1952-

A biography of the basketball player whose performance at UCLA twice won him the nation's outstanding amateur athlete award.

In 1896, ten-year-old Sam Deal and Ginger, the wild horse he has tamed, assist an African American lifesaving crew as they attempt to rescue survivors of a shipwreck off the Outer Banks of North Carolina.

Mary Childers discusses how her mother's many failed relationships and her childhood spent in poverty influenced the choices she has made and her goals in life.

Mark Edmundson chronicles the dramatic transformation his life underwent after one of his high-school teachers managed to get under his skin and inspire him to learn and love.

A biography of the controversial captain of the Portland Trail Blazers who has strong opinions about athletes' public and private lives.

A collection of humorous social criticism written by the late Douglas Adams.

Presents a collection of the first-hand accounts of naturalist Eric Dinerstein's encounters studying wildlife in remote parts of the globe.

Martha Morrison tells about her seventeen-year addiction to drugs and alcohol and her recovery.

Chronicles Russia's efforts to recover and reassert itself as a world power after the financial collapse of 1998, describing how the region used its oil-based power to build a stronger, more stable government and economy.