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2) Skydiving
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Introduces skydiving by discussing its history, training and safety requirements, and extreme aspects of the sport.
3) Base jumping
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32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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English
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An exploration of the skydiving sport done without aircraft as jumpers leap from buildings, antennas, bridges, mountains, cliffs, high bluffs, etc.
4) Parkour
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm.
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English
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Watch as these talented athletes scale walls and leap from ledges. Learn all about this exhilarating extreme sport, from its early beginnings to present day, through wonderful color photographs and engaging text.
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1 videodisc (approximately 92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Takes sports to the extreme! Learn to fly like the wind when you take waterskiing to a whole new level, speed down a hill at lightening speed with no brakes, hit the mountains to meet some Olympic snowboarders and gear up for some off road racing.
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1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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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.
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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...
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1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In the early '70s, Dogtown was what habitués called the gone-to-seed beachfront sections of Santa Monica and Venice, California. A group of surfers, who were also skaters, hung out together at the Zephyr Surf Shop. Skateboarding was a dying '60s pastime when new polyurethane wheels and new uses for an endless supply of concrete rescued it. The Z-Boys, sporting surf-derived fluid styles and aggressive attitudes, reinvented it, and then reintroduced...
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264 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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Published to coincide with the show's tenth anniversary, an official behind-the-scenes guide shares stories from its hosts, creators, and top contestants on how American ninja warriors train on the show's legendary obstacle courses.
15) Man on fire
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296 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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Leaving England to become an assistant to an extreme world-record breaker in India, John helps the man prepare to survive a new pursuit while searching for meaning and confronting his own beliefs about a life well lived.
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viii, 309 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 31 cm
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English
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"Filmmaker, photographer, and world-class mountaineer Jimmy Chin goes where few can follow to capture stunning images in death-defying situations. There and Back draws from his breathtaking portfolio of photographs, captured over twenty years during cutting-edge expeditions on all seven continents--from skiing Mount Everest, to an unsupported traverse of Tibet's Chang Tang Plateau on foot, to first ascents in Chad's Ennedi Desert and Antarctica's...
17) Thrill me
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Fool's gold romance volume 18
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English
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Maya Farlow learned the hard way to depend only on herself, so when she fell too deeply for the bad-boy charms of Del Mitchell, one of five brothers, she did the only thing she could: she ran. Stunned, Del left Fool's Gold to make his name and fortune in extreme sports. Now ten years later, Maya's been hired to promote her hometown's new slogan, The Destination for Romance. The celebrity spokesman is none other than Del, the man she dumped but never...
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Did you know that street skateboarders perform incredible tricks by creating obstacles out of structures you might find along a city sidewalk? Street skateboarders jump their boards onto curbs and stairs. They grind down railings. They flip their boards around with their toes.
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Español
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What do the names Funky Monkey, Block Ness Monster, and Cage Crawl have in common? They're all names of obstacles in the Tough Mudder obstacle course! Students will learn fractions while engaged in reading about the world's toughest races. This Spanish math reader integrates math and literacy skills, combining informational text, problem-solving, and real-world connections to help students explore mathematics in a meaningful way. Vibrant images, simple...
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English
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Tackle today's toughest races while learning fractions! Marvel as contestants around the world climb, crawl, run, and jump through the world's toughest marathons and obstacle courses. This book combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. Students will learn fractions while engaged in reading high-interest content. The glossary, index, and table of contents...
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