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Restored classics, the Film Detective archiveSummary: 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...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC SUPMorley, Anders
Summary: "A coming-of-middle-age story in which the author skis across Canada in winter"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mountaineers Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 MORLEY, ANDERS MORSummary: "Winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 1975, this stirring chronicle tells the tale of Japanese alpinist Yūichirō Miura and his attempt to ski down Mt. Everest in 1970"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Film Detective 2016
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MANSummary: Yuichiro Miura, a member of the 1970 Japanese Everest Skiing Expedition, had the dream of skiing down Mount Everest. This film shows how the dream was accomplished.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Image Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC MANVonn, Lindsey
Summary: "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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: B VONN VONJagger, Steph
Summary: "A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us. Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with the passive, limited roles she saw for women growing up, she emulated the men in her life--chasing...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Wave 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JAGGER, STEPH JAGSundquist, Josh
Summary: "Social media star and comedian Josh Sundquist takes readers on his hilarious journey to the fringes of viral stardom to discover if it's possible to be both very famous and very happy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 921 SUNSomers, Suzanne
Summary: The popular actress and best-selling author of Sexy Forever draws on the examples of her half-century marriage to Alan Hamel to counsel readers on how to mold and shape a healthy, lasting relationship without sacrificing individual strengths.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harmony Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SOMChen, Nathan
Summary: The three-time World Champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the first Asian American man to stand at the highest podium in figure skating reflects on the events that led him to where he is today, in this testament to the love of family and the power of persistence, grit, and passion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHEN, NATHAN CHELari, Zahra
Summary: "After watching an ice-skating movie, young Zahra sets her mind to learn how to ice skate even though her family and friends doubt her abilities. After all, she's too old to learn, the rink is too cold, and figure skaters don't look like her... not yet at least! Illustrated with Sara Alfageeh's energetic lines and colors that pop right off the page, we follow Zahra's story as she glides across...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2024