Most Popular Books by David Aretha

Who should have the ball when the buzzer is about to go off: Stephen Curry? Air Jordan? LeBron James? The exciting narrative of this title introduces readers to the top NBA shooters of all time. Readers will lean about their roads to professional careers, from backyard hoops and college championships to the NBA court. Plenty of full-page photos and exciting statistics, including details for each playeru0092s top NBA year, add to this informative and entertaining read.

"A virtual tour of Denali National Park and Preserve, with chapters devoted to the history of this Alaska region, history of the park, plant and animal life, environmental problems facing the park, and activities in the area"--Provided by publisher.

In February 1861, Jefferson Davis told his wife that he had been elected president of the Confederacy. He expressed this news, his wife recalled, "as a man might speak of a sentence of death." Davis feared what might lie ahead: a horrific civil war. Davis was a controversial, enigmatic figure. Despite his desire for peace, he brazenly ordered the attack on Fort Sumter, which triggered the war. Yet, while Southerners were dying and starving, he urged them to make even greater sacrifices-to fight to the finish. All the while, he suffered personal tragedies: the deaths of his first wife and his four sons. Heroic and tragic, despised and beloved, Davis remains one of the most compelling figures in American history.

Learn about the Glacier National Park''s history and varied attractions, as well as its resident wildlife.

The University of Michigan Wolverines football team, led by Heisman Trophy winner Charles Woodson and quarterback Brian Griese, won the school''s first national championship in fifty years. From the early days, up until the team''s recent successes, author David Aretha tells the story of one of the premier college football teams in the country.

Beginning with his triumph in the 1958 Masters, Arnold Palmer took the nation by storm with his small-town charm, “go for broke” style, and Sunday comebacks. “You finally had someone who had this charisma,” said Tiger Woods. “Everyone got hooked to the game of golf via TV because of Arnold.” Palmer won 43 PGA Tour events in the 1960s, became the sports world’s greatest pitchman, and hobnobbed with bigwigs like Bob Hope and multiple presidents. He even guest-hosted The Tonight Show. A licensed pilot, he flew jet airplanes across the globe. As a philanthropist, he founded Arnold Palmer Medical Center, the largest facility in the country dedicated to the care of women and children. In Arnold Palmer: A Tribute to an American Icon, authors David Fischer and David Aretha relive Palmer’s thrilling championship moments while capturing his personal charms: his warmth, humor, and candor. Rarely seen photographs and memorabilia bring his story to life. Golfer Raymond Floyd may have summed it up best when he said that Palmer “set the standard for how superstars in every sport ought to be, in the way he has always signed autographs, in the way he has always made time for everyone . . . . And man, could he play the game.”

"Explores the life of Renâe Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, from his childhood to his travels to his death, his discoveries and accomplishments, and his impact on world history"--Provided by publisher.

Provides valuable information about these highly addictive party drugs, dangers to watch for, and where to go for help.

Using statistics and math calculations, this instructional and entertaining volume explores the extraordinary achievements of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, and Kevin Durant, putting their careers in context with other NBA legends. Along the way, each of these calculations is explained and discussed, bringing the worlds of sports and math together. In addition to a biographical look at their careers, these four players are compared head-to-head using statistical analysis. This gives readers a chance to "do the math" to determine who really is the greatest player of all time.

Born Earvin Johnson, "Magic" Johnson earned his nickname with his dynamic basketball skills and charismatic leadership.

Emmett Till was a bright and confident African American boy growing up with his single mother in Chicago. An offer to spend a few weeks with his great-uncle and cousins in Mississippi seemed like a fun way to spend his summer. His mother warned him about the racism and the violence aimed toward blacks down South, but Emmett paid little heed to her words. Then, just a few days after arriving in Mississippi, Emmett made a decision that changed everything. Violating Mississippi''s deeply ingrained racial codes, Emmett innocently flirted with a white woman-the wife of local store owner Roy Bryant. When Bryant found out, he recruited his brother-in-law, J. W. Milam-who had boasted of pistol-whipping Germans during World War II-and the two proceeded to kidnap Emmett Till. Three days later, fourteen-year-old Emmett Till''s body was found in a river, badly mutilated with a bullet wound in the skull. The ensuing trial of Bryant and Milam, and the fallout from its controversial verdict, galvanized the nation, sending a clear and horrifying message about racial oppression and justice in the American South during the Jim Crow era. It also was one of the first major incidents of the civil rights movement, and it was ingrained in the minds of the era''s crusaders, an undeniable reminder of what they fought for and what was at stake. Book jacket.

A 2003 study found that 37.4 percent of young people have used illicit drugs. all drugs, illegal or legal, can have harmful consequences if they are abused. As abusers'' lives become consumed by drugs, they are likely to fail in school or at work, tear apart their families, or commit crimes o support their habits. Even legal drugs such as nicotine can lead to severe health problems or death. Form illicit drugs such as cocaine, heroin, and ecstasy-to easily obtainable and potentially harmful products such as alcohol, cigarettes, and inhalants-the Drugs series provides the reader with information about drug abuse. Real-life case histories are included.

A history of the stars and history of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Provides information on the history of inhalants, its effect on the body, and where to go for help.

Basic facts about drinking in America, teen usage, and warning signs of alcoholism are presented in this readable, unbiased text. The effects of alcoholism on families, the dangers of binge drinking, and the successes and failures of solutions and strategies to solve these issues are discussed. Societal attitudes that contribute to alcohol abuse and organizations that are working toward healing problems caused by alcohol are included. The book''s design, with quotes and statistics in a large, attractive typeface, may encourage browsing. Black-and-white stock photos are undistinguished and not necessary for understanding the material. While Ted Gottfried''s The Facts about Alcohol (Benchmark, 2004) has similar material plus more historical and legal information, this volume contains more documentation in the source notes and more easily understood statistical information.

Provides valuable information on the dangers of steriods and other performance-enhancing drugs, and where to go to get help.

A historical account of the 1964 campaign to register African-American voters

An introduction to the geography, history, economy, plants and animals, culture, and people of the continent that is also the world''s largest.

Through the years the Montreal Canadiens have won twenty-four championships, more than any other professional sports team in North America. Some of hockey''s greatest players have laced up their skates for Les Canadiens, including Howie Morenz, Maurice Richard, Jean Beliveau, Guy Lafleur, Jacquest Plante, and Patrick Roy. Author David Aretha guides the reader through the action as he tells the story of the world''s greatest hockey team.

In 1931, while America was in the grips of the Great Depression, nine young black men fought with a group of white men while hoboing on a train near Scottsboro, Alabama. When police arrived to-arrest them at the train''s next stop, the nine knew they were in trouble - but they had no idea just how much. Unbeknownst to them, two women who were also aboard the train told the police that the nine black men had assaulted and raped them. Evidence suggested that there was little truth to this accusation, but local police and citizenry, enraged at the idea of black men violating white women, immediately rounded up and arrested the nine black men, dubbing them the Scottsboro Boys. The Boys were quickly found guilty and sentenced to die in subsequent trials, but the lack of convincing evidence, and the blatant injustice of the rushed trials, outraged people nationwide. Soon the Scottsboro Boys were being fought for by the NAACP, socialists, and even President Franklin Roosevelt. They were all up against a powerful enemy - the deeply corrupt and racist justice system of Jim Crow-era Alabama. The trials and struggles for justice would carry on for years and change the face of justice and civil rights in America. Book jacket.

Presents a biography of Harvey Milk, a committed champion for social justice.

Jacob''s Little League team, Morey''s Funeral Home, is a perennial loser. But this ragtag squad of 10-year-olds has a new coach. Standing in the way of a championship is the best team in the league, the "invincible" Bankees. To beat their nemesis, Jacob''s team will need help from everybody, including Rupa, the club''s worst player.

Surveys the history of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, discussing key players and coaches and some of the highlights in the team''s past seasons.

Twelve chapters cover the facts, players, stories and traditions that define the Detroit Tigers baseball team.

Looks at how the discovery of gold and the subsequent influx of people into California brought opportunity and devastation and radically changed America''s culture, geography, and view of itself.

This 2nd Edition of "Power of the Dog" is an updated version of the acclaimed original work published in 2009. Now in 2014, five years of new findings are in this newly released edition, which is unique among dog books. The new research is both woven into the real-life stories about dogs and their superhuman powers, as well as found in new chapters added to this newly released treatise about how dog beats man at 37 feats. (See the "Table of Contents" where they are enumerated and grouped into nine categories). Anyone who has witnessed even their pet dog under duress-or rescue dogs at work-will attest that dog behavior can far exceed expectations when something is wrong, especially when its master is involved or a dog rescue is initiated by the military or police. Dogs-whether in the military or our pets, can-with proper dog training-become "masters" themselves; that is, experts at a variety of feats, from finding their way home, discovering a missing soldier in war, to detecting human maladies or impending natural disasters. Virtually all dog breeds have at least some ability to do an amazing array of things better than us, not just police and military dogs, but our household canine pets too. Research has proven dogs can do some things better than humans, even when we are aided by the latest technology or a team of experts. This book is about the myriad things that man just cannot beat dogs at, from telepathic and physical feats to the metaphysical and emotional. Today, with decades of research, these canine powers are not nearly as mysterious as they once were. Scientists of all stripes-animal behaviorists, veterinary researchers, zoologists, medical doctors, and trained psychologists-have been unlocking some of the mysteries of how dogs do the amazing things they do. This is the subject of Power of the Dog, which cites their research throughout in an entertaining and informative text that''s chockfull of true stories. Its focus is on things at which dog beats man, from saving lives in peril, to predicting the future, to improving the life, health, and wellbeing of the canine''s "next of kin," us, the species of man. Thousands of years ago, we took wolves out of the wild, fed them, pampered them, cared for them, and above all loved them and got their love in return. That wasn''t a bad deal for either of us, was it? This book is about both sides of the deal, and it will help you understand dogs and maybe even shed some light on why they understand us, too.

In a 1963 Gallup poll, Americans listed civil rights as the most important crisis facing the nation. That May in segregated Birmingham, Alabama, firefighters blasted black marchers with powerful fire hoses. Millions of Americans were becoming outraged at such events, and so too was President John F. Kennedy. That June the Kennedy Administration worked on a civil rights bill, and Kennedy himself would urge congress to pass it. However, Martin Luther King Jr. knew that southern politicians would do all they could to block such legislation. King told his advisers that "something dramatic must be done" to support the civil rights bill because "I don''t think it will pass otherwise." That "something" would be the March on Washington. Black labor leader A. Philip Randolph, seventy-four, had dreamed of such a march for decades. On August 28, it came to fruition, with 250,000 civil rights supporters descending on the nation''s capital. King, the last of the many speakers that day, delivered his legendary "I Have a Dream" speech. This book recounts King''s ascent to the proverbial "mountaintop" as well as the details of that historic even in Washington. Who made it happen? How did the marchers get through the muggy afternoon? What was their reaction to King''s speech? All of these issues, and more, are explored in Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1963 March on Washington.

How should black Americans battle racial injustice? "By any means necessary," Malcolm X declared. In the early 1960s, Malcolm X was arguably the most controversial man in America. While other civil rights leaders were careful not to alienate the white establishment, Malcolm spoke without restraint. For centuries, he exclaimed, "the white man has had his foot-long knife in the black man''s back." For Malcolm, the modest gains of the civil rights movement were not enough. "An integrated cup of coffee," he said, "isn''t sufficient pay for four hundred years of slave labor." Tall and charismatic, Malcolm inspired millions of black Americans with his powerful speeches and, after his death in 1965, his highly acclaimed autobiography. Even a young Barack Obama was enamored by the "blunt poetry of his word, his unadorned insistence on respect." As a child, Malcolm endured racial horrors that destroyed his family. He fell into a life of crime and drugs, was transformed by the Nation of Islam, and later came to the realization--before he was murdered--that good lay in the world''s people regardless of their race. This book recounts details of the details of a remarkable man''s extraordinary life.

Though people such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks are often credited with the success of the civil rights movement, thousands of others staged their own grassroots campaigns to help and segregation in America. In 1960, four students of North Carolina A & T university staged as sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter. Despite fears of arrest, beatings, or worse, the four spent the day at the counter, quietly and politely. The next day, they came back, with more protesters. Soon, they inspired sit-in movements throughout the South. At the same time, a group of activists decided to challenge segregation on interstate buses by going on a Freedom Ride, a bus ride throughout the South to a number of segregated areas. Through they were frequently greeted by violent assault and their buses were burned and destroyed, they carried on. Their persistence and commitment to nonviolence grabbed headlines, as well as the attention of President John F. Kennedy and his attorney general brother Robert. Their courage helped strike of powerful blow against racism throughout America. Book jacket.

In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Brown v. Board of Education case that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, but in Montgomery, Alabama, segregation remained the way of life, especially on the buses. Not only were black citizens forced to sit in the back of the bus, they were frequently the victims of abuse and humiliation. When Rosa Parks, a modest black woman, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat, civil rights activists decided to use her case as a rallying point, and quickly urged all black citizens of Montgomery to boycott the buses. More than 90 percent complied. Soon, a charismatic, young preacher named Martin Luther King Jr. was selected to lead the strike, and the Civil Rights movement began. But the white authorities in Montgomery held desperately to power, battling the strikers in the courts and on the streets. Inspired by King and determined to demand equality, the black people of Montgomery refused to back down, or be intimidated by anything thrown at them, whether it was fines, beatings, arrests, or bombs. Book jacket.

Examine the history and highlights of the American League New York Yankees.

"In this book, you will learn about the legendary baseball player Babe Ruth and get to know other baseball elites Mike, Bryce, and Mookie up close and personal. Along the way, we--and you--will use math calculations to determine who is the greatest player of all time. Numbers will show that Ruth reigned supreme in his era. But who is the best player today? And are they superior to the Great Bambino? Get ready to do the math and analyze the data--and have a "ball" doing it"--

Selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft, Tiki Barber''s first few rookie years did not go well.

The baseball geeks are back at it again in this second installment from David Aretha. When Omar s dad takes the boys to Wrigley Field to see a Chicago Cubs game, the geeks find themselves in a big mess when Omar gets blamed for something he didn t do. Is Omar going to be the newest curse in the Cubs history, or will Kevin and Joe save their best friend from having to hide forever?