In the span of twelve months, America experienced the Woodstock Music Festival, Easy Rider, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, the Battle of Hamburger HIll, the birth of punk music, the Led Zeppelin invasion, the occupation of Alcatraz, and death at the Altamont Speedway. 1969 pushed the boudaries of stage (Oh!Calcutta!), screen (Midnight Cowboy), and print (Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex). We witnessed the genesis of gay rights...

Introduces the champion boxer, Evander Holyfield.

Introduces the Mexican American boxer whose skills won him a gold medal in the Olympics.

Introduces, in simple English and Spanish text, soccer star Alexi Lalas.

Introduces the homerun-hitting fielder for the Chicago Cubs, Sammy Sosa.

This book introduces Cobi Jones, star player for the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team.

Describes the life and record-breaking career of soccer star Mia Hamm.

This book introduces Jeff Gordon, the NASCAR driver who won the Daytona 500 in 1999.

This book introduces the player for the St. Louis Cardinals who set the home run record in 1998.

This book introduces the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, Doug Flutie, who has also played in the Canadian Football League.