sports

Tiki and Ronde Barber are ready to graduate from the Peewee League and hit the field as starting football players for the Hidden Valley Eagles. But junior high is a lot bigger than elementary school. The competition for starting spots is stiff, and seniority rules. If Tiki and Ronde make it past tryouts and cuts, will they get the chance to play, or will they have to spend the season watching from the bench with the other seventh graders?subject: fiction, sports, African American characters, friendship.

The author, a New York Times reporter, argues that we can learn a lot about the men who have occupied the Oval Office by observing the way they play golf. He presents research on the games (and presidencies) of the 14 of the last 17 presidents who have been golfers, describing their games and recounting the repartee between the presidents, their fellow golfers, and the author, who personally played rounds with several recent presidents. B&w photographs with humorous commentary. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Julius Erving (Dr. J) is one of the greatest professional basketball players of all time. This is his story.

45 illustrated lesson designed to improve your golf game from golf's all time great Jack Nicklaus.

Explores the racial disparities in sports, including how sports became segregated, the persistence of racial stereotyping, and strategies for change.

Discusses the sports and games played by Native American tribes, how these games were played, and the reasons both religious and social for each contest.

A collection of essays exploring Mexican Americans' involvement in community-based, interscholastic, and professional sports in the United States over the last century.

Every year thousands flock to the exclusive resort of Les Hauts des Aigles to watch the Race du Diable, the most thrilling downhill race in the world. This year six champions will compete for the prize, a rare diamond donated by a mysterious Russian billionaire. Caught up in their own secret plots and passions, people are unaware of a silent killer waiting for them in the mountains. When the avalanche comes, only three things can save them; fate, courage and the will to live.