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Bicycle Racing
Nonfiction
Armstrong, Lance. It's Not About The Bike : My Journey Back To Life. 2000. (YA B Armst.L Armst.L & B Armst.L Armst.L & CD X Biog Armst.L)
The personal story of Lance Armstrong's life so far, from childhood through the early success, nearly fatal cancer, recovery, survivorship, more triumph (multiple-time Tour de France winner), marriage, and first-time fatherhood.
Boxing
Fiction
Lipsyte, Robert. The Contender. 1987. (YA Fiction Lipsy.R & YA CD Fiction Lipsy.R)
A Harlem high school dropout escapes from a gang of punks into a boxing gym, where he learns that being a contender is hard and often discouraging work, but that you don't know anything until you try.
Lynch, Chris. Shadow Boxer. 1993. (YA Fiction Lynch.C)
After their father dies of boxing injuries, George is determined to prevent his younger brother, who sees boxing as his legacy, from pursuing a career in the sport.
Parker, Robert B.. The Boxer And The Spy. 2008. (YA Mystery Parke.R)
Fifteen-year-old Terry, an aspiring boxer, uncovers the mystery behind the unexpected death of a classmate.
Nonfiction
Bacho, Peter. Boxing In Black And White / Peter Bacho. 1999. (x796.8309 Bacho.P)
Text and photographs present some of the notable heavyweight boxing matches of the twentieth century, featuring such fighters as Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, and Muhammad Ali.
Myers, Walter Dean. The Greatest : Muhammad Ali. 2001. (xBiog Ali.M Myers.W)
Myers vividly recreates the life of the young Cassius Clay, from his childhood in segregated Louisville in the 1950s, through his Olympic triumph in 1960, to his rise as a professional fighter, culminating with the stunning victory over Sonny Liston in 1964. The second half of the story focuses on Ali as a committed Muslim and his refusal to serve in the Vietnam War.
Sullivan, George. Knockout! : A Photobiography Of Boxer Joe Louis. 2008. (xBiog Louis.J Sulli.G)
Photographs, memorabilia and reproductions of posters illustrate the life of boxer Joe Louis.
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