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Pub. Date
2014
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English
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"A must read for anyone looking to take his performance to the next level, be it in athletics or in life." —Dean Karnazes, ultramarathoner and New York Times–bestselling author of Ultra Marathon Man
What do marathoners do when 26.2 miles just isn't enough anymore? They try obstacle racing, combining the endurance challenges of a marathon with the mind- and body-bending rigors of overcoming obstacles along the way. At...
What do marathoners do when 26.2 miles just isn't enough anymore? They try obstacle racing, combining the endurance challenges of a marathon with the mind- and body-bending rigors of overcoming obstacles along the way. At...
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English
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The hilly terrain next to the old Sprocket house that Meg Langslow and her fiance, Michael, are refurbishing is the perfect location for an extreme croquet field - even the legs of cows and sheep are convenient extra wickets. Croquet has become all the rage in Caerphilly...until it appears someone in town has taken the rage a bit too literally. While stumbling down a steep bank after her ball, Meg encounters the body of a fresh female corpse with...
7) Thrill me
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Series
Publisher
HQN
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
When she is hired to promote a new slogan for her California hometown, Maya Farlow is unexpectedly reunited with her former flame, extreme sports athlete Del Mitchell, who intends to avoid having his heart broken a second time.
8) Mountain
Publisher
Greenwich Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
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.
10) This was the XFL
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Publisher
Team Marketing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a spectacular failure. In 2001, sports entertainment titans Dick Ebersol and Vince McMahon launched the XFL. It was hardly the first time a league had tried to compete with the NFL, but the brash audacity of the bid, combined with the personalities and charisma of Ebersol and McMahon and the marketing behemoths of their respective companies, NBC and WWE, captured headlines and a sense of undeniable...
Publisher
Hallmark
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
NYC-based copy editor, Alex, is sent to Ridgeline Resort, an extreme sports outpost, to write a story for a travel writing competition. At first, she fails at everything - much to the chagrin of Cole, an extreme sports enthusiast who thinks this city girl should head back to New York. But when Alex offers to assist Cole with his local arts festival, he reluctantly obliges to be her guide as she faces her fears doing one extreme sport after the next....
13) Air gear: 33
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Series
Air gear volume 33
Publisher
Kodansha Comics, an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"Time is running out atop the aircraft carrier Colonel Sanders. While Ikki competes with the powerful Nue on the flight deck to convince him of where his loyalties should lie, the other core members of Team Kogarasumaru are below decks, fighting for their lives against the deadly Nike, twin brother to Sora Takeuchi. And defeating a foe who values nothing will require great sacrifice..."--Page 4 of cover.
14) Air gear: 36
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Series
Air gear volume 36
Publisher
Kodansha Comics
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"The final battle for the fate of the world of the Air Trecks is underway, pitting Ikki and Ringo against Sora and Rika! It's a white-knuckled, no-holds-barred race to the surface through the massive Tower of Trophaeum, and now that the best riders on the planet are finally facing off, victory will only come with great sacrifice. But when Sora reveals a stunning secret, Ikka realizes that the game has changed, and winning is more important than even...
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