Sketches the life of the man who at the age of twenty-nine was responsible for the invention of the telephone.

Sketches the life of the "Wizard of Menlo Park," the man who patented more than one thousand inventions, the most important of which was the electric light bulb.

A biography of the Baltimore Orioles' shortstop who earned the nickname Iron Man in 1995 when he broke Lou Gehrig's record for most games played in a row.

Sketches the life from poverty to riches of the inventor of the Kodak camera which made it possible for the ordinary person to take pictures.

Examines the professional and personal life of the baseball star who plays with the Seattle Mariners.

A brief biography covering the personal life and football career of the Dallas Cowboys quarterback who was named Most Valuable Player in the 1992 season's Super Bowl.

An introduction to the life and career of Alex Rodriguez, baseball star.

An introduction to the life of the eighteenth-century British explorer and navigator who is famous for his three great voyages of exploration in the South Pacific Ocean, as well as for his attempt to find a Northwest passage across the North American continent.