Maraniss, David

A biography of United States President Barack Obama and his parents, discussing his early childhood, relationship with his family, and his travels to Africa to meet the Kenyan members of his family.

A biography of major league baseball player Roberto Clemente, chronicling his childhood in Nicaragua, his eighteen distinguished seasons, his charity work, and his tragic death.

Presents parallel accounts of what was happening on October 17-18, 1967 in Vietnam with the Black Lion battalion of the First Infantry Division, on the Madison campus of the University of Wisconsin where students were protesting against Dow Chemical, and in Washington D.C. where pressures were mounting to end the war.

A biography examining all aspects of President Clinton's life, from his youth to 1991, when he announces his candidacy for the nation's highest office.

A biography of legendary coach Vince Lombardi, discussing his early life in Brooklyn; his devotion to the principles of family, religion, and sports; and the philosophies that made him so successful in his profession.

A biography of major league baseball player Roberto Clemente, chronicling his childhood in Nicaragua, his eighteen distinguished season, his charity work, and his tragic death.

A biography of legendary coach Vince Lombardi, discussing his early life in Brooklyn; his devotion to the principles of family, religion, and sports; and the philosophies that made him so successful in his profession.