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The life of Evel Knievel, professional motorcycle stuntman who will try jumping over almost anything, including the Snake River Canyon.

Deborah Lipstadt chronicles the events surrounding the trial in which David Irving sued Lipstadt for libel over her statements claiming Irving was one of the most dangerous spokespersons of the Holocaust denial movement.

A brief biography of the professional motorcycle daredevil.

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.