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Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 121 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
NASCAR sensation Ricky Bobby is a racing hero because of his "win at all costs" approach. He and his loyal racing partner, childhood friend Cal Naughton Jr., are a fearless duo. Dubbed "Shake" and "Bake" by their fans, the two have the ability to finish so many races in the #1 and #2 positions, with Cal always in second place. When flamboyant French Formula One driver Jean Girard challenges Ricky and Cal for the supremacy of NASCAR, Ricky must face...
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Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And, if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one of those victories. After all, her dad-a former champion tennis player himself-has trained her for this...
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Maya Andersson and Benji Ovich, two young people who left in search of a life far from the forest town, come home and joyfully reunite with their closest childhood friends. There is a new sense of optimism and purpose in the town, embodied in the impressive new ice rink that has been built down by the lake. Two years have passed since the events that no one wants to think about. Everyone has tried to move on, but there's something about this place...
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Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Description
Traces the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert.
This nonfiction picture book takes you behind the scenes of the friendship and rivalry of tennis stars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert. In the 1970s and 1980s they faced off in epic duels and classic showdowns. Since their retirements from tennis, they have remained friends and support each others in their efforts and endeavors.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
xii, 324 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
Boxing's true Cinderella story: James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash of 1929. With one good hand, he was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager still believed in him. The diminutive, loquacious Jew and the burly, quiet Irishman made one of boxing's oddest couples, but together...
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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
296 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Description
New to Cincinnati, where her father is now coach of the University basketball team, eighth-grader Aurora (called Rory) finds herself isolated by the heated team rivalries--especially when it turns out her new friend Abby's father has a mysterious feud with Rory's father that threatens her new friendship.
Series
Roger Corman collection volume 2
Publisher
MGM DVD
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (167 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The young racers: Racing champion William Campbell has it all-- money, fame and all the women he wants, even though he's married. But when Campbell seduces the fiancée of former champ Mark Damon, Damon decides to jump back into the driver's seat and show his arrogant successor what being a champion really means. As the best of the best burn rubber before a captivated world, their rivalry speeds them toward a fiery climax that has to be seen to be...
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Publisher
Ediciones Urano/Umbriel
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
381 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Cuando Carrie se retira del tenis, es la mejor jugadora que el mundo ha visto jamás. Ha batido todos los récords y ha conseguido veinte títulos de Grand Slam. Y si le preguntas, se merece cada uno de ellos. Lo ha sacrificado casi todo para convertirse en la mejor, con su padre como entrenador. Pero seis años después de retirarse, Carrie se encuentra en las gradas del US Open de 1994, viendo cómo una tenista británica brutal e impresionante...
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