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Red Nails, Black Skates: Gender, Cash, and Pleasure on and Off the Ice by Erica Rand Publisher Comments In her forties, Erica Rand bought a pair of figure skates to vary her workout routine. Within a few years, the college professor was immersed in adult figure skating. Here, in short, incisive essays, she describes the pleasures to be found in the rink... (read more) Your price: $23.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Zero Regrets: Be Greater Than Yesterday by Apolo Anton Ohno Publisher Comments “Zero regrets. Its a philosophy not just about sport but about life. School, business, academics, love—anything and everything. Its complicated and yet not. You have to figure out who it is you want to be. Not what you want to be&... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Figure Skating for Dummies by Kristi Yamaguchi Publisher Comments "Kristi Yamaguchi knows skating.... Her experience and passion for the sport come through on each page." ?Dick Button, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist "Kristi truly explains it all ... from sit spins to death drops, from the kiss-and-cry area to center... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Figure Skating's Greatest Stars by Steve Milton Publisher Comments A beautifully illustrated celebration of the best athletes from this wildly popular sport. Figure Skating's Greatest Stars profiles 60 great skaters, including champions in men's, women's, pairs and ice dancing. Informative essays describe their careers... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $16.95 Used - Hardcover
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Basic Guide To Speed Skating (Official U.S. Olympic Sports) by Griffin Publishing Synopsis There's nothing more exciting and engaging than the Olympic Games. Athletes from across the globe unite to participate in the most thrilling and vigorous competitions of their lives. These athletes didn't get to the Olympics by accident -- it takes years... (read more) Your price: $13.50 New - Mass Market
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Only With Passion (05 Edition) by Katarina Witt Publisher Comments In the glamorous, ultra-competitive world of figure skating, Katarina Witt is a living legend. She has won more titles than anyone else before her — including two Olympic gold medals, four world championships, and eight national championships. She... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Figure Skating Now: Olympic and World Champions by Gerad Chataigneau Publisher Comments A book for all fans of figureskating: richly illustrated short biographies of all the major skaters in figureskating today.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Figure Skating Today: The Next Wave of Stars by Gerard Chataigneau Publisher Comments A fan's book on international skating stars -- today's best and tomorrow's brightest Figure skating has burst back onto the international sports scene, following a series of unfortunate judging controversies. There is a fresh crop of skaters who are... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Welcome to My World by Johnny Weir Publisher Comments How does a boy from rural Pennsylvania become an all-American original style icon and celebrity TV personality, adored by millions of fans worldwide and hailed as “the Lady Gaga of figure skating” (Salon.com)? In a memoir as candid and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Basic Guide to Figure Skating a (Official U.S. Olympic Sports) by Us Olympic Committee Synopsis There's nothing more exciting and engaging than the Olympic Games. Athletes from across the globe unite to participate in the most thrilling and vigorous competitions of their lives. These athletes didn't get to the Olympics by accident -- it takes years... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $2.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Skating on Air: The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport by Kelli Lawrence Synopsis Of all winter sports, none is so widely watched and commented upon by the media as figure skating, which is often considered the Winter Olympics' centerpiece. This critical text examines the ways in which media attention has gradually altered and... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Trade Paper
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Frozen Assets: The New Order of Figure Skating by Mark A Lund Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references and index.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Speed on Skates by Barry Publow Publisher Comments Become a smoother, faster, and better-conditioned skater-on asphalt and on ice. Speed on Skates, the most comprehensive and in-depth book ever written on in-line and ice speedskating, gives you the instruction and drills to master basic to advanced... (read more) Your price: $26.50 New - Mass Market
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The Larry Holliday Story: Someone You Should Know by Normajean Synopsis Any dream, no matter how difficult, can be pursued. His is an unsung or perhaps a quietly sung life of enduring moments and of sincere commitment, as he moved in the direction of his dream. His is a symbol for the African-American community, or any... (read more) Your price: $28.25 New - Hardcover
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On Edge: Backroom Dealing, Cocktail Scheming, Triple Axels, and How Top Skaters Get Screwed by Jon Jackson Publisher Comments During the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, figure skating nearly lost its edge. The Russian gold medal debacle in the Pair Event publicly revealed the hidden world of bribery and collusion that is standard operating procedure across the sport. In On Edge... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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Frozen in Time: The Enduring Legacy of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team by Nikki Nichols Synopsis On February 15, 1961, all 18 members of the U.S. World Figure Skating Team were killed in a plane crash, along with 16 coaches, officials, and family members. Frozen in Time takes readers inside the lives of the young skaters who died in the crash... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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A SKATING LIFE by Dorothy Hamill Publisher Comments A personal memoir by the Olympic gold medallist shares the painful secrets of her private life, from her difficulties with her alcoholic father and her emotionally distant mother to her ex-husband's fatal plane crash and her own struggles with depression... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $10.61 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Figure Skating Now: Olympic and World Stars (Figure Skating Now) by Steve Milton Synopsis Updated to include the 2003 Worlds competition. Today's most exciting figure skaters are spotlighted in this richly illustrated book. Combining grace, incredible athletic ability and artistic showmanship, figure stating is exhilarating and highly... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Art of Skating by Irving Brokaw Publisher Comments Mr. Brokaw's extensive work on the sport, "The Art of Skating,"...traces the history and development of the sport from its beginning to the present day.... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Play-By-Play Figure Skating (Play-By-Play) by Joan Freese Publisher Comments - Tables of Contents - Further Reading List Glossary - Index - Websites - Career... (read more) Your price: $28.95 New - Hardcover
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