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1. The last folk hero: the life and myth of Bo Jackson

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Pearlman, Jeff
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Biography
B JACKSON
Express - Fayetteville St. - Biography
B JACKSON
Holly Springs Community - Biography
B JACKSON
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"From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, the greatest athlete of all time streaked across American sports and popular culture. Stadiums struggled to contain him. Clocks failed to capture his speed. His strength was legendary. His power unmatched. Video game makers turned him into an invincible character -- and they were dead-on. He climbed (and walked across) walls, splintered baseball bats over his knee, turned oncoming tacklers into ground meat....

2. When your back's against the wall: fame, football, and lessons learned through a lifetime of adversity

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Oher, Michael
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
155.2 OHER
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
155.2 OHER
Green Road Community - Adult Non-Fiction
155.2 OHER
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"Millions of people became part of Michael Oher's story when they watched a version of him on the big screen; read his memoir, I Beat the Odds; or cheered him on from the stands. After speaking to so many of them over the years, Oher knows that more than anything, people want to believe great things can happen, even when the situation looks bleak. His story of overcoming the toughest of odds serves as their hope. Oher's life has had a lot of unexpected...