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Amazing Olympic athlete Wilma Rudolph Amazing Olympic athlete Wilma Rudolph Mary Dodson Wade "This entry-level biography describes how Wilma Rudolph overcame childhood polio and competed in the Olympics"--Provided by publisher. OL1001251W
Track's magnificent milers Track's magnificent milers Nathan Aaseng Biographies of world record-breaking mile runners, including Glenn Cunningham, Roger Bannister, Herb Elliott, Jim Ryun, Kip Keino, John Walker, Filbert Bayi, Sebastian Coe, Steve Ovett, and Mary Deck… OL15216224W
Running to paradise Running to paradise Frances Bremer While preparing to run in a marathon, a priest realizes the reasons for his vocation. OL15754749W
Run! Run! Dean Karnazes A'Running with Karnazes is like setting up one's easel next to Monet or Picasso.' The New York Times In his follow-up to the bestselling Ultramarathon Man, Dean Karnazes is back with more mind-blowin… OL16415910W
Running with the Kenyans Running with the Kenyans Adharanand Finn ""A dusty road stretches into the distance like a pencil line across the arid landscape. Lions, rhino, and buffalo roam the plains on either side. But I haven't come to Kenya to spot wildlife. I've c… OL16585386W
Blade runner Blade runner Oscar Pistorius Oscar Pistorius is a world-renowned athlete holding two Paralympic world records for the 100m and 200m. This title charts the extraordinary development of one of the most gifted sportsmen and inspira… OL17881413W
Ghost Ghost Jason Reynolds "Ghost, a naturally talented runner and troublemaker, is recruited for an elite middle school track team. He must stay on track, literally and figuratively, to reach his full potential"-- OL19671405W
The illegal The illegal Lawrence Hill Keita Ali is on the run. He is desperate to flee Zantoroland, a mountainous black island that produces the fastest marathoners in the world. Keita signs on with notorious marathon agent Anton Hamm, w… OL20016068W
The boy who runs The boy who runs John Brant Julius Achon is the director of the Achon Uganda Children's Fund, a charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life in rural Uganda. He was captured at 12 and turned into a boy soldier; then… OL20034403W
Running with a police escort Running with a police escort Jill A. Grunenwald "In the fall of 2012, quirky and cat-loving Cleveland librarian Jill Grunenwald got an alarming email from her younger sister: her sister was very concerned with Jill's weight and her overall mental … OL20050089W
Wilma Rudolph Wilma Rudolph Jo Harper A biography of the African American woman who overcame crippling polio as a child to become the first woman to win three gold medals in track in a single Olympics. OL20509669W
To be a runner To be a runner Martin Dugard With an exuberant mix of passion, insight, instruction, and humor, best-selling author--and lifelong runner--Martin Dugard takes a journey through the world of running to illustrate how the sport hel… OL20940494W
After the race After the race Michael B. Jones "After the race recounts the unraveling of the family Reed and the raw, serpentine trails the father-son pair of Wayne, an Army Special Forces veteran whose reckless pursuit of contentment propels th… OL22310824W
Pistorius Pistorius John Carlin "La madrugada de San Valentín de 2013 cuatro disparos conmocionaron a la ciudad de Pretoria: Oscar Pistorius, el mayor héroe sudafricano después de Mandela, mataba a su novia, la célebre modelo y pre… OL24896640W
Jim Abbott Jim Abbott Jon Kramer A biography of the determined athlete who became the first pitcher to make it to the major leagues with only one hand, playing for the California Angels, New York Yankees, and Chicago White Sox. OL2926960W
Marathoning Marathoning Bill Rodgers An autobiographical story of the running career of the marathon runner who won the Boston, New York and Fukuoka, Japan marathons. OL3260614W
Coaching Evelyn Coaching Evelyn Pat Connolly Ashford's coach describes the techniques and training regimen used to develop the ability of a great American sprint champion. OL4443244W
Eric Liddell, born to run Eric Liddell, born to run Watkins, Peter A biography of the Scottish missionary and runner who won a gold medal in the 1924 Olympics and went on to do missionary work in China. OL5611814W
The runner The runner Cynthia Voigt As a dedicated runner, a teenage boy has always managed to distance himself from other people until the experience of coaching one of his teammates on the track team gradually helps him see the value… OL76788W
Mary Decker Slaney Mary Decker Slaney Matthew Newman Follows the champion runner from her first race at the age of eleven to her recognition as one of the top runners in the world. OL891345W
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