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  • Snow

    Garry Chapman

    Library Binding (Chelsea Clubhouse, May 1, 2001)
    Recounts the origins of extreme sports performed in the snow, surveys the appropriate weather conditions, equipment, clothing, and safety factors, and describes the sports of snowboarding, free skiing, skiboarding, and snow mountain biking.
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  • Extreme Wakeboarding

    Anne T. McKenna

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 1999)
    Describes the history, equipment, and safety measures of extreme wakeboarding, developed from surfing, in which a wakeboard is ridden while being towed by a power boat.
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  • Windsurfing

    Ellen Labrecque

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Action-packed overview of the sport of windsurfing, its origins, and the equipment required.
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  • Gliding

    K. C. Kelley

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Action-packed overview of the sport of gliding, its origins, and the equipment required.
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  • Animal Sports

    Jim Gigliotti

    Library Binding (Raintree, July 1, 2011)
    Animal Sports introduces readers to different extreme animal sports practiced around the world!
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  • Xtreme Sports: Cutting Edge

    E. J. Maxwell

    Paperback (Scholastic, Dec. 1, 2003)
    Extreme sports athletes have gone mainstream, and are widely recognized through exposure on ESPN's X-Games, the Gravity Games, and the Warp Tour.This book is about the new crop of extreme sports stars from Apolo Ohno to superstar skateboarder Shaun White to phenom climbing star Tori Allen. Each chapter focuses on a different sport and star, and is full of photos, bio info, trivia, anecodotes, quotes, and stats.The complete list of athletes in this book is as follows:climber Tori Allen, surfer Layne Beachley, snowboarder Tara Dakides, motocrosser Mike Metzger, BMXer Dave Mirra, speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, snowboarder Ross Powers, and skateboarder Shaun White.
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  • Wheel Sports

    Michael Hurley

    Library Binding (Raintree, July 1, 2011)
    Wheel Sports shows readers different extreme wheel sports from around the world.
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  • Powerboat Racing

    Jim Gigliotti

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Action-packed overview of the sport of powerboat racing, its origins, the stars and the vehicles and equipment required.
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  • Water Sports

    Bob Woods, Cecilia Minden-Cupp PH.D.

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, July 1, 2003)
    Briefly describes new versions of surfing and water skiing, as well as newer water sports such as kitesurfing and wakeboarding.
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  • Extreme Snowboarding

    Pam Muñoz Ryan

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 1997)
    Describes the history, equipment, personalities, and contemporary practice of extreme snowboarding.
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  • Kevin Jones, Snowboarding Superstar

    Anna Weinstein

    Library Binding (Rosen Pub Group, Aug. 30, 2004)
    Profiles Kevin Jones, a California native and a snowboarding champion, focusing on his childhood, technique, and daily life.
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  • Mountain Biking

    K. C. Kelley

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Aug. 1, 2003)
    Briefly describes the equipment, techniques, various locations, and personalities involved in riding mountain bikes.
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