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Pub. Date
2023.
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In short essays certain to provoke debate between and amongst all generations, Greeny uses his lifetime of sports knowledge to spin yarns of the legends among the legends and tell you why some have claimed their spot in the top 100 of all time. Sports and numbers go hand in hand. Sports and loud, assertive debate? Even better. Cheering on, agonizing over, and being in plain awe of your favorite players has left you with a deep and intricate memory...
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Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
104 pages cm
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"Many great athletes have stayed in the closet their whole lives, or at least until retirement. Social attitudes, institutional policies, and laws are slow to change, but they are catching up. Together, athletes, families, educators, allies, and fans are pushing for competitive equity so that every athlete, regardless of identity, can have the opportunity to play at their very best."--Amazon.com.
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Rodale
Pub. Date
[2016]
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xiii, 242 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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From world-class marathoner and 4-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan and chef Elyse Kopecky comes a whole foods, flavor-forward cookbook that proves food can be indulgent and nourishing at the same time. This cookbook for runners that shows fat is essential for flavor and performance and that counting calories, obsessing over protein, and restrictive dieting does more harm than good. Packed with more than 100 recipes for every part of your day, nutritional...
7) Sports
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Publisher
BookLife
Pub. Date
[2020]
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
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"Sometimes being who you are can be a hard thing to do. Learn about people from across the LGBTQIA+ community who celebrate who they are and never stop fighting for what they believe in. No matter who you are, inside or out, this book is here to show you that you can be proud of who you are. Wear your colours proud! It's time to have pride in sports!" -- Back cover.
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Pub. Date
[2020]
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"In the 1928 Olympics, Chicago's Betty Robinson competes as a member of the first-ever women's delegation in track and field. Destined for further glory, she returns home feted as America's Golden Girl until a nearly-fatal airplane crash threatens to end everything. Outside of Boston, Louise Stokes, one of the few black girls in her town, sees competing as an opportunity to overcome the limitations placed on her. Eager to prove that she has what it...
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Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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When major league baseball slugger Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's long-admired career home run record, he inspired respect. Young readers will delight in reading about Aaron and athletes like him in Real Heroes of Sport: Heroes Under Pressure.
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Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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xii, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Veteran journalist Mark McClusky brings readers behind the scenes with a new generation of athletes, coaches, and scientists whose accomplishments are changing our understanding of human physical achievement and completely redefining the limits of the human body.
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VeloPress
Pub. Date
2017.
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342 pages ; cm
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"The Brave Athlete is a practical, step-by-step guide that solves common mental conundrums athletes face in their everyday training and in races. In this mental makeover from professional athlete Lesley Paterson and sports psychology expert Dr. Simon Marshall, you'll find new speed and joy in your sport by overcoming patterns of thinking, feeling, or acting that sabotage your potential and enjoyment. Whether you're facing your first 5K or lining up...
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Liberty Street, an imprint of Time, Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation
Pub. Date
2018.
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128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Description
Offers profiles of over one hundred prominent women athletes that outline the impact they had on their sports, as well as the lives they lived, on and off the field.
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Triumph Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
125 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Description
Highlights the achievements of history-making star athletes--from Michael Jordan to LeBron James, Tom Brady to Patrick Mahomes, Mia Hamm to Megan Rapinoe, Babe Ruth to Mookie Betts--through photographs, facts, and statistics.
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
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232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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In this inspirational story of courage, determination, strength, and self-invention, an elite wheelchair racer and wrestler recounts a childhood of abuse and neglect until he meets two saviors--a wrestling coach who sensed his "warrior spirit" and his adoptive mother who set him up for success.
16) Jesse Owens
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Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Description
Discover the life of Jesse Owens, the great track and field star. The youngest of ten children, Jesse grew up working in the cotton fields of Alabama. Discovered by his high school track and field coach, Jesse quickly rose to fame as an athlete. He went on the challenge racism on the world stage at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and made new world records. This moving book features stylish and quirky illustrations and extra facts at the back, including...
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Rebel Girls, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Rebel Girls Champions: 25 Tales of Unstoppable Athletes celebrates the stories of 25 phenomenal women in sports all written in fairy tale form. It is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series. This paperback collection showcases some of the most beloved stories from the first three volumes of the New York Times best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. It also features brand new tales of game-changing athletes...
18) Sooley
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After seventeen-year-old Samuel "Sooley" Sooleymon receives a college scholarship to play basketball for North Carolina Central, he moves to Durham from his native, war-torn South Sudan, enrolls in classes, joins the team, and prepares to sit out his freshman season, but Sooley has a fierce determination to succeed so he can bring his family to America, working tirelessly on his game until he dominates everyone in practice, and when Sooley is called...
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