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Great moments in football

2002
Recounts ten high points in the history of football, including the first NFL Championship game to be televised, the "Immaculate Reception" by Franco Harris in 1972, and the comeback by the Buffalo Bills in the 1993 AFC play-off game.

Great moments in basketball

2002
Recounts ten high points in the history of basketball, including Wilt Chamberlain's one hundred-point game, eight consecutive NBA championships won by the Boston Celtics, and the Houston Comets winning the first four WNBA championships.

John Paul Getty

billionaire oilman
2001
An illustrated biography of John Paul Getty, looking at how he accumulated his multi-billion-dollar fortune in the oil business, and discussing his philanthropic activities in his later life.

Elizabeth Arden

beauty empire builder
2001
A biography of Elizabeth Arden, looking at how she achieved success as a makeup entrepreneur by setting out to change public opinion about women who used cosmetics.

Heroin

2003
Discusses the history of heroin, its physiological and societal effects, and the extreme difficulty of fighting heroin abuse, both on an individual and a national basis.

Golf

2001
Discusses the origins and evolution of the game of golf including memorable events, key personalities, and the game's history.

Football

2001
An illustrated chronicle of American football's evolution, describing the first leagues and the sport's great events and heroes up to the twenty-first century; also includes a bibliography and lists of awards and statistics.

The Eiffel Tower

2001
An illustrated chronicle of the building of the Eiffel Tower; also includes a chronology, a glossary, and a bibliography.

Basketball

2001
Traces the history of basketball from its humble beginnings to the twenty-first century.

Baseball

2001
Discusses the origins and evolution of the game of baseball, as well as memorable events and key personalities in the game's history.

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