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"ESPN personality (Get Up and #Greeny) and New York Times bestselling author Mike Greenberg partners with mega-producer Hembo to settle once and for all which legends flat-out own which numbers. 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." -- Amazon.com.
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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This film is intended to help coaches/teachers, parents, and school administrators educate students/athletes about the harmful effects of homophobia and asks the question, "How can we make sure that people in athletics are evaluated, not based on their sexual orientation or gender expression, but on their individual character and accomplishments?"
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 5
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English
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"Illustrated profiles of fifty pioneering female athletes, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science. A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes--from well-known figures like tennis player Billie Jean King and gymnast Simone Biles, to lesser-known athletes like skateboarding pioneer Patti McGee and Toni Stone, the first woman to play baseball...
4) Sooley
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English
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This time, John Grisham takes you to a different kind of court. In the summer of his seventeenth year, Samuel Sooleymon gets the chance of a lifetime: a trip to the United States with his South Sudanese teammates to play in a showcase basketball tournament. He has never been away from home, nor has he ever been on a airplane. The opportunity to be scouted by dozens of college coaches is a dream come true. Samuel is an amazing athlete, with speed,...
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2017.
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English
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"Bruce Jenner, the celebrated Olympic icon and later the patriarch of one of the most famous families in the world, seemed to be living a dream life of success, fame, and prosperity. But the all-American image and million-dollar smile belied a lifelong struggle with gender dysphoria, and it wasn't until the sensational Diane Sawyer interview that the public mask of Bruce Jenner was finally retired, and through the memorable Vanity Fair piece by Buzz...
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Cinema Libre Studio
Pub. Date
2011.
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English
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Go deep inside the underground and extraordinary world of professional wrestling. Profiled are the lives of some of wrestling's most compelling personalities. From a talented up-and-comer, to a legend who has changed the scope of the industry. They all come together and perform in VFW halls, high school gyms, and Elks lodges across the country. Included are interviews with some of the most legendary names in the history of wrestling and classic footage...
7) Athletes
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PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Briefly surveys the history of African Americans in sports and profiles notable black athletes from Jesse Owens to the present, including Kipchoge Keino, Muhammad Ali, the Williams sisters, and Usain Bolt.
8) Gold rush
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From a living icon of the Olympic Games - as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster - Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factors, that go to create an Olympic champion.
This exciting new book is based on Michael Johnson's own experiences as an iconic four-time Olympic champion, and on the knowledge he has gleaned as a top-class coach and...
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Triumph Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"This 125-page collection features the brightest stars in sports, past and present. The editors of Sports Illustrated Kids profile the top stars in sports history, with thrilling sports photography and age-appropriate writing that Sports Illustrated Kids is famous for. This fully updated edition includes today's stars alongside sports' all-time greats--from Michael Jordan to LeBron James, Tom Brady to Patrick Mahomes, Mia Hamm to Megan Rapinoe, Babe...
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Bloomsbury Sport
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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Exciting, healthy and tasty vegan recipes with the nutrients you need to train, recover and perform. Whether you already live a vegan lifestyle, embrace a meat-free day each week or you simply want to try some amazing flavour combinations, The Vegan Athlete's Cookbook will help you create easy, nutrient-packed meals to support your training goals. With a focus on performance, every recipe has been created to provide a high level of nutrients that...
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements which gained him international fame and Olympic gold medals.
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Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Elevate your diet, elevate your performance--a cookbook and sports nutrition guide for athletes ages 16 and up A structured and disciplined training regimen is vital to any up-and-coming athlete--but without proper nutrition, you are just spinning your wheels.
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya's win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female...
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Based on Sammy Moniz's popular Instagram page, Feeding the Frasers is a book that any CrossFit aficionado-or just someone curious about how to cook with whole foods without sacrificing the world-will want to get their hands on. Filled with 100 terrific recipes of high quality delicious food that promote balance, togetherness, indulgence, and athletic recovery. Sammy Moniz is well known in the CrossFit community as an activist, and she is also the...
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Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, in the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for the New York Giants. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation,...
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Liberty Street, an imprint of Time, Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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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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