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Hasday, Judy L.

Tiger Woods: Athlete

95 pp. | Chelsea | November, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-0-7910-9714-4 $30.00
New ed. (1998)

(3) YA Black Americans of Achievement, Legacy Edition series. The original book published about Woods emphasized his closeness with his father; this revised and updated volume opens with a chapter titled "The Toughest Loss," about Earl Woods's death in 2006. Hasday goes beyond the typical personal information to provide relevant social history, and captioned photographs and boxed inserts enhance the conversational text. Reading list, timeline, websites. Ind.

Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith