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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.
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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.
8) 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...
10) 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...
11) Free running
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English
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With its acrobatic thrills and "no limits" attitude, free running is creating a sports revolution in our towns and cities. Inside you'll find these features: Real-life story: read about the thrilling life of an adrenaline-seeking free runner; star story: discover the Hollywood actor who pulls cool street stunts; five-minute interview: get the inside story from On the Radar's free-running expert, Matthew Dickerson.--From publisher description.
12) Real steel
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1 videodisc (approximately 127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to build and train a championship contender.
In a near future world...
13) The climb
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Everest volume 2
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English
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A thrilling adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman that follows a group of young climbers to the top of Mt. Everest!
The height of danger.Everest. The ultimate climb. The greatest of risks.Four kids are on a quest to reach the top-and none of them are among the four anyone expected to be there when Summit Athletic started the contest to bring the youngest team of climbers to the peak. Their ascent is not easy. The weather is harsh, and the competition...
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"Once the reserve of only the most hardcore enthusiasts, ultra running is now a thriving global industry, with hundreds of thousands of competitors each year. But is the rise of this most brutal and challenging sport, with races that extend into hundreds of miles (often in extreme environments) an antidote to modern life, or a symptom of a modern illness? In The rise of the ultra runners, award-winning author Adharanand Finn travels to the heart of...
15) The summit
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Everest volume 3
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English
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"Four kids are prepared to go into thin air in order to become the youngest person ever to climb Everest. But they are not prepared for the challenges that await them as they get closer to the summit. Supplies are low. Conditions are extreme. One of the kids is trying to sabotage the others. And then the storm hits ..."--P. [4] of cover.
16) Velocity
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Cassica and Shiara have grown up in Coppermouth, a dust choked town in the Outback, but now they hope to use their skills as race driver and mechanic to take on the Widowmaker, an off-road rally through some of the most dangerous places on Earth, to win fame and fortune--provided they survive the race.
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