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A red-tailed hawk named Bucket

1980
The Walligs acquire a four-month-old "baby" hawk from a pet shop, raise him to maturity, and teach him to fly and hunt. When the time comes for Bucket to go to a new home, he escapes to freedom and finds a mate.

Sting like a bee

the Muhammad Ali story
1971

Boltzmann's tomb

travels in search of science
2011
Bill Green provides stories and observations about his life experiences involving science, and recounts his visits to the workplaces and graves of many famous scientists who devoted their lives and research to the scientific cause.

Muhammad Ali

2006
A biography of former heavyweight boxing champion, Muhammad Ali that profiles his childhood, famous fights, and conversion to Islam.

Muhammad Ali

"I am the greatest"
2011
A biography of boxing legend Muhammad Ali, discussing his early struggles with racism, rise to fame as a world heavyweight champion, personal hardships, including his refusal to be drafted during the Vietnam War, and legacy.

Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il

2004
A biography of two Korean leaders, father and son, whose policies of self-reliance and self-defense are intended to lead to their primary goal--a united Korea.

Dark Star

an oral biography of Jerry Garcia
1997
Biography based on interviews with those closest to him looking at his life, career, relationships, and influence on other musicians.

Son of a preacher man

my search for grace in the shadows
2001
Jay Bakker, son of televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, discusses what it was like to grow up in his parents' shadow.

Muhammad Ali

2000
Text and photographs tell the story of heavyweight boxing champion Cassius Clay, who changed his name to Muhammad Ali when he became a Muslim. Describes his controversial career in which he was stripped of his title and boxing license when he refused to be inducted into the army during the Vietnam War and later regained the heavyweight championship.

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