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The race to be myself : a memoir / by Semenya, Caster,1991-author.;
"Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya's win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Semenya, Caster, 1991-; Intersex athletes; Olympic athletes; Women runners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dixon, descending : a novel / by Outen, Karen,author.;
"A powerful, heart-wrenching debut novel about ambition, survival, and our responsibility toward one another. Dixon was once an Olympic-level runner. But he missed the team by two-tenths of a second, and ever since that pain decades ago, he hasn't allowed a goal to consume him. But when his charming older brother, Nate, suggests that they attempt to be the first Black American men to summit Mount Everest, Dixon can't refuse. The brothers are determined to prove something--to themselves and to each other. Dixon interrupts his orderly life as a school psychologist, leaving behind disapproving friends, family, and one particularly fragile student, Marcus. Once on the mountain, they are met with extreme weather conditions, oxygen deprivation, and precarious terrain. But as much as they've prepared for this, Mt. Everest is always fickle. And in one devastating moment, Dixon's world is upended. Dixon returns home and attempts to resume his job, but things have shifted: for him and for the students he left behind when he chose Mt. Everest. Ultimately, Dixon must confront the truth of what happened on the mountain and come to terms with who can and cannot be saved. Dixon, descending offers us a captivating, shattering portrait of the ways we're reshaped by our decisions--and what it takes to angle ourselves, once again, toward hope"--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Sports fiction.; Novels.; African American men; Brothers; Middle class African Americans; Mountaineering;
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Unbroken [videorecording (BLURAY)] : path to redemption / by Baer, Matthew,film producer.; Cronk, Harold,film director.; Elliott, Mike(Mike R.),film producer.; Friedenberg, Richard,screenwriter.; Graham, Will,actor.; Hixon, Ken,screenwriter.; Hunt, Samuel,actor.; Patterson, Merritt,actor.; motion picture adaptation of (work):Hillenbrand, Laura.Unbroken.; Matt Baer Films (Firm),production company.; Pure Flix Entertainment,production company.; Universal 1440 Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),film distributor.;
Director of photography, Zoran Popovic ; editor, Amy P. McGrath ; music, Brandon Roberts.Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson, Will Graham.When the war ended, his battle began. Based on Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling book, this begins where Unbroken ends, sharing the next amazing chapter of Olympian and World War II hero Louis Zamperini's powerful true story of forgiveness, redemption, and amazing grace.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic content and related disturbing images.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Biographical films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Sports films.; War films.; Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014; United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 307th; Long-distance runners; Olympic athletes; Prisoners of war; Redemption; Veterans; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Cours avec moi! / by De Grasse, Andre,1994-; Budd, Robert,1976-; Osei Bonsu, Joseph,1983-; Allard, Isabelle.;
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Subjects: De Grasse, Andre, 1994-; De Grasse, Andre, 1994-; Coureurs; Athlètes olympiques; Runners (Sports); Olympic athletes;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Runner's World (Spain)
Mode of access: Internet.
Subjects: Sports;
© , Hearst Espana, SL
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