Agar, Johnny

Summary: "The incredible story of Johnny Agar, born with cerebral palsy and who doctors thought would never walk, overcoming the odds to participate in long-distance endurance races with his dad pushing him, until the final mile when he walks across the finish line." - provided by publisher

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Publisher / Publication Date: Dexterity 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 AGAR, JOHNNY AGA

LeMarque, Eric

Summary: In this first-person account, former Olympian Eric LeMarque recounts a harrowing tale of survival--of eight days in the frozen wilderness, of losing his legs to frostbite, and coming face-to-face with death. But Eric's ordeal on the mountain was only part of his struggle for survival--as he reveals, with startling candor, an even more harrowing and inspiring tale of fame and addiction, healing...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Good Books 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 LEMARQUE, ERIC LEM

Masters, Oksana

Summary: The United States' most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete tells how she overcame Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges through sheer determination and a drive to succeed to win the world's best in elite rowing, biathlon, cross-countryskiing, and road cycling competitions.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MASTERS, OKSANA MAS

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1 available in Adult, Call number: B MASTERS MAS

Abbott, Jim

Summary: A one-handed pitcher who became one of the select few to pitch a no-hitter in Major League Baseball explains how he rose above his disability to excel at the sport he loved in high school, college, and adulthood.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2012

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ABBOTT, JIM ABB