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Days of Grace: A Memoir Arthur Ashe List Price: $6.99 Amazon Price: $5.59 You Save: $1.40 (20%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Mass Market Paperback (June 1994)

Synopsis A tireless crusader for racial and social justice, a triumphant star in the all-white world of professional tennis, an outspoken voice on AIDS issues--Arthur Ashe was all of these and more. Gone too soon, Ashe has left behind an eloquent testament to his deepest beliefs with this book.

Arthur Ashe: Of Tennis and the Human Spirit Marvin Martin List Price: $24.00 Amazon Price: $16.80 You Save: $7.20 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reading level: Young Adult School & Library Binding - 160 pages (March 1999)

Arthur Ashe: Portrait in Motion Arthur Ashe, Frank Deford Amazon Price: $11.95 Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Paperback - 278 pages Reprint edition (September 1993)

Synopsis Between Wimbledon 1973 and Wimbledon 1974 top tennis professional Arthur Ashe played center court on five continents, made 129 airplane trips, slept in 71 different beds, and traveled 165,000 miles. The dramatic diary he kept throughout that time on and off the court is the basis of this book.

Arthur Ashe on Tennis: Strokes, Strategies, Traditions, Players, Psychology and Wisdom Arthur Ashe List Price: $20.00 Amazon Price: $14.00 You Save: $6.00 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 143 pages (April 1995)

Synopsis Featuring introductions by Billie Jean King, Lori McNeil, John McPhee, and George Vecsey, this collection of invaluable instructional advice and tennis wisdom from the late Arthur Ashe is infused with the finest insights of a great man and a great tennis mind. Also Available: Paperback ($8.00)

A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete 1619-1918 Arthur Ashe List Price: $29.95 Amazon Price: $20.97 You Save: $8.98 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover (June 1993)

Synopsis This informative book gives readers the whole history of blacks in baseball, from its infancy in black colleges to the present, covering the establishment of both major leagues and the Negro Leagues, Jackie Robinson's reintegration of professional sports, and Curt Flood's struggle to establish a free agency.

A Hard Road to Glory: A History of the African-American Athlete Since 1946 Arthur H. Ashe Jr., Arthur R. Ashe List Price: $39.95 Amazon Price: $27.97 You Save: $11.98 (30%) Hardcover (June 1993)

Synopsis This informative book gives readers the whole history of blacks in baseball, from its infancy in black colleges to the present, covering the establishment of both major leagues and the Negro Leagues, Jackie Robinson's reintegration of professional sports, and Curt Flood's struggle to establish a free agency.

Arthur Ashe: Citizen of the World (Video) List Price: $12.95 Amazon Price: $10.99 You Save: $1.96 (15%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours.

The Best That I Can Be: An Autobiography Rafer Johnson, et al List Price: $23.95 Amazon Price: $16.77 You Save: $7.18 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Hardcover - 256 pages (September 1998)

Amazon.com Review After Rafer Johnson abandoned the Texas slums for the idyllic but all-white California town of Kingsburg, he adopted the rallying cry of "be the best that I can be." This cry defines the young African American's character and drives Johnson through racism and poverty to stardom on the track field at UCLA and to a dramatic Olympic gold in 1960. It helps him work graveyard shifts and serve burgers, as he trains for the grueling 10-event decathlon. And it spurs Johnson to run faster, leap higher, and throw farther than any other decathlete in history, despite injury, fatigue, and political pressure from cold war governments. (At a 1958 meet in Moscow, his "summit meeting" with Russian decathlete Vasily Kuznetsov is labeled as the clash of Communism versus the free world.) But it's Rafer's wealth of accomplishments off the track that make this modestly recounted memoir one that must be told. His colorful life includes a stint as a Hollywood actor, a brief broadcasting career, friendships with Tom Brokaw, Muhammad Ali, and Marlon Brando, and a fling with feminist Gloria Steinem. Even more intriguing is his intimate relationship with the Kennedy family that sadly derails when Robert F. Kennedy is assassinated. Rafer--who helped wrestle the gun away from Sirhan Sirhan--is deeply affected by his friend's death, but plows forward to champion goodwill projects such as Eunice Kennedy's Special Olympics. It's standard fare for Rafer Johnson and yet another example of his commitment to be the best he can be. Also Available: Paperback ($9.56) | Large Print ($24.95)

A Kind of Grace: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Female Athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, et al List Price: $23.00 Amazon Price: $16.10 You Save: $6.90 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Hardcover - 320 pages (October 1997)

Amazon.com Review The best sports stories are about overcoming overwhelming odds, confronting adversity, and--with a magical combination of skill, will, impossibly hard work, and determination--beating back the obstacles and triumphing with grace. It's no surprise, then, that Jackie Joyner-Kersee, multi-Olympic champion, All-American basketball star, and all-around inspiration and role model would include "Grace" in the title of her stirring autobiography; through her long careers, she has been both its beneficiary and its embodiment. Her journey from the poverty of East St. Louis to international fame and accomplishment is a marvelous tale of courage and conviction, which she movingly relates with passion, humor, honesty, and, of course, grace. Also Available: Audio Cassette ($14.38)

Jackie Joyner-Kersee: Champion Athlete Geri Harrington Amazon Price: $19.95 Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Also Available: Paperback ($7.96)

Beach Volleyball Karch Kiraly, et al List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $13.56 You Save: $3.39 (20%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 176 pages (February 1999)

Synopsis Specific to off-court volleyball, this book covers all the important skills, techniques, training exercises, and competitive tips needed to win. 11 illustrations. 140 photos.

The Sand Man: An Autobiography Karch Kiraly List Price: $22.95 Amazon Price: $16.07 You Save: $6.88 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 256 pages (April 1999)

From the Publisher Karch Kiraly is a three-time Olympic gold medal winner in volleyball competition (1984, 1988, and 1996), and he plans to go for an unprecedented fourth medal at the 2000 Olympic games in Sydney, Australia. In his own words, Karch describes the secret to his success at the game of volleyball and how he has managed to maintain a grounded family life. Winning at volleyball and the game of life, Karch Kiraly is an inspiration to all.

Corey Pavin's Shootmaking Corey Pavin, et al List Price: $14.00 Amazon Price: $11.20 You Save: $2.80 (20%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Paperback - 256 pages (July 1997)

Synopsis Despite the fact that he is out-driven by golf's heavy hitters, Corey Pavin consistently beats the competition with his mastery of shotmaking. Now he provides hands-on lessons to help any player become a more aggressive shotmaker. Filled with invaluable information on stroking technique, wedge wizardry, grren-reading secrets, and more, Shotmaking is designed to help readers make even the toughest shots.

Baseball's Great Experiment: Jackie Robinson and His Legacy Jules Tygiel Amazon Price: $35.00 Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 432 pages Expanded edition (June 1997)

Synopsis When it was first published in 1983, Baseball's Great Experiment received glowing praise from virtually all quarters. It tells the story of one of the most explosive and far-reaching episodes in American sports history--Jackie Robinson's breaking of baseball's color barrier in 1946--and traces the entire, painfully slow process of desegration. 22 halftones. Also Available: Paperback ($14.36)

I Never Had It Made: An Autobiography Jackie Robinson, Alfred Duckett List Price: $24.00 Amazon Price: $16.80 You Save: $7.20 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover Reprint edition (May 1995)

Synopsis One of baseball's greatest legends tells his straightforward story about what it took to break into the white world of professional sports. Tremendous talent and a momentous opportunity brought him to the historic position of being the first black man to play in the major leagues. Photos. Also Available: Audio Cassette ($6.39)

Jackie Robinson: A Biography Arnold Rampersad List Price: $27.50 Amazon Price: $19.25 You Save: $8.25 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Hardcover - 448 pages (September 1997) Also Available: Paperback ($12.60) | Audio Cassette (Abridged) ($19.20, Levar Burton [Reader]) | Large Print ($27.50, 4-6 weeks shipping)

The Jackie Robinson Reader: Perspectives on an American Hero; Writings by and about Jackie Robinson Jackie Robinson, Jules Tygiel (Editor) List Price: $23.95 Amazon Price: $16.77 You Save: $7.18 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Hardcover - 278 pages (March 1997)

Book Description Jackie Robinson changed the face of baseball and captured the attention and hearts of America when he strode onto Ebbett's Field on Opening Day, 1947, as a Brooklyn Dodger. He broke baseball's color line, paved the way for African-American players in all professional sports, and became a pivotal figure in the struggle for racial equality. The Jackie Robinson Reader gathers together writings that demonstrate the cultural impact of Robinson's actions and the life of the man himself. In addition to Robinson's own words, there are contributions from some of baseball's greatest figures, including: A previously unpublished manuscript by Arthur Mann, Branch Rickey's confidant, on why he chose to sign Robinson An excerpt from Roger Kahn's legendary Boys of Summer Actor Woody Strode's memories of his days playing football with Robinson at UCLA A notable exchange of correspondence between Robinson and activist Malcolm X A never-before-published 1946 report from the Major League Steering Committee, which defends the exclusion of blacks from the major leagues. The Jackie Robinson Reader covers the entirety of Robinson's life, creating a definitive work on the man, one no baseball fan will want to be without. Also Available: Paperback ($11.16)

Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait Rachel Robinson et al. Amazon Price: $14.98 Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Hardcover - 240 pages (April 1998)

Amazon.com Review This rich collection of 301 black-and-white photographs, published in time for the 50th anniversary of the integration of professional baseball in 1947, chronicles the life of Jackie Robinson, one of America's most beloved--and least-known--sports heroes. Robinson's stoicism allowed him to endure racist taunts and mistreatment as the first black major leaguer, but it also kept his fans, and even his family, from seeing beyond the quiet dignity that characterized his public persona. Robinson died prematurely at age 53, having admitted that "I had too much stored up inside." From these photos, and the text co-authored by Lee Daniel, a more full idea of Robinson, the man, emerges.

Jackie Robinson: Between the Baselines Glenn Stout et al Amazon Price: $19.95 Availability: On Order; usually ships within 1-2 weeks. Paperback - 204 pages (May 1997)

Synopsis Featuring essays by David Halberstam, Red Smith, Wendell Smith, Ira Berkow, Luke Salisbury, and many others, this book assesses, in great detail, the playing career of Jackie Robinson, from college through the major leagues, as well as his transformation from major league rookie to All-Star second baseman. 175 photos.

A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson David A. Adler List Price: $15.95 Amazon Price: $11.17 You Save: $4.78 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reading level: Ages 4-8 School & Library Binding (September 1994) Also Available: Paperback ($5.56)

Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson Barry Denenberg Amazon Price: $9.85 Turtleback Reissue edition (April 1997) Availability: This title is currently on back order. We do not have a reprint date for this title, but we expect to be able to ship it to you within 3-5 weeks.

Synopsis Jackie Robinson was a great athlete, but his destiny went far beyond the baseball diamond. As the first black man to play in the all-white baseball leagues, he was a symbol of courage, hope, and unity for all black and white Americans, and for people throughout the world. A fresh new biography of an American hero. Illustrated. Also Available: Paperback ($3.60, ships within 24 hours)

The Story of Jackie Robinson: Bravest Man in Baseball Margaret Davidson Amazon Price: $19.93 Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Library Binding (July 1996)

Synopsis The first black man to play professional baseball, Jackie Robinson helped break down walls of segregation in many walks of life. His biography is the story of one man's struggle to overcome great odds through hard work, skill and courage. Also Available: Paperback ($3.19)

Teammates Peter Golenbock List Price: $16.00 Amazon Price: $11.20 You Save: $4.80 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover - 32 pages (March 1990)

Synopsis The moving story of how Jackie Robinson became the first black player on a major league baseball team and how on a fateful day in Cincinnati, PeeWee Reese took a stand and declared Jackie his teammate. 1990 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Full-color illustrations and black-and-white photos. Also Available: Paperback ($3.96)

Thank You, Jackie Robinson Barbara Cohen, et al Amazon Price: $9.75 + $0.85 special surcharge Reading level: Ages 9-12 Turtleback (April 1999) Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6 weeks. Please note that titles occasionally go out of print or publishers run out of stock. We will notify you within 2-3 weeks if we have trouble obtaining this title.

Book Description After Sam's father died, he became so wrapped up in the Brooklyn Dodgers that he could describe every game they'd played in the past four years. Nobody was very interested, until Sam met Davy. They came from different races, religions, and generations. But it didn't take long before they had a friendship that went well beyond baseball. Ages 10 up. Also Available: Paperback ($3.96, ships within 2-3 days)

First in the Field: Baseball Hero Jackie Robinson Derek T. Dingle List Price: $16.95 Amazon Price: $11.87 You Save: $5.08 (30%) Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reading level: Ages 4-8 Hardcover - 48 pages (April 1998)

Synopsis As an African-American, Jackie Robinson had to fight for his rights again and again until he broke the Major League's color line. "First in the Field" explores the early years of this baseball legend, as he paved the way for other African Americans in professional sports, and made a place for himself in American history. Dozens of color photos.

Jackie and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure Dan Gutman List Price: $15.00 Amazon Price: $10.50 You Save: $4.50 (30%) Availability: Usually ships within 24 hours. Reading level: Ages 9-12 Hardcover - 145 pages (March 1999)

They Shaped the Game: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson William Jay Jacobs Amazon Price: $15.95 Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days. Reading level: Ages 9-12 School & Library Binding - 80 pages (January 1995)

Synopsis A fascinating look at the immortal boys of summer from baseball's golden era. Chock full of baseball anecdotes and personal accounts, this book features the men who helped make baseball America's favorite pastime. This inspiring account will appeal not only to the most ardent baseball fans but to all middle-grade readers. Includes bibliography and index. Black-and-white photos.