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Author
Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
"During June 1998, Tori McClure set out to row across the Atlantic Ocean by herself in a 23-foot plywood boat with no motor or sail. She lost communications, but nevertheless decided to keep going, without updates on the location of the Gulf Stream and the weather--in what became the North Atlantic's worst hurricane season. When a series of violent storms nearly killed her, she had to signal for help and go home in what felt like complete disgrace....
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
One of the world's most experienced ocean rowers details his two Atlantic Ocean crossings and his three attempts to row across the North Pacific Ocean, discussing how he overcame exhaustion; dealt with painful injury; and battled the elements.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Now a documentary narrated by Common, produced by Grant Hill, Dwyane Wade, and 9th Wonder, from filmmaker Mary Mazzio The moving true story of a group of young men growing up on Chicago's West side who form the first all-black high school rowing team inthe nation, and in doing so not only transform a sport, but their lives. Growing up on Chicago's Westside in the 90's, Arshay Cooper knows the harder side of life. The street corners are full of gangs,...
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"This story is rooted in the power of sport, but it is not a sports memoir. Yes, Course Correction chronicles one young woman's transformation from a couch potato-in-training into an elite athlete who reached the highest echelon of her sport. In addition, the book offers a persuasive example of the enormous impact of sports participation on the rest of life and validates the power, import, and necessity of Title IX. Just like Ginny, girls everywhere...
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