The Menstuff® library lists pertinent biographies.
Hawk, Tony,
Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder. The world's most
renowned skateboarder has been dubbed the Michael Jordan of
skateboarding. Now he tells his extraordinary story. From his
early days, when he couldn't afford to eat at Taco Bell, to
winning twleve world championships, to the rise of his
multimillion dollar company, Birdhouse, his story is an
inspiration for anyone who wants to follow a dream. In the book he
describes his journey from hyperactive "demon kid" with a 144 IQ
to world-class athlete - and his amazing relationship with his
father, who supported him without fail, from building skate ramps
for him in the yard to starting the National Skateboarding
Association. His road to superstardom hasn't been easy, however.
He tells of his rise to fame in the '80s, his crashing descent in
the early '90s, and his incredible comeback to where he is today:
at the top of the skateboarding world, and a devoted father and
husband. His striking autobiography delves deep into the world of
skateboarding, where you're only as good as your next trick. He
has invented close to fifty maneuvers, and made history by pulling
a 900-degree aerial turn in the 1999 X Games. Off the ramp,
he has soared to fame with his #1 selling Playstation video game,
Tony Hawk's Pro-Skater. His skating was the inspiration for
Tarsan's jungle movement in the Disney blockbuster Tarzan,
and he was featured in ad campaigns for Got Milk? and The Gap.
Learn about one of the greats who paved the way for the commercial
success of skateboarding. Regan Books, www.reganbooks.com,
2000 ISBN 0-06-019860-5 Buy
this book!
Kennedy, Maxwell Taylor, ed. Make Gentle the Life of This
World: The Vision of Robert F. Kennedy. Throughout the 1960s,
Robert F. Kennedy personally recorded ideas, ideals and principles
that spoke to his mind and his heart in a private journal. Now,
thirty years after Robert's tragic death, his son Maxwell Taylor
Kennedy has drawn from both this journal and his father's speeches
to offer the quintessence and the depth of this thinking. Filled
with energy and insight, this book is invigorating, and
thought-provoking portrait of a mind that shaped a generation and
of a man who lived for his country. Beautifully illustrated with
photos both public and private, some published here for the first
time, this commemorates how Robert F. Kennedy touched our hearts
and quickened our lives. Harcourt Brace & Co, 1998 Buy
This Book!
Wills, Garry, John Wayne’s America.
The Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lincoln at Gettysburg brings
his eloquence, wit and on-target perceptions of American life and
politics to this fascinating, well-drawn portrait of a
twentieth-century hero. In this work of great originality - the
biography of an idea - Garry Wills shows how John Wayne came to
embody American values and influenced our culture to a degree
unmatched by any other public figure of his time. Wayne’s
story is transformed into a compelling narrative about the
intersection of popular entertainment and political realities in
mid-twentieth-century America. Touchstone www.SimonSays.com
1998 Buy
This Book!
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