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272 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes readers on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider"--
Blossoming from the Tenth Mountain Division in World War II, the sport of skiing was driven by adventurers seeking the rush of freedom that only cold mountain air could provide. As skiing gained in popularity, mom-and-pop...
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384 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Harnessing nature's most powerful forces, elite downhillers descend icy, rugged slopes at speeds cresting 90 miles per hour. For decades, American skiers struggled to match their European counterparts, and until this century the US Ski Team could not claim a lasting foothold on the roof of the Alps, where the sports legends are born. Then came a fledgling class of American racers that disrupted the Alpine racing world order. Led by Bode Miller and...
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1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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It provides a thrilling and intimate look at the life of a professional skier and BASE jumper Matthias Giraud, who stops at nothing to pursue his passion for adventure. The film follows Matthias as he dares to execute ever more dangerous stunts while simultaneously falling in love and starting a family. The story takes a turn when Matthias suffers a catastrophic crash just days before the birth of his first child. After miraculously surviving, Matthias...
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219 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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Gavin once loved Melanie--a long time ago. Returning to Taylor's Crossing, he wants only to forget her and the promises she broke the moment he left to secure their future. To Melanie, seeing the infamous world-class skier was like lightning striking again--thrilling but terrifying. There's passion--and bitterness. He thought she'd betrayed him, but he hadn't known of her desperation, hadn't known of the child they'd conceived. Dare she bare herself...
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Ollie begins a snowy adventure on his first pair of real skis in this collectible new edition of the classic picture book from world-renowned Swedish author--illustrator Elsa Beskow. Finally, the woods are blanketed in snow and Ollie sets off for a day of fun, where he meets cheerful Jack Frost and troublesome Mrs Thaw and visits King Winter's palace. Ollie has a wonderful time skiing, skating and having a huge snowball fight until it's time to go...
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321 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"The first ever memoir from the greatest female ski racer of all time, revealing never before told stories of her life in the fast lane, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers for athletes around the world"--
9) See for me
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1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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A group of thieves break into the luxurious, secluded mansion Sophie is house-sitting. Sophie, a visually impaired former skier, must rely on Kelly, an army veteran living across the country, to help her fight back.
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xx, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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An expert in human performance describes his experience pushing his own aging body past preconceived limits in a quest to become an expert skier at age fifty-three.
"The New York Times bestselling author and human performance expert tests his knowledge and theories on his own aging body in a quest to become an expert skier at age fifty-three." -- inside front jacket flap.
Cutting-edge discoveries in embodied cognition, flow science, and network...
11) Brave enough
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xiii, 276 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"In her new memoir Brave Enough, 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist Jessie Diggins shares her story for the first time. The core of Brave Enough traces her amazing journey from the heartland of the United States into the history books of sports. The memoir details her childhood in Afton, Minnesota (an idyllic small town nestled in a virtual snow globe), her meteoric rise as an elite youth athlete (she turned pro straight out of high school), and her dazzling...
12) Tear me apart
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481 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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Competitive skier Mindy Wright is a superstar in the making until a spectacular downhill crash threatens not just her racing career but her life. During surgery, doctors discover she's suffering from a severe form of leukemia, and a stem cell transplant is her only hope. But when her parents are tested, a frightening truth emerges. Mindy is not their daughter. The race to save Mindy's life means unraveling years of lies. Was she accidentally switched...
15) Winners: a novel
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334 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Paralyzed by a tragic chairlift accident, seventeen-year-old competitive skier Lily struggles with the loss of her Olympic dreams before meeting a young man, Teddy, who has overcome his own devastating injuries to pursue an enriching life.
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xvi, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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An autobiography of one of the film industry's most innovative and outstanding producers. Born in Hollywood, Miller recalls growing up in the Los Angeles area, his early love of skiing, his entrée into the film-making business, and his world-wide travels of filming skiiing and other outdoor sports.
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308 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Katie Cleary has always known exactly what she wants: to be the best skier in the world. As a teenager, she leaves her home to live and train full time with her two best friends, all-American brothers Luke and Blair, whose wealthy father has hired the best coaches money can buy. Together, they are the USA's best shot at bringing home Olympic gold. But as the upward trajectory of Katie's elite skiing career nears its zenith, a terrifying truth about...
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"When I was twenty-five years old, it came to my attention that I had never had a girlfriend. At the time, I was actually under the impression that I was in a relationship, so this bit of news came as something of a shock." Why was [Paralympic ski racer and cancer survivor] Josh still single? To find out, he tracked down the girls he had tried to date since middle school and asked them straight up: what went wrong? The results of Josh's semiscientific,...
19) Winners: a novel
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402 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.
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English
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When a horrific chairlift accident leaves 17-year-old competitive skier Lily Thomas paralyzed, she must come to grips with the fact that she'll not only be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life, but will never fulfill her lifelong dream of winning Olympic gold. Meanwhile, her wealthy father, who has doted on Lily since her mother died when she was three, is devastated as he watches his only child lose all she once cherished and suffer...
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