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1) Slugfest
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"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget."--
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"Do you wish you could get your dog to behave better? Southend Dog Training founder Adam Spivey can help. In this indispensable book, he helps you build a better connection with your dog at any age and solve any behavioral issues with simple, proven training techniques. He won't just tell you what to do to get your dog to listen to your commands; he will also help you to understand how your dog thinks and why they might be struggling with certain...
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"Training for the Uphill Athlete translates theory into methodology to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourslef to your endurance goals. This is the only book that presents training principles for athletes who regularly partipate in distance running, ski mountaineering, skimo, and other sports that require optimum fitness and customized strength ... This book collects the scientifically backed and athelete-tested wisdom and experience...
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The St. Thomas Choir Leipzig is one of the most famous and prestigious boys' choirs in the world. This documentary, upon the 800th anniversary of the group's formation, accompanies 'Die Thomaner, ' ages 9 to 18, over a period of one year at home and touring abroad. Their unique world, from motets to boarding school to a South American tour, is filled with pressure to perform, doubt, pride, and homesickness, balanced by accomplishment, growth, and...
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After losing her legs in a double amputation, Amy Purdy overcame the unexpected and returned to snowboarding. Today, Amy is a three-time Paralympic medalist snowboarder, a motivational speaker and a NY Times Best Selling author. Her work has been published in 10 different languages all around the world. She is a Co-Founder of Adaptive Action Sports alongside Daniel Gale. This organization helps create opportunities for individuals with physical disabilities...
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Soccer’s two halves take place within the confines of the rules and regulations of the 90 minutes; but the third half takes place within the limitless possibilites of fan’s minds. To be a Soccer fan is to be a witness, a mythologizer, obsessive, pundit and dreamer. A GAME OF THREE HALVES is a five part animated series that uses the unbridled creativity of handcrafted animation to reveal funny, profound and illuminating stories from the world game....
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"Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan Hamilton knows that entrepreneurship is the quickest path to money and power-particularly for those who haven't had much of it in the past. In Your First Million, she shows how anyone-no matter what they look like or how much money they have-can tap into all the new tools they already have at their disposal...
9) Storm rider
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Spoiled 18-yr old Dani Fieldings' world is turned upside down when her father gets arrested, and she has to go stay with her Uncle Sam. As they struggle to bond, she's given an orphaned horse to foster and train. Dani pours her affection into this horse. Dani soon realizes that truly caring about others is the answer to most of life's biggest problems. And when her uncle and friends need her most, Dani and Stormy work together to save the day and...
10) Wicker Kittens
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In Minnesota, the winters are long but the jigsaw puzzling is fierce. Join some of the top teams in competitive puzzling as they prepare for the largest contest in the country, the one that crowns the fastest puzzler around, in this quirky documentary from South By Southwest.
11) The Astros Edge
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The Houston Astros cheating scandal and what it says about baseball today. With reporter Ben Reiter, the making of one of the best teams and worst scandals in modern MLB history, the limited accountability and how it changed the sport.
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When Jools rediscovered her love of cycling, she faced significant challenges. A diagnosis of depression, a mini-stroke, and becoming her mother's full-time caregiver threatened to knock her off the saddle. But, Jools' passion and dedication to creating inclusive spaces for women in cycling kept her wheels spinning. Now, she's a superhero of the cycling community, spreading her powerful mindset far and wide!
14) Keep on Dancing
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This two-part special, following nine older Australians over a 12-week experiment exploring the power of dance for people over the age of 65.
15) TransBoxing
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Trans Boxing is an art project in the form of a boxing club that was started in New York City in 2017 by Nolan Hansen. The project began as an effort to encourage the participation of transgender, non-conforming, and non-binary people in boxing. Over the years, an amazing community has been built around this sport. Trans Boxing offers training, education, and mentorship through weekly classes. They help others explore their strength both physically...
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Featuring Tony Hawk and directed by Stacy Peralta, BONES BRIGADE: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY is a very personal story of a group of young, dorky, straight laced American kids who did the impossible through a combination of work, skill, passion, and the belief that anything is possible: they succeeded in turning skateboarding from a fringe pastime to a thrilling action sport filled with extraordinary gravity defying feats and generated a billion dollar industry....
17) Skate Dreams
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Profiles a diverse group of female skateboarders whose pursuit of self-expression and freedom has created an international movement. In this uplifting and inspiring film, the story spans the trailblazing pioneers of the 1980s and the next generation of Olympic contenders as they defy industry gatekeepers and fight for professional equality. By showcasing the charismatic personalities and indomitable spirits of these amazing talents on and off their...
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An insightful and moving documentary feature film exploring in rich detail the remarkable story behind the Polynesian Pipeline to the NFL.A contemporary American story, the film transports viewers deep inside the tightly-knit and complex Polynesian community in Salt Lake City, Utah, one of the chief sources for the modern influx of Pacific Islander NFLers. With unprecedented access and shot over a fouryear time period, the film intimately portrays...
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This publication aims to support the effort to create transformative changes within Deaf education teacher training programs in the United States and Canada. Programs that approach Deaf education through a multilingual lens are in a better position to produce teachers who are knowledgeable about the diverse language and cultural needs of Deaf students. The guidelines set forth in this volume can be used to help develop new undergraduate and graduate...
20) The still point
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When Etienne Bernay, enfant terrible of French ballet, arrives. documenting his search for one special student who will receive a full scholarship to the Ballet de Paris Academie, three mothers, amidst backstabbing, jealousy, disappointment and triumph, reveal the sacrifices they've made for their children, for friendship and for art.
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