Adam Gustavson
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"Canadian guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson is known mainly for his central role in the musical group the Band. But how did he become one of Rolling Stone's top 100 guitarists of all time? Written by his son Sebastian, this is the story of a rock-and-roll legend's journey through music, beginning when he was taught to play guitar at nine years old on a Native American reservation"--Amazon.com.
7) Dirty rats?
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Though rats have a reputation as being dirty, ugly, and even scary, there are many ways rats actually help and are good for the world--lab rats have helped humans live healthier. They can also spread plant seeds, and they themselves provide food for animals. Rats are actually good.
10) Long-armed Ludy and the first Women's Olympics: based on the true story of Lucile Ellerbe Godbold
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"Lucile "Ludy" Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her ?nal year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy tried the shot put and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. But when Ludy qualified for the first Women's Olympics in 1922, Ludy had no money to go. Thanks to the help of her college and classmates, Ludy traveled to Paris and won the gold medal with...