03086cam a2200361 i 4500 551396388 TxGeo 20220317120000.0 210905s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021023894 9781538153154 hbk. 1538153157 hbk. TxGeo rda Volponi, Paul. The great G.O.A.T. debate : the best of the best in everything from sports to science / Paul Volponi. Best of the best in everything from sports to science. Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022] 184 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Athlete (all around) - Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias vs. Jim Thorpe -- Band (music) - The Beatles vs. Rolling Stones -- Baseball player - Babe Ruth vs. Hank Aaron -- Building designer/architect - Zaha Hadid vs. Frank Lloyd Wright -- Chess player - Hou Yifan vs. Gary Kasparov -- Composer - John Williams vs. Ludwig van Beethoven -- Dancer (female), dancer (male) - Anna Pavlova vs. Janet Jackson, Mikhail Baryshnikov vs. Michael Jackson -- Electric guitar player - Jimi Hendrix vs. B.B. King -- Hoops star (female), hoops star (male) - Maya Moore vs. Anne Meyers, LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan -- Inventor - Leonardo da Vinci vs. Nikola Tesla -- Jazz soloist - Ella Fitzgerald vs. Miles Davis -- Jockey - Angel Cordero Jr. vs. John Velazquez -- Martial artist - Rickson Gracie vs. Bruce Lee -- Mathematician - Srinivasa Ramanujan vs. Sir Isaac Newton -- MC (hip-hop artist) - Nas vs. Jay Z -- Orator (public speaker) - Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Sir Winston Churchill -- Philosopher - Plato vs. Albert Camus -- Quarterback - Joe Montana vs. Tom Brady -- Sci-Fi franchise - Star Trek vs. Star Wars -- Scientist - Marie Curie vs. Albert Einstein -- Stunt person - Dar Robinson vs. Jeannie Epper -- Super hero squad - Justice League vs. Avengers -- TV moment - Moon Landing vs. Ellen's Coming-out Episode -- Video game - Mario Brothers vs. Pac-Man -- Villain (fictional) - Lord Voldemort vs. Joker -- Wrestler - Mildred Burke vs. Dan Gable -- Writer - William Shakespeare vs. Mark Twain. "This book will expand the horizons of teen and pre-teen readers in an exciting and engaging way, by debating the Greatest of All Time in a variety of categories. Topics include the greatest athlete of all time, greatest band, greatest inventor, greatest scientist, greatest writer, greatest sci-fi franchise, and more"-- Provided by publisher. 13 to 17. 20220512. Popular culture Miscellanea. Sports Miscellanea. Arts Miscellanea. History Miscellanea. Biography. QS5