(4) 4-6 Making of a Champion series. This ambitious series strives to cover all aspects of the featured sport, from its history and development to the equipment and skills required to succeed. Sidebars, color and black-and-white photographs, diagrams, and charts combine with a detail-rich text to provide a busy, thorough, and well-researched introduction for the hard-core sports enthusiast. Directory, reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Making of a Champion titles: An International Soccer Star, A Basketball All-Star, A Football All-Pro, A Baseball All-Star, A World-Class Ice Skater, and A World-Class Boxer.

Reviewer: Tamara DePasquale