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Viva el backs

an intimate portrait of the world's favourite football star
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David Ortiz

Introduces the career of baseball star David Ortiz, one of Major League Baseball's best clutch hitters, who helped lead the Red Sox to their first World Series championship in eighty-six years.
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Enrique Iglesias

Presents photographs and biographical information about young Latin singing star Enrique Iglesias, winner of the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Performance; and includes a time line, fact sheet, and word list.

Read about Alex Rodriguez

Provides an overview of the career of professional baseball player Alex Rodriguez.

Angelina Jolie

A brief biography of humanitarian Angelina Jolie that describes her childhood, her introduction to acting, and highlights from her professional career; and also provides information on how to write a biography.

By my brother's side

Introduces twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, who worked hard to overcome obstacles and become National Football League stars, one as running back for the New York Giants, the other as cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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David Ortiz

Profiles David Ortiz, Dominican-American professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox.
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David Beckham

soccer superstar
2006
A brief introduction to the life and achievements of David Beckham that focuses on his soccer career, discussing his family, childhood, success as a professional player, and work with UNICEF.
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Can't hurt me

2018
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare; poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him The Fittest (Real) Man in America.
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Unbecoming

a memoir of disobedience
2019
A memoir by a former United States Marine Captain redescribing her journey from dutiful daughter of immigrants to wide-eyed recruit to radical activist dedicated to effecting historic policy reform in the military.

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