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Books in Lerner Sports Achievers Series series

  • Troy Aikman: Quick-Draw Quarterback

    Joel Dippold

    Hardcover (Lerner Publications, Sept. 16, 1994)
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  • Derek Jeter: Surefire Shortstop

    Robert Schnakenberg

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Nov. 1, 1998)
    Discusses the personal life and baseball career of the young man from Michigan who plays shortstop for the New York Yankees
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  • Pro Wrestling: From Carnivals to Cable TV

    Keith Elliot Greenberg

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Aug. 1, 2000)
    A history of professional wrestling from its roots in legitimate sport to its days as a carnival attraction followed by the growth of regional rivalries and culminating as television-centered entertainment.
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  • Troy Aikman: Quick Draw Quarterback

    Joel Dippold

    Paperback (First Avenue Editions, Sept. 1, 1994)
    Profiles the NFL's top-rated quarterback, discussing his college football experiences, Super Bowl wins, career with the Dallas Cowboys, and his activities off the field, including commercial endorsements and his country and western band
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  • Greg Maddux: Ace

    John Albert Torres

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 1997)
    A biography of the ace pitcher who won the Cy Young award four times and who currently plays for the Atlanta Braves
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  • Scottie Pippen: Reluctant Superstar

    Robert Schnakenberg

    Paperback (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Examines the life and basketball career of one of the key players for the Chicago Bulls and a member of the 1992 and 1996 Olympic "Dream Teams"
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  • Julie Foudy: Soccer Superstar

    Jeff Savage

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Sept. 1, 1999)
    A biography of the young woman from southern California who starred at Stanford University and was a co-captain of the gold medal winning U.S. women's Olympic soccer team in 1996
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  • The Story of Karate: From Buddhism to Bruce Lee

    Luana Metil, Jace Townsend

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 1995)
    A complete history of the martial art of karate, which teaches mastery over body and mind, chronicles its growth from the meditations of Chinese monks to the worldwide force that it has become.
  • Andre Agassi: Reaching the Top-Again

    Jeff Savage

    Paperback (Lerner Pub Group, June 1, 1997)
    A biography of the talented and colorful tennis player who won the Wimbledon championship in 1992 and earned the number one ranking in 1995
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  • Juli Furtado: Rugged Racer

    Morgan Hughes

    Paperback (Lerner Pub Group, March 1, 1998)
    Describes how Juli Furtado, a promising downhill skier before knee injuries finished her career at the age of sixteen, became a champion mountain biker
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  • Tiger Woods: King of the Course

    Jeff Savage

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, Jan. 1, 1998)
    A biography of the talented young golfer who won his first U.S. Amateur Championship in 1994 at age 19 and was named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year in 1996
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  • Paul Kariya: Hockey Magician

    Jeff Savage

    Library Binding (Lerner Pub Group, April 1, 1998)
    A biography of this young Japanese-Canadian hockey player who plays for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
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