Describes the friendship that began between twenty-year-old John Prendergast and seven-year-old Michael Mattocks, a boy who was living out of plastic bags and moving from one homeless shelter to the next, and explains how their relationship continued through the struggles they faced over the next twenty-five years.
Describes how seemingly mild-mannered Star Trek fan Sean Vincent Gillis murdered and then dismembered women in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for ten years, and how he was finally caught by the authorities.
Dale, Daytona, and the day that changed everything
Waltrip, Michael
2011
An account of the colorful NASCAR driver's career describes his hardscrabble upbringing and strained relationship with brother Darrell, while recounting his historic win at the 2001 Daytona 500 and the death of mentor Dale Earnhardt in the same race.
A memoir in which Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, describes his experiences growing up in North Carolina as the gay son of a fundamentalist preacher.
A biography of actor Brad Pitt, discussing his early life in Springfield, Missouri, his reasons for wanting to become an actor, his romantic relationships, and his film career.
Examines the epic career of basketball superstar Michael Jordan, discussing the forces in his life that have led him to pursue excellence in all his endeavors, whether on the court or off.
Profiles the basketball superstar, who retired from the Chicago Bulls at age thirty, played minor league baseball, and then returned to professional basketball in 1994.
