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A.J. Foyt

1996
A biography of the famous race car driver A.J. Foyt.

Get better or get beaten!

29 leadership secrets from GE's Jack Welch
2001
Corporate leader Jack Welch presents tips for CEOs and managers on being competitive visionaries, dealing with change, improving productivity by removing boundaries, and driving and sustaining growth.

Sandy Koufax

a lefty's legacy
2002
Chronicles the life and career of professional baseball player Sandy Koufax, focusing on the impact his career had on the history of America's favorite pasttime.

Shy Boy

the horse that came from the wild
2000
Photographs and text profile the relationship between horse trainer Monty Roberts and his wild mustang Shy Boy.

Manifest injustice

the true story of a convicted murderer and the lawyers who fought for his freedom
2013
Chronicles the case of William Macumber, a man who spent almost forty years in prison for a double homicide he denied committing, and examines the problems in the American judicial system.

Escape from the land of snows

the young Dalai Lama's harrowing flight to freedom and the making of a spiritual hero
2011
Documents the Dalai Lama's flight from Tibet to India in 1959, describing the violent uprising in Lhasa between Tibetan rebels and Chinese occupiers and the near-death incidents that the Buddhist spiritual leader endured.

My spiritual journey

personal reflections, teachings, and talks
2010
Details the author's spiritual journey, from his childhood memories, to being a Buddhist leader, to his continuing work for world peace, including his views on 9/11 and religious militancy, stopping bloodshed in Tibet, and humans' responsibility to the environment.

A healing family

1996
The author presents a portrait of the people closest to him, focusing on his son Hikari, born in 1963 with a growth on his brain that has left him with autism, poor vision, and a tendency to seizures, but who has an incredible gift for music through which he expresses his deepest emotions to his family and loved ones.

Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama

1989
Presents with photos and quotations the life story of Tenzin Gyatso, the present, though exiled, Dalai Lama of Tibet.

Why the Dalai Lama matters

his act of truth as the solution for China, Tibet, and the world
2008
Explores the popularity of the Dalai Lama and how he is attempting to restore Tibetan cultural and religion while at the same time keeping Tibet as part of China.

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