Books in TAKING PART series

A biography of the young Japanese American skater who won the gold medal in women's figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Examines the life of the actor who became popular as Mr. Spock on the television series "Star Trek" and later branched out into writing poetry and directing some of the Star Trek films.

A brief biography of the CBS newsman, anchorman for television's longest-running news show.

A biography of the popular musician known as M. C. Hammer, who was the first rap performer to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100

A biography of the entertainer whose energetic choreography changed the look of cheerleading and rock videos and led to her multifaceted career

A close-up portrait of Wade Boggs reveals how the award-winning third baseman for the Boston Red Sox became one of the greatest hitters in the history of professional baseball and includes career statistics

A biography of the inventor of the telephone

A biography of the one-handed pitcher of the California Angels baseball team

A biography of the talented comedian whose comic movies have made him a Hollywood superstar

A biography of talk show host Oprah Winfrey, the first woman to own her own talk show and the first black woman to own her own production company

A biography of the star of four "Superman" films, whose dramatic career was cut short by a fractured spinal cord when he fell off a horse in 1995

Traces the life of Disney, including his poor childhood, his career as a cartoonist, the creation of his most famous cartoon characters, his film productions, and the building of Disneyland and Walt Disney World