Coffey, Wayne R

Tells the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and their upset of the Soviet Union team to win the gold medal. Coach Herb Brooks took a group of college kids with unusual chemistry, and, with a fierce determination and unconventional coaching methods, he molded them into a winning team. Includes updates of the players and coaches and how their Lake Placid Olympic win shaped the rest of their lives.

Chronicles the winning season of the women's basketball team from Gallaudet University, the world's only university for the deaf.

Teenagers reveal their feelings, thoughts, and secrets about alcohol.

Explains the origins of Congress, its structure and function, the differences between the two houses, the committee and seniority systems, the process by which a bill becomes a law, and how a seat in Congress is gained.

A self-help guide for teenagers with alcoholic parents, discussing alcoholism, methods of dealing with it, and where to go for help.

A biography of the track star who overcame childhood illness and racial prejudice to win four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics.

A biography of the Soviet gymnast who won three gold medals in the 1972 Olympics and returned to win another in 1976.

Recalls events at the 1980 Winter Olympics where the young talented United States hockey team stunned the world by winning a gold medal.