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• Pelé

  Buckley, James, Jr., 1963-

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• Why Soccer Matters

  Pelé, 1940-2022

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  "I know in my heart that soccer was good to me, and great to the world....I saw, time and again, how the sport improved countless millions of lives, both on and off the field. For me, at least, that's why soccer matters." The world's most popular…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pelé

  the Autobiography

  Pelé, 1940-2022

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  Even people who don't know football know Pelé. The best of a generation of Brazilian players universally acknowledged as the most accomplished and attractive group of footballers ever to play the game, he won the World Cup three times and is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pelé

  Riner, Dax

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  Think you know all there is to know about Pelé? Well, did you know that Pelé played in his first World Cup tournament at the age of seventeen? Did you know that in 1967, both sides in Nigeria's civil war called a 48-hour cease-fire so Pelé could…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pelé

  Soccer Star & Ambassador

  Trusdell, Brian,

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  This title introduces Pelé who has had a great influence on his sport and in his society. Career highlights, battles along the way, and humanitarian contributions are discussed. Pelé's legacy is told through informative sidebars, captivating photos,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pelé

  a Biography

  Freedman, Lew,

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• Pelé

  His Life and Times

  Harris, Harry, 1952-

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  In this unprecedented look at the man behind the myth, award-winning sportswriter Harry Harris brilliantly charts the meteoric rise of the small-town boy who became a living legend.

• My Life and the Beautiful Game

  the Autobiography of Pelé

  Pelé, 1940-2022

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• Pelé, the King of Soccer

  Simon, Eddy, 1968-

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  Pelé, the Brazilian soccer player famous around the world, is an ideal subject for a graphic biography. His career was a dizzying rags-to-riches story. When Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born, his family had just installed their first electric…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Young Pele

  Soccer's First Star

  Cline-Ransome, Lesa

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  The life and accomplishments of Pelé, the Brazillian who has been called the king of soccer.

• Pelé

  Birth of a Legend

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