Knapp, Ron

A biography of the basketball superstar, from his childhood in Alabama through his years at Auburn University to his career with the Philadelphia 76ers and the Phoenix Suns.

Features the life and career of the retired basketball player, who is considered by sports experts and fans to be the best player to ever play in the NBA.

Profiles the personal life and tennis career of the showy winner of the 1992 Wimbledon championship.

Profiles the life of the New York Yankees shortstop, from his childhood in Michigan through his first four years with the Yankees, discussing his popularity and three World Championships.

Tells of the life and career of National Hockey League player Mario Lemieux.

Discusses the process of mummification as well as the individual histories of four real mummies--The Iceman, King Tut, Tollund Man, and The Lady--and of plaster mummies from Pompeii and how they have advanced historical and scientific knowledge.

Describes the life cycles, habits, and sometimes deadly effect on humans of animals who live on blood including mosquitoes, vampire bats, head lice, lampreys, fleas, and leeches.

"Read about these American Generals of WW II including Henry H. Arnold, Omar N. Bradley, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Curtis E. LeMay, Douglas MacArthur, George C. Marshall, George S. Patton, Matthew B. Ridgway, Holland M. Smith and Joseph W. Stilwell"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the talented football player who won the Heisman Trophy at Oklahoma State University and has become a star running back for the Detroit Lions.

Discusses the life and career of the basketball player who led the Detroit Pistons to a dominant position in the NBA in the late 1980s.