(4) YA Exploring Business and Economics series. Henry Ford, Ted Turner, and Sam Walton are among the figures featured in ten brief biographical entries. The blandly written profiles don't offer complete portraits but instead focus on how these individuals identified business opportunities and pursued them to full advantage. Occasional sidebars and adequate photos and reproductions accompany these stories of entrepreneurial success. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) YA Exploring Business and Economics series. The books in this series focus on an aspect of economics and provide, where applicable, both historical and contemporary perspectives. Though blandly written, the books explain sometimes complicated concepts in an accessible fashion. Graphs and photos (which are occasionally repeated in more than one volume) accompany the text. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Y.A. Exploring Business and Economics titles: Investing Your Money, The Stock Market, World Trade, Money and Banking, Taxes, The Economy, Personal Finance. ]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) YA Exploring Business and Economics series. The books in this series focus on an aspect of economics and provide, where applicable, both historical and contemporary perspectives. Though blandly written, the books explain sometimes complicated concepts in an accessible fashion. Graphs and photos (which are occasionally repeated in more than one volume) accompany the text. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Y.A. Exploring Business and Economics titles: Investing Your Money, The Stock Market, World Trade, Money and Banking, Taxes, The Economy, Personal Finance. ]

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(4) 4-6 Baseball Legends series. Quoting fellow players, coaches, and umpires, Macht details power pitcher Clemens's meteoric rise to baseball fame. There are references to his family life with his sons and his intense personality, but the narrative otherwise ignores his personal life. Black-and-white photographs, stats, and a chronology are included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(3) 4-6 Latinos in Baseball series. Illustrated with black-and-white photos, each book in this well-written series describes play action that highlights the player's baseball career, then discusses his childhood and development as a professional player. The mistakes each star has made are confronted directly (such as Alomar's infamous spitting at an umpire), and the resulting portraits of the players provide informative, balanced looks at each. Ind.

Reviewer: Jack Forman

(4) 4-6 Composite Guide series. Published spring 1998.

Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

(3) 4-6 Composite Guide series. The opening chapter of each of these books looks briefly at highlights and defining moments of a particular sport. Following chapters proceed chronologically, beginning with the origins of the games, early stars, and "postwar growth," before moving on to modern players and the future. Black-and-white photos accompany the informative texts. All the titles list a "record chart," except for 'Football', which includes a list of rule changes. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.