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1) Terry Fox
Author
Series
Publisher
Grass Roots Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Terry Fox (1958-1981) was an active teenager involved in many sports. He was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with bone cancer. His right leg was amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977. While in hospital, Terry was so overcome by the suffering of other cancer patients, many of them young children, that he decided to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. He called his journey the Marathon of Hope. It was...
2) Terry Fox
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"The latest in the series, Terry Fox celebrates the life of the brave young Canadian who, despite having lost a leg to cancer, embarked on a Marathon of Hope across the whole of Canada to raise awareness and money for those living with the disease"--
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Before Terry Fox become a national hero and icon, he was just a regular kid. But even then, his characteristic strength, determination and loyalty were apparent and were the foundation for his friendship with Doug. The two first met at basketball tryouts in grammar school. Terry was the smallest - and worst - basketball player on the court. But that didn't stop him. With Doug's help, Terry practiced and practiced until he earned a spot on the team....
Series
30 for 30 volume 23
Publisher
ESPN Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Three years after having his right leg amputated six inches above the knee, Terry Fox set out to spread awareness and raise funds for cancer research by running across Canada. Anonymous at the start of his journey, Fox steadily captured the heart of a nation with his marathon of hope. After 143 days and two-thirds of the way across Canada, Fox's journey came to an abrupt end when newly discovered tumors took over his body. Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash...
Series
30 for 30 volume no. 21-23
Publisher
ESPN Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Unmatched: "No individual sports rivalry can boast the same intensity and impact as that of Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. But even more remarkable is what happened off the court where they formed a strong and lasting friendship, bonding them to this day."--Container.
The house of Steinbrenner: "Two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple documents the historic final days at the old Yankee Stadium, the opening of the new stadium and the...
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