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1) Tony Hawk
Author
Series
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
4) Eli Manning
Author
Series
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
102 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
5) Tom Brady
Author
Series
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
103 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
7) Derek Jeter
Author
Series
Publisher
Barnes & Noble Books
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
104 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : photographs ; 20 cm.
Language
English
8) Tony Dungy
Author
Series
Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
103 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and career of Tony Dungy, discussing his youth and education, college football experiences, and success as a coach in the National Football League.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From one of our finest literary biographers comes a brilliant biography of Roald Dahl: the much-loved author and creator of countless iconic literary characters. Roald Dahl was one of the world's greatest storytellers. He conceived his vocation as that of any fearless explorer and, in his writing for children, he was able to tap into a child's viewpoint throughout his life. He crafted tales that were exotic in scenario, frequently invested with a...
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Book for Children
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations ; 26 x 26 cm
Language
English
Description
A biography which discusses the discrimination faced by Jackie Robinson, the baseball legend who became the first African American to play Major League baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers
16) Ali: a life
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Based on more than 500 interviews, including Muhammad Ali's closest associates, and enhanced by access to thousands of pages of newly released FBI records, this is a thrilling story of a man who became one of the great figures of the twentieth century."--
17) Eddie the Eagle
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Inspired by true events, it is a feel-good story about Michael 'Eddie' Edwards, an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself, even as an entire nation was counting him out. With the help of a rebellious and charismatic coach, Eddie takes on the establishment and wins the hearts of sports fans around the world by making an improbable and historic showing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
18) Everyone's hero
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (87 minutes) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
10-year-old baseball fan Yankee Irving is always the last one picked for sandlot baseball games. But when Babe Ruth's prized bat is stolen during the 1932 World Series, Yankee steps up to the plate to help retrieve it for his beloved idol. He embarks on a wild cross-country journey that teaches him the stuff of real heroes, and along the way, Yankee learns that importance of perseverance and the true meaning of friendship.
19) Barney Ross
Author
Series
Publisher
Nextbook
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Born Dov-Ber Rasofsky to Eastern European immigrants, Barney Ross saw his father's murder, his mother's nervous breakdown, and his three younger siblings sent to an orphanage, all before he turned fourteen. To make enough money to reunite the family, Ross became a petty thief, a gambler, a messenger boy for Al Capone, and, eventually, an amateur boxer. Turning professional at nineteen, he would capture the lightweight, junior welterweight, and welterweight...
Author
Publisher
Sports Illustrated Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xiv, 173 pages, 8 pages of unnumbered plates : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
Jenny Long is the mother of Conner, 9, and Cayden Long, 7, who have competed in triathlons together as Team Long Brothers since 2011. Connor saw it a way for him to connect with Cayden, who suffers from Spastic Cerebral Palsy and they have competed in more than 14 triathlons, including two IronKids Triathlons. In 2012, the brothers were awarded the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) Hero Among Us Award.
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