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Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio?

Relates the life and baseball career of Joe DiMaggio using archival footage and interviews with players, sports writers and biographers.

Pablo Picasso

Introduces the life and art of twentieth-century Spanish artist Pablo Picasso through a retrospective of the paintings, sculptures, prints, and ceramics he created at different periods of his long career.

Amelia Earhart

queen of the air
Looks at the life of aviatrix Amelia Earhart, the first woman pilot to cross the Atlantic solo, who vanished without a trace while she was attempting to fly around the world.

Anastasia

her true story
Examines the life of Anastasia Romanov, the youngest daughter of the last czar of Russia, discussing the massacre of her family in 1918 and the claims of Anna Anderson, who, beginning in 1922, argued for sixty years that she was the supposedly dead princess.

Sidney Poitier

one bright light
Explores the life and career of Sidney Poitier through his body of work and through the words of his colleagues and admirers.

Barbara Walters

television host and producer
A biography of the television journalist who helped reshape the role of women in television news.

Abigail Adams

First Lady
Describes the life of Abigail Adams and her successful fulfillment of such roles as wife, mother, teacher, correspondent, and First Lady.

Damian Lillard

"Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard is one of the NBA's . . . scorers. Learn how he became a superstar and see what he does on and off the court to be the best"--Provided by publisher.

Cody Bellinger

A brief biography of professional baseball player Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers, who was unanimously voted the National League Rookie of the Year for 2017.

Christian Yelich

A brief biography of professional baseball player Christian Yelich, an outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers.

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