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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...
7) Game Face
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The award-winning documentary “Game Face” tells the parallel story of Fallon Fox, MMAs first transgender pro fighter, and Terrence Clemens, a young, ambitious and talented college basketball player in Oklahoma, who happens to be gay. Both realize that coming out will be necessary for their own sense of integrity and peace of mind, but the lack of a clear roadmap and the unpredictable consequences instill understandable anxiety and caution. Both...
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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....
9) Chasing
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Jason Caldwell is looking for a win and when he discovers a nearly impossible, unassisted, 3000-mile rowing race – he believes stars have aligned. Jason’s ambition is not just to win the race but to smash the world record – a challenge that will prove much tougher than he could’ve imagined.
12) Adaptive Surfing
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Operation Beachhead is a non-profit organization based at the Jersey Shore providing adventurous, yet safe, all-season sports for veterans, active duty troops, and individuals with disabilities.
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"Uncovering the secret lives of pets, Dr. John Bradshaw invites young readers to learn more about their closet companions: their dogs! Told from the point of view of Rusty the terrier, this lively, illustrated book gives kids a front-seat view to the everyday lives of dogs, sharing lessons and growing children into the best pet owners they can be"--
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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...
17) 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...
18) 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.
20) The Workers Cup
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THE WORKERS CUP is set inside the labor camps of Qatar, where the World Cup is being built on the backs of 1.6 million migrant workers. The film follows a team of laborers living a real-life version of fantasy football. By day they sweat to build the World Cup; by night they compete in a “workers welfare” football tournament, playing in the same stadiums that will one day host the world’s greatest players. We join one team of men from Nepal,...
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