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"Actor, model, and activist Duany's tale of going from being a Sudanese child soldier to becoming an activist for Sudan"--Kirkus reviews.

Presents basic information about the professional basketball player and star shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.

"Explores the life of Kobe Bryant, including his childhood, early basketball career, his many individual accomplishments, and his NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the life and career of Chad Ochocinco, a wide receiver for the New England Patriots football team.

Simple text and photographs highlight the career of professional basketball player Kobe Bryant.

The author, a Rhodes scholar and combat veteran, analyzes factors that influenced him as well as another man of the name and from the same neighborhood who was drawn into a life of drugs and crime and ended up serving life in prison, focusing on the influence of relatives, mentors, and social expectations that could have led either of them on different paths.

A biography of NASCAR driver Kurt Busch, chronicling his racing career, and looking at his life away from the track.

Douglas is born into wealth, privilege, and comfort. His father a superstar, his mother a beautiful socialite, his grandfather a legend. But by the age of 32 he had become a drug addict, an armed robber, and-- after a DEA drug bust-- a convicted drug dealer sentenced to five years in prison. In prison he began to reverse his savage transformation, to understand the psychological turmoil that has tormented him for years, and prepare for what will be a profoundly challenging, but eventually deeply satisfying and successful re-entry into society at large.

Presents a brief biography of WWE wrestler Sheamus, describing his personality and signature moves, as well as tracking his rise through the ranks to become WWE champion.