Jesse OwensLerner Publications and the A&E Television Networks have teamed up to create Biography for young readers. With highly accessible text and engaging photographs, this engrossing collection offers in-depth profiles of some of the world's most interesting figures. |
Contents
Introduction | 7 |
Schoolboy Sensation | 25 |
College Bound | 31 |
Berlin | 45 |
Going Home | 61 |
Running for Money | 69 |
The Worlds Fastest Manager | 79 |
Changing Times | 93 |
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