• George Wilson, Former University of Cincinnati All-America basketball player; Olympic gold medalist; teacher, Lighthouse Community School:

        Destined for Greatness: Getting the Results You Desire for Yourself and Others, by Robert L. Lawson (Professional Dynamics; $9.95).

        “It's a very good book by an African-American writer about how to develop self-esteem and motivation. My favorite chapter, "Attitude is Everything,' says that negative attitude produces negative action produces negative results — and it tells how to eliminate all negative attitudes.”

        The Earth and Beyond, by Joan Gottlieb (Raintree Steck-Vaugh; $14.65).

        “I was preparing for my students and I just kept reading. It's about things we learned and forgot, like earthquakes and weather. When the earthquake happened in Seattle, my students knew the facts behind the news. They were so excited. It was gratifying.”

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