Author : Jeff Savage
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 45,77 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467710296
Would you enjoy letting yourself fall from the top of a skyscraper? Or swimming through a narrow, dark passage in an underground cave, thousands of feet from the surface? Some people do these things for fun every day. Are they more fearless than most people, or just plain crazy? Take the plunge with some daring athletes and see if you have the stomach for the world's deadliest sports.
Author : Madeline Donaldson
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 35,34 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467710253
Can you imagine being one of just three hundred soldiers from ancient Greece pitted against an army of thousands? Or wading through muddy, lice-infested trenches in World War I while bombs blasted overhead? These are just a couple of the situations that people faced during some of the world's most deadly battles. Explore the horrors of those fatal fights inside this book.
Author : Nadia Higgins
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 29,55 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467705985
Examines the animals that are both vicious and adorable, including polar bears, otters, and chimpanzees.
Author : Elaine Landau
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 18,82 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 146771027X
Imagine yourself parachuting from a plane straight into a raging forest fire, or racing against the clock to disarm a ticking bomb while enemy forces lurk around you. For some people, this is just a typical day at work. They have some of the world's deadliest jobs...and you're about to join them! Explore these high-risk careers and see if you have the guts to do what they do!
Author : Kevin Kurtz
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,75 MB
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1467786500
If you pay attention to the news, you've probably seen some scary headlines: fiery NASCAR crashes, career-ending sports injuries, and more. But the truth is, these kinds of accidents are rare. Engineers have designed sports gear to keep athletes as safe as possible. Carbon-fiber helmets, smart pads, and avalanche air bags are just a few of the improvements that help people play sports more safely. Learn more about how the technology in sports gear works to keep us safe.
Author : Ray Lewis
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 22,47 MB
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1501112376
The legendary Baltimore Ravens linebacker assesses the state of football while recounting his troubled youth, his rise to athletic fame, and the allegations that threatened his NFL career.
Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Back Bay Books
Page : 549 pages
File Size : 45,97 MB
Release : 2009-11-23
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0316090522
These widely acclaimed essays from the author of Infinite Jest -- on television, tennis, cruise ships, and more -- established David Foster Wallace as one of the preeminent essayists of his generation. In this exuberantly praised book -- a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner -- David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.
Author : Don Atyeo
Publisher : Grosset & Dunlap
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 23,68 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Violence in sports
ISBN :
Examines 2,500 years of sporting violence, describes the extent of the violent action in modern sports, and explains how that violence affects other aspects of life.
Author : David Epstein
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 13,29 MB
Release : 2014-04-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 161723012X
The New York Times bestseller – with a new afterword about early specialization in youth sports – from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. The debate is as old as physical competition. Are stars like Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Serena Williams genetic freaks put on Earth to dominate their respective sports? Or are they simply normal people who overcame their biological limits through sheer force of will and obsessive training? In this controversial and engaging exploration of athletic success and the so-called 10,000-hour rule, David Epstein tackles the great nature vs. nurture debate and traces how far science has come in solving it. Through on-the-ground reporting from below the equator and above the Arctic Circle, revealing conversations with leading scientists and Olympic champions, and interviews with athletes who have rare genetic mutations or physical traits, Epstein forces us to rethink the very nature of athleticism.
Author : Diana Urban
Publisher : Wednesday Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 13,47 MB
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1250797209
"A propulsive mystery with high stakes and devious, masterful twists that will leave you guessing until the very last page. Diana Urban's latest had my jaw on the floor." —Jessica Goodman, bestselling author of They Wish They Were Us Let’s play a game. You have 24 hours to win. If you break my rules, she dies. If you call the police, she dies. If you tell your parents or anyone else, she dies. Are you ready? When Crystal Donavan gets a message on a mysterious app with a picture of her little sister gagged and bound, she agrees to play the kidnapper’s game. At first, they make her complete bizarre tasks: steal a test and stuff it in a locker, bake brownies, make a prank call. But then Crystal realizes that each task is meant to hurt—and kill—her friends, one by one. But if she refuses to play, the kidnapper will kill her sister. Is someone trying to take her team out of the running for a gaming tournament? Or have they uncovered a secret from their past, and wants them to pay for what they did... Author of All Your Twisted Secrets, Diana Urban’s explosive sophomore novel, These Deadly Games, is a must-read, propulsive YA thriller with deadly stakes, stunning twists, and a shocking ending you'll never forget—perfect for fans of I Know What You Did Last Summer and One of Us Is Lying.
