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Sammy Sosa: an authorized biography (Latinos in Baseball Ser.)
By Carrie Muskat. 1999
Biography of the record-breaking baseball player from the Dominican Republic. Sammy Sosa was raised in poverty, but his athletic ability…
led him to his first professional sports contract at age sixteen. Sosa also became well known for his generosity in providing assistance to his family and homeland. For grades 5-8El Duque: the story of Orlando Hernández
By Kenneth LaFreniere, Kenny Lafreniere. 1999
Biography of Cuban-born baseball player Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, who was a star pitcher on the island's national team. When…
he was banished from sports after his brother defected, Orlando also decided to flee and later joined the New York Yankees. For grades 5-8. 1999Baseball: a history of the national pastime (Watts History of Sports)
By Mark Stewart, Mark Alan Stewart. 1998
Focusses on baseball's evolution, momentous events, and key personalities like Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, and Greg Maddux. Examines how social,…
financial, and organizational issues influence this sport and why, with its century and a half of traditions, baseball remains an important part of American culture. For high school and older readersThe life and times of composer Ludwig Van Beethoven, born in 1770. He began losing his hearing as a young…
adult but was able to communicate and to pursue his musical career by using an ear trumpet and various devices. By the age of forty-eight he was totally deaf, but he continued working despite this challenge and several debilitating bouts of illness. For grades 6-9 and older readersJim Abbott: major league pitcher (Great Achievers Ser.Great Achievers)
By Norman L Macht, Norman L. Macht. 1994
Highlights the career of major league baseball player Jim Abbott, who was born in 1967 without a right hand. Discusses…
other disabled ball players from the past. Introduction by Jerry Lewis. For grades 5-8Lou Gehrig (Baseball legends)
By Norman L Macht, Norman L. Macht, Earl Weaver. 1993
A portrait of baseball's legendary "Iron Horse," who set more than twenty major league records and had a lifetime batting…
average of .340. Describes his athletic youth and his fourteen-year career with the New York Yankees, which ended suddenly in 1939 after he was stricken with an incurable disease. For grades 6-9Aretha Franklin: Lady Soul (Impact Biographies Ser.)
By Leslie Gourse. 1995
Life story of the legendary gospel, blues, and soul singer. The author discusses Franklin's struggles--being an unwed teenage mother, enduring…
two troubled marriages, and suffering legal and tax problems--as well as her triumphs: sixteen Grammy awards, seventeen top-ten records, and national acclaim for her powerful singing. For junior and senior high readersWorld Series classics
By Dan Gutman. 1994
Play-by-play narrations of what the author considers to be the five most exciting World Series in the history of baseball:…
1912, 1924, 1947, 1975, and 1991. Conveys the drama and suspense of the action-filled games, complete with interesting facts and anecdotes. For grades 5-8Born in Puerto Rico in 1931, Moreno moved with her mother to New York as a young child. Suntree tells…
how Moreno became an actress and was the first Hispanic woman to win an Oscar, which she received for her role in the film West Side Story. Also discusses Moreno's work on stage, in television, and in recordings that led to her being the first performer to win all four top entertainment awards. For grades 5-8 and older readersLast train to Memphis: the rise of Elvis Presley
By Peter Guralnick. 1994
In the first part of a projected two-volume biography, Guralnick describes the shy Tennessee boy who doted on his parents,…
loved to sing, and took his guitar to school each day. Elvis's quick rise to fame is detailed, as is his shock when, though a star, he is drafted into the army. Sure that he will soon be forgotten, Elvis is further devastated by the death of his "best girl," his adored mother. Strong languageLinda Ronstadt: Mexican-American Singer (Hispanics of Achievement Ser.Hispanics of Achievement)
By Melissa Amdur, Richard Amdur. 1993
Linda Ronstadt was born in Tucson, Arizona, in 1946, the daughter of an accomplished musician of German and Mexican ancestry.…
As a young child, Ronstadt loved music and singing more than anything else. In 1964 she moved to Los Angeles to launch her career. She has since won Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance (1974), Best Pop Female Vocalist (1976), and Best Performance by a Mexican American (1987). For grades 5-8 and older readersHenry Aaron: Baseball Great (Black Americans of Achievement Ser.Black Americans of Achievement)
By Nathan I. Huggins, Richard Scott Rennert, Richard S. Rennert. 1993
Henry ("Hank") Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1934. As a young child, Aaron shared with his father a…
love of baseball. In 1952 he signed with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League. A year later, joining the Jacksonville Tars, Aaron was among the first wave of African-American major-league players in the South. He is regarded as one of the game's greatest, most productive, and most valued players. For grades 5-8 and older readersSatchel Paige: Baseball Great (Black Americans of Achievement Ser.Black Americans of Achievement)
By David Shirley, Nathan I. Huggins. 1993
LeRoy ("Satchel") Paige was born in Mobile, Alabama, around 1906. In 1948, at the age of forty-two, Paige became the…
first black pitcher in the American League and the oldest rookie ever. For the quarter century through 1945-- during the best years of Paige's career--baseball was segregated, and the talented pitcher had been limited to the Negro leagues where he starred with the Kansas City Monarchs. For grades 5-8 and older readersFranz Schubert (Composer's world.)
By Wendy Thompson. 1991
Franz was quite happy when he was accepted at a school where he could have music lessons and play in…
the orchestra. He wanted nothing more than to be a musician, but like his father, he became a schoolteacher. Throughout his short life, Franz somehow found time to write one beautiful song after another, and sometimes he worked his melodic themes into his instrumental music. Junior High. 1991.Joseph Haydn (Composer's world)
By Wendy Thompson. 1991
A pleasing voice gained Haydn a place in his uncle's school and his first music lessons at age six. Soon…
his voice drew the attention of the choirmaster of St. Stephen's in Vienna. After his dismissal from St. Stephen's for playing tricks, Haydn began teaching rich children and sometimes famous pupils too. Later, Papa Haydn worked for the Esterhazy family while he composed music with lots of surprises. For grades 6-9 and older readersLouis Armstrong: Musician (Black Americans of achievement)
By Sam Tanenhaus. 1989
A biography of the famous trumpeter who was one of the first great improvisers in jazz history. Tanenhaus explains the…
social and racial climate that shaped Armstrong's career and discusses the unique character of his music. For junior and senior high readers. 1989.Marian Anderson (Impact Biographies Ser.)
By Charles Patterson. 1988
A biography of the opera and concert singer, who, among other achievements, was the first African-American soloist to perform with…
the Metropolitan Opera Company. Marian Anderson was born in South Philadelphia in 1902. The author shows how Anderson's enormous talent, hard work, and unfailing determination led to her success first in Europe, and then in America. For junior and senior high and older readersThe Michael Jackson story
By Nelson George. 1984
Long walk home: reflections on Bruce Springsteen
By Richard Russo, Eric Alterman, David L. Ulin, Paul Muldoon, Wesley Stace, Elijah Wald, Daniel Wolff, Peter Ames Carlin, Regina Barreca, Greil Marcus, Kenneth Womack, June Skinner Sawyers, Jim Cullen, Dermot Bolger, Deepa Iyer, Jefferson Cowie, A. O. Scott, Joel Dinerstein, Nancy Bishop, Gillian G. Gaar, Louis Masur, Natalie Adler, Martyn Joseph, Lauren Onkey, Colleen Sheehy, Frank Stefanko, Irwin Streight, Wayne Swan, Jonathan D. Cohen. 2019
A compilation of twenty-six essays in tribute to musician Bruce Springsteen from a wide range of contributors including music critics,…
novelists, scholars, and ardent fans. The essays discuss how Springsteen's music impacted them personally, as well as his broader cultural influence. 2019Baseball's leading lady: Effa Manley and the rise and fall of the Negro Leagues
By Andrea Williams. 2021
The true story of Effa Manley, the first and only woman in the Baseball Hall of Fame, and highlights her…
ownership role in the Negro Leagues leading up to the integration of Major League Baseball. For grades 5-8. 2021