1938-

A biography of the first woman ever to attempt to race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Describes how entrepreneur Philip Knight developed the successful Nike company.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recounts her rise to power as Africa's first woman president, describing how she overcame abuse, imprisonment, and exile to become president of the Republic of Liberia in January 2006, and describing her efforts to bring social justice and democracy to her country and its people.

Foreman's account of his wartime childhood in the 1940s in the village of Pakefield, England.

A biography of the professional basketball player, nicknamed the "Big O," who overcame poverty and racism to become what some consider the best all-around player of all time.

Profiles the life and forty-year legacy of basketball great Jerry West.

Profiles the Los Angeles Rams' football player whose techniques changed the way coaches and fans thought about defense and caused him to be named "Defensive End of the Century" by Sports Illustrated.

Tomiko Higa tells the story of how she survived the Battle of Okinawa during World War II at the age of seven after she became separated from her family.

Presents a biography of professional dancer Rudolf Nureyev, and chronicles his impoverished childhood in Russia, early interest in the ballet, his defection from the Soviet Union,and his rise to stardom in the ballet.

The author presents a collection of eleven stories told to his daughter about life and living in Kenya, Africa and recalls the landscape, animals, and people of the region.