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Ultramarathons don't leave much room for mistakes. Don't learn the hard way: get a jump on training for an ultramarathon with Hal Koerner's Field Guide to Ultrarunning, a comprehensive handbook to running 30 to 100 miles and beyond, written by one of the most experienced and recognized athletes in the sport. Hal Koerner is among America's best ultrarunners with podium results in more than 90 ultramarathons. In his smart, down-to-earth handbook, Koerner...
4) Snowboarding
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English
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An introduction to the sport of snowboarding that covers equipment, the different styles, tricks, and other related topics.
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Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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A team of surfers tour the world's best beaches looking for the toughest waves. Features some of the top names in West Coast surfing,. Also contains profiles of innovators in the sport (Ken Bradshaw, Rush Randle) along with the women's surfing world champion Layne Beachley. Footage comes from the coast line of California, Washington, Hawaii, Mexico, Spain, France, and Australia.
9) Skiing
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English
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An introduction to the sport of skiing that covers equipment, the different styles, practicing, and other related topics.
10) Mountain
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Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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From Tibet to Australia, Alaska to Norway armed with drones, Go-Pros and helicopters, director Jennifer Peedom has fashioned an astonishing symphony of mountaineers, ice climbers, free soloists, heliskiers, snowboarders, and parachuting mountain bikers. Willem Dafoe provides a narration sampled from British mountaineer Robert Macfarlane's acclaimed memoir Mountains of the Mind.
11) Dino-Boarding
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Meat-eating and vegetarian dinosaurs compete in surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding events.
12) BMX freestyle
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"Engaging images accompany information about BMX freestyle. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"-- Provided by publisher.
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Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Take a thrilling look at the world of skydiving and base jumping - parachuting from a building, a bridge or a cliff. With breathtaking views of skydiving over the Florida Keys, the Mojave Desert and the magnificent Fjords of Norway, this explores the psychological and physiological forces behind risk-taking and the physics involved in high-risk activities. Follow two top risk-takers as they try to fly the first parachute ever designed as imagined...
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New Harvest/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"An exploration of how extreme athletes are able to break the limits of ultimate human performance and what we can learn from their mastery of the state of consciousness known as "flow." "-- Provided by publisher.
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"What is the allure of the extreme? Who are the women who seek out and excel at sports outside the conventional, such as cave diving, wingsuit flying, or Formula 1 racing? This collection of female adventure dynamos is as fascinating as it is empowering. Thrill Seekers introduces readers to a diverse and fascinating selection of women whose determination, grit, and courage have propelled each of them into a life far from the sidelines. Each chapter...
17) Freestyle skiing
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Creative Education/Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Celebrate the Winter Games with this high-interest introduction to freestyle skiing, the sport known for its aerial and mogul events. Also included is a biographical story about skier Alexandre Bilodeau."-- Provided by publisher.
18) Rollerball
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Ronin Flix
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only....the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric "sport" is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch "Rollerball": a brutal mutation of football, motocross, and hockey. Jonathan E. is the champion player a man too talented for his good. The Corporation has taken...
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The hilly terrain next to the old Sprocket house that Meg Langslow and her fiancé, Michael, are refurbishing is the perfect location for an extreme croquet field?even the legs of cows and sheep are convenient extra wickets. Croquet has become all the rage in Caerphilly…until it appears someone in town has taken the rage a bit too literally. While stumbling down a steep bank after her ball, Meg encounters the body of a fresh female corpse with...
20) Extreme danger
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Hardy boys undercover brothers volume 1
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2005.
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English
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Frank and Joe travel to Philadelphia where they intend to prevent an attack on an extreme sports contest called the Big Air Games.
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