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64) Ali: a life
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"Based on more than 500 interviews, including Muhammad Ali's closest associates, and enhanced by access to thousands of pages of newly released FBI records, this is a thrilling story of a man who became one of the great figures of the twentieth century."--
65) The replay
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[2022]
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60 pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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"Take a front-row seat, and relive history's greatest sports moments as they happened."--Publisher
66) Free Solo
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2019.
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1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Despite attempts by his friends, loved ones, and his new girlfriend to dissuade him from this dangerous feat, Alex Honnold, the world's most accomplished free soloist climber, prepares mentally and physically for his most daring adventure to date: scaling the 3200-foot El Capitan in Yosemite without a rope or safety gear. If he succeeds, it will mark the largest wall he, or anyone else, for that matter, has ascended without any kind of equipment.
68) Falling short
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2022.
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Best friends Isaac and Marco face various challenges in sixth grade, such as Isaac getting better grades, Marco winning a spot on the basketball team, and both seeing their efforts make a change in their respective family lives. They hope their friendship and support for one another will be enough to help them from falling short.
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c2008
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xiv, 288 p. ; 24 cm.
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Surveys the lesser-known spiritual lives of extreme sports competitors, exploring the supernatural encounters of high-risk adventurers and mountaineers, from fleeting moments of transcendence and visions of ghostly phenomena to near-death experiences andpsychic visions.
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[2019]
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1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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An uplifting, intimate portrait of endurance runners who push themselves to the edge of physical and mental collapse as they endeavor to challenge the boundaries of impossibility. It exposes the ability that people have to go beyond competitiveness and athletic prowess and to push themselves not for glory, but for spiritual enlightenment.
71) The haywire heart: how too much exercise can kill you, and what you can do to protect your heart
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Too much exercise can kill you. The Haywire Heart is the first book to examine heart problems in athletes. You'll find what to watch out for, what to do about it, and how to protect your heart so you can enjoy sports for the rest of your life. Starting with a wide-ranging look at the symptoms and how to recogize your potential risk, The Haywire Heart shares the developing research into a group of conditions known as athlete's heart . Arrhythmias like...
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The life and death-defying feats of Alex Honnold, a visionary climber of the sort that comes along only once in a generationOnly a few years ago, Alex Honnold was little known beyond a small circle of hardcore climbers. Today, at the age of thirty, he is probably the most famous adventure athlete in the world. In that short time, he has proven his expertise in many styles of climbing and has shattered speed records, pioneered routes, and won awards...
73) Jabari jumps
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"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons and passed his swim test, and he's a great jumper, so he's not scared at all. "Looks easy," says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back. He needs to figure out what kind of special jump to do anyway, and he should probably do some stretches before climbing up onto the diving board. In a sweetly...
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2022
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433 pages ; 25 cm
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Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe, mother and daughter, both champion riders, vowed to never, ever, go up against one another. Until the tense, harrowing competitions leading to the Paris Olympics. Mother and daughter share a dream: to be the best horsewoman in the world.
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Pub. Date
2022.
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viii, 307 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Cutting-edge advice on how to achieve your personal best, for everyone from casual runners to ultramarathoners. In 80/20 Running, respected running and fitness expert Matt Fitzgerald introduced his revolutionary training program and explained why doing 80 percent of runs at a lower intensity and just 20 percent at a higher intensity is the best way for runners at all levels--as well as cyclists, triathletes, and even weight-loss seekers--to improve...
77) Champions
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[2023]
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1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A former minor-league basketball coach is ordered by the court to manage a team of players with disabilities. He soon realizes that despite his doubts, together, this team can go further than they ever imagined.
79) Car and Driver
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This magazine is for automobile enthusiasts interested in domestic and imported autos. Each issue contains road tests and features on performance, sports, international coverage of road race, stock and championship car events, technical reports, personalities and products. Road tests are conducted with electronic equipment by engineers and journalists and the results are an important part of the magazine's review section. Get Car and Driver
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"The King is dead. The Walrus is shot. The Greatest is no more. Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Muhammad Ali. These three icons changed not only the worlds of music, film, and sports, but the world itself. Their faces were known everywhere, in every nation, across every culture. And their stories became larger than life-until their lives spun out of control at the hands of those they most trusted. In Killing the Legends, Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard...
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