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Some of nature's shyest animals, tapirs are hard to find, and therefore hard to study. Lowland tapirs are rapidly disappearing from their home in Brazil--but scientist Pati Medici hopes to change that.

Chuck Klosterman recounts the experiences he had while driving across the United States in search of the ultimate rock and roll dream.

Profiles the life and career of United States female soccer player Mia Hamm.

A biography of record-breaking soccer player who helped the United States win a gold medal in soccer in the 1996 Olympics and the Women's World Cup in 1999.

The life story of the Czechoslovakian-born hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins who is one of the most talented and promising players in the National Hockey League.

In graphic art format, describes the friendship between two roommates on the MTV show "Real World, " one of whom died of AIDS.

Kate Holden recounts her descent into heroin addiction and prostitution, describing how she managed to fight her addictions and demons to reclaim her life and find happiness once again.

Biography of the NBA basketball star from New Jersey.

Highlights the lives of two champions of Muslim women's rights, Islam critic Ayaan Hirsi Ali and neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, to examine the role women have played in the conflict between radical Islam and the West.

The companion book to a prime-time PBS series airing in fall 2008. Mario Batali and Mark Bittman are single-minded, food-obsessed friends who are constantly on the lookout for the food, wine, and cooking that is unique to Spain--and in this TV series they find it. Actresses Gwyneth Paltrow and Claudia Bassols are eager to enjoy all the pleasures the country has to offer. The four of them on the road together make for a fun showcase of the pleasures of Spain, including road trip adventures, and the country's art, history, culture, and music, as it's never been seen before--all in the course of an anything-goes road trip.--From publisher description.