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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
384 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
"With an exclusive foreword by Usain Bolt, The Fastest Men on Earth tells the inside stories of the Olympic Men's 100m Champions. It takes just under ten seconds to run, but the results of the Olympic men's 100 metres are etched forever into history. In The Fastest Men on Earth, journalist Neil Duncanson tells the stories of the 25 athletes who've been crowned champions in the event, and earned the coveted title of 'Fastest Man on Earth'. Each chapter...
2) Sprinter
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A Jamaican teen who is burdened by an unstable father and an unruly older brother hopes a meteoric rise in track and field can reunite him with his mother, who has lived illegally in the US for over a decade. Produced by Jada Pinkett and Will Smith.
3) Ghost
Author
Series
Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 1
Language
English
Description
Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic past with a violent father.
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xii, 324 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Beijing 2008: Usain Bolt slows down as he approaches the finish line of the 100-meter finals, well ahead of his nearest rival. His face filled with the euphoria of a young man utterly in thrall to his extraordinary physical talent. It is one of the greatest moments in sports history--and it is just the beginning. Of the ten fastest 100-meter times in history, eight belong to Jamaicans. How is it that a small Caribbean island has come to almost totally...
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