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The Great GOAT Debate

The Best of the Best in Everything from Sports to Science
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Who is the Greatest Of All Time-the GOAT? This is the question debated constantly between fans for any number of categories. Who is the greatest basketball player of all time? The greatest band? Video game? Sci-fi movie? In The Great GOAT Debate: The Best of the Best in Everything from Sports to Science, award-winning young adult author Paul Volponi explores the "greatest of all time" in over twenty-five different categories. Volponi asks the GOAT question of writers, superheroes, musicians, philosophers, architects, athletes, and more. Alongside icons such as mixed martial artist Bruce Lee, basketball star Maya Moore, and rapper Jay-Z, readers will also discover the diverse talents of inventor Leonardo da Vinci, the artistry of jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, and the genius of scientist Marie Curie. Full of facts, trivia, and mini-arguments, The Great GOAT Debate is sure to expand readers' horizons and help answer the ultimate question: "Who is the Greatest Of All Time?"
Paul Volponi is an author, journalist and educator. His twelve novels for young adults have been the recipient of a dozen American Library Association honors. His novel Black and White, winner of the International Reading Association Children's Book Award, is a staple in many middle school and high school English classes. Volponi's most recent books are That's My Team: The History, Science, and Fun Behind Sports Teams' Names (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019) and Streetball is Life: Lessons Earned on the Asphalt (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020), both nonfiction sports books for young adults.
Introduction Chapter One: Athlete (All Around) - Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias vs. Jim Thorpe Chapter Two: Band (music) - The Beatles vs. Rolling Stones Chapter Three: Baseball Player - Babe Ruth vs. Hank Aaron Chapter Four: Building Designer/Architect - Zaha Hadid vs. Frank Lloyd Wright Chapter Five: Chess Player - Hou Yifan vs. Gary Kasparov Chapter Six: Composer - John Williams vs. Ludwig van Beethoven Chapter Seven: Dancer (Female), Dancer (Male) - Anna Pavlova vs. Janet Jackson, Mikhail Baryshnikov vs. Michael Jackson Chapter Eight: Electric Guitar Player - Jimi Hendrix vs. B. B. King Chapter Nine: Hoops Star (Female), Hoops Star (Male) - Maya Moore vs. Anne Meyers, LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan Chapter Ten: Inventor - Leonardo da Vinci vs. Nikola Tesla Chapter Eleven: Jazz Soloist - Ella Fitzgerald vs. Miles Davis Chapter Twelve: Jockey - Angel Cordero Jr. vs. John Velazquez Chapter Thirteen: Martial Artist - Rickson Gracie vs. Bruce Lee Chapter Fourteen: Mathematician - Srinivasa Ramanujan vs. Sir Isaac Newton Chapter Fifteen: MC (Hip-Hop Artist) - Nas vs. Jay Z Chapter Sixteen: Orator (Public Speaker) - Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Sir Winston Churchill Chapter Seventeen: Philosopher - Plato vs. Albert Camus Chapter Eighteen: Quarterback - Joe Montana vs. Tom Brady Chapter Nineteen: Sci-Fi Franchise - Star Trek vs. Star Wars Chapter Twenty: Scientist - Marie Curie vs. Albert Einstein Chapter Twenty-one: Stunt Person - Dar Robinson vs. Jeannie Epper Chapter Twenty-two: Super Hero Squad - Justice League vs. Avengers Chapter Twenty-three: TV Moment - Moon Landing vs. Ellen's Coming-out Episode Chapter Twenty-four: Video Game - Mario Brothers vs. Pac-Man Chapter Twenty-five: Villain (Fictional) - Lord Voldemort vs. Joker Chapter Twenty-six: Wrestler - Mildred Burke vs. Dan Gable Chapter Twenty-seven: Writer - William Shakespeare vs. Mark Twain
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