We have listed below the resources used to research the amazing boys profiled in this book and have also included some additional materials that you can check out if you want to know more about these heroes.
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Compassion in Exile: The Life of the 14th Dalai Lama, 1993, Mickey Lemle
The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb, 2006, Russel Mulcahy
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, 1993, Rob Cohen
Elvis, 2005, James Steven Sadwith
Invictus, 2009, Clint Eastwood
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan, 2005, Martin Scorsese
Okita Soji, 1974, Masanobu Deme
Smoke Signals, 1998, Chris Eyre
The Social Network, 2010, David Fincher
Vidal Sassoon: The Movie, 2010, Craig Teper