by-play descriptions of CBA championship games, which is pretty cool. The author treats the subject with a lot of respect, and the book is very easy to read, even if you don't know the Chinese "pinyin" spelling. So, if you want to learn about Yao's early years, this book is enjoyable, informative, and a pleasure to read. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1980-    2. Basketball - General    3. Basketball players    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    9. China    10. Juvenile literature    11. National Basketball Association    12. Sports & Recreation - Basketball    13. Sports - General    14. Yao, Ming    15. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography   

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great book
i cannot express my review in only a thousand word ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    4. Business/Economics    5. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    6. Juvenile literature    7. Sports & Recreation - Racket Sports    8. Sports - General    9. Switzerland    10. Tennis players    11. Women tennis players   

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Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens was born in 1913 in Alabama.His mother and father or as they were sharecroppers.Jesse or as they called him "JC" was the youngest of his family.He was small and skinney. "JC" had a sickniss in his leg that his mother had to take out with a hot kichen knife.He calls that leg his lucky leg. Author's reply to review comparing bio and autobio
Jesse Owens' autobiography was written as something of aself-advertisement.Sadly, some of the more difficult aspects of his lifewere covered over or revised to make a happier life than he probablyexperienced.I tried to get to the bottom of some of the confusion arounddates and events, which forced me to disagree with what Mr. Owens hadwritten in some instances.

Good pictures, but the details don't agree with Jesse
Having read Jesse Owens autobiography, Jesse, I am less impressed with this book than I was with the autobiography.His autobiography differs in the details--such as whether or not he got married before or after hisfirst child was born, and alsospeculates about his opinions.It isopinionated in itself and doesn't give as objective a viewpoint as I woulddesire in a biography.However, the photographs are great, and let theviewer become acquainted with what the real Jesse Owens looked like, forthose who were not acquainted with him while he lived.Not bad, but Idon't recommend it too highly. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1913-    2. African Americans    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Cultural Heritage    5. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    6. Biography & Autobiography - People of Color    7. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    8. Biography/Autobiography    9. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    10. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    11. Juvenile literature    12. Owens, Jesse,    13. Track and field athletes    14. United States    15. Biography: general    16. Owens, Jesse   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Baseball    3. Baseball players    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    6. Children's 12-Up - Biography / Autobiography    7. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    8. Children: Grades 4-6    9. History    10. Humor - General    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Sports & Recreation - Baseball    14. Sports & Recreation - Miscellaneous    15. United States    16. Non-Classifiable   

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The best book in the history of history's history!!!
All american girl is the storyr of the golden oldies of the Womens National soccer team! It shows how some 10+ ordinary girls came together to make a HUGE difference in the history of sports! Best book ever!!!!!!

An inside look at true American Girls
This book is fantastic.It gives an inside look at each player to pass through the National team program for an extended period of time.Includes player interviews and a sort of "rap"sheet for each player, like their most embaressing soccer moment, their favorite number, and other interesting facts.I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in learning more about the Womens National team.Don't Miss it!!

All The Secrets Of The US Team Come Out
If you are a fan of any player on the US womens team and wonder what they do in there life (Yes they do have a life out side of soccer)this is the book for you.Your brothers picking on you saing girls cant play sports. Will now you can prove him wrong.Hand him this book tell him to read thefirst page, it will make him think twice before he makes fun of womenssoccer again.This book has each player tell about there life in and outof soccer.They tell of all the interesting hobbies they have and some ofam even rat on there team mates.If you buy this book and dont enjoyreading it you are not a true womens soccer fan. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography - Sports & Recreation    3. Children's 12-Up - Sports / Recreation    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Girls & Women    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Soccer for women    8. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    9. Sports & Recreation - Track & Field    10. U.S. Women's National Soccer T    11. United States    12. Women soccer players    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Sports & Recreation   

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Vaulable Research Tool
"Sky Kings" was one of the new books at the 1999 convention of the North American Society on Sports History. The Kentucky Public Libraries named it to their Suggested Reading List. Researchers at the Schomburg Research Center in Harlem, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., and the Association for Professional Basketball Research in Phoenix have all found the material useful and entertaining.

"SKY KINGS" BY BAYNE VIVID TALE OF NBA GLORY DAYS!!!
LOVE THE FRESH INSIGHT ,RARE PHOTOS,GREAT GIFT IDEA FOR TRIVIA MATERIAL, YOUNG FANS, OR HISTORIANS

BEST HOOPS HISTORY IVE READ BY FAR, RARE PHOTOS
IF YOU LOVE NBA OR GLOBETROTTER FOLKLORE, READ IT ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African American basketball pl    2. African American basketball players    3. African Americans    4. Basketball    5. Biography    6. Children's 12-Up - Sports / Recreation    7. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    8. History    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Sports & Recreation - Basketball