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Book SynopsisWho 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?”
Table of ContentsIntroduction
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
