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1) Bike Action
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EDICASE GESTAO DE NEGOCIOS EIRELI
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Portuguese
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Bike Action é uma publicação voltada aos admiradores de bicicletas e esporte com bicicleta nas suas diversas modalidades. A Revista Bike Action tem como objetivo incentivar e despertar o uso da bicicleta para o lazer, mobilidade urbana e para o esporte. Atuar como vitrine dos acontecimentos do meio, com a cobertura dos principais eventos e competições domésticas e internacionais, testes de bicicletas para lazer e competições,
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Take me out to the ball game with Crabtree's book Baseball in Action. Children will learn the rules and skills involved in playing. Lively, full-color photographs help demonstrate such basics as pitching, fouling, and bunting. Necessary equipment and safety precautions are also covered along with:
• the layout of a baseball diamond and player positions
• catching and throwing techniques
• when to run and when to stay put
• different variations...
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From basics such as dribbling and blocking to the skilled high-flying slam-dunk, Basketball in Action will start kids off on the road to the NBA. Children will learn the basics of shooting, passing, and dribbling as well as how to make a layup. Other important information includes:
• the layout of a basketball court
• enforcing the rules through a referee
• defensive and offensive moves
• warm-up games to test your skills
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Grab your skates and hit the ice with Hockey in Action. This book brings to life the exhilaration of the fastest sport in the world using step-by-step instructions on how to play on the ice. Hockey equipment and rules of play are also described as well as such techniques as:
• how to maneuver on skates
• stick handling
• passing the puck and shooting
• making a save in the goalie's net
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Goooaaaallllll! Crabtree scores with Soccer in Action - an exciting book that explores the most popular sport in the world. Kids will love learning and practicing skills such as kicking, dribbling, and trapping. Spectacular full-color photographs accompany the clear, detailed text showing:
• different player positions
• warm-up exercises
• maneuvering the ball with your foot and your head
• types of shots and saves.
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What is a bump, a volley, a serve, or a spike? These questions and more are answered in Volleyball in Action. Children will love learning about the history of this energetic sport, the necessary equipment, and basic rules of play. Fascinating information includes:
• the role of the coach
• mix and motion drills to help develop skills
• how to block the ball
• how beach volleyball is catching on
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Every tragedy has its heroes, and there were many in the attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Jackie Waldman has collected the stories of some of the firefighters, rescue workers, police, medics, relatives of missing loved ones, and strangers who, in the face of horror, sprung into action to save lives and help their communities.
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Jackie Waldman, the author of The Courage to Give and Teens with the Courage to Give, now presents the stories of forty-two incredible teachers and the ways they went beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the lives of their students. In these inspiring pages you'll meet Trish Hill, a teacher from Ft. Worth, Texas, who underwent radiation and chemotherapy without missing a day of school because her first graders gave her energy and courage;...
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At a time when Booker T. Washington is being rediscovered by African Americans today, the author offers a compelling look at the man and the qualities of leadership he embodied in his life and work. The result is a timeless message of hope, empowerment, and responsibility, which Washington himself characterized as the training of head, heart, and hand.
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Although not nearly as well-known as other US Army senior commanders, General Mark Clark is one of the four men-along with Eisenhower, Patton, and Bradley-who historian Martin Blumenson called "the essential quartet of American leaders who achieved victory in Europe." Eisenhower nicknamed him the American Eagle.
A skilled staff officer, Clark rose quickly through the ranks, and by the time America entered the war he was deputy commander of Allied...
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From rescuing six baby wild turkeys at the bottom of a storm drain to capturing a ten-foot-long (3-m) boa constrictor slithering through a Florida neighborhood, animal control officers are devoted to protecting animals and ensuring the safety of people.
In this gripping book, young readers will meet the fearless animal control officers who share a selfless dedication to helping animals that are trapped, abandoned, or abused. Through action-packed...
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From a wildlife rehabilitator who cared for a hawk when its wing was broken to the team of workers who rescued hundreds of pelicans covered in thick, sticky oil after an oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, wildlife rehabilitators provide emergency care when animals need help the most. In this gripping new book, children will meet the brave rehabilitators who share a selfless dedication to helping orphaned, sick, or injured wildlife--including...
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Fighter planes were made famous by the movie Top Gun, but they were first used during World War I and have become a standard symbol for the military. Through first-hand interviews, readers learn about the development and evolution of fighter planes, when and how they are used, and what it's like to be the pilots who fly them and the engineers who fix them.
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A century of valor among one of the finest Infantry Divisions ever to serve, vividly chronicled through extensive research and interviews with veterans.
From the Great War to the War on Terror, the US 4th Infantry Division has always been there. To War with the 4th recounts a hundred years of combat, beginning with their first battle on September, 14th, 1918. The men of the "Ivy" Division faced German artillery, fell in the hundreds, yet won the...
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The military uses helicopters for many reasons. Each chopper is designed for its specific purpose: transporting goods and troops, sending rockets and missiles at the enemy, or some combination thereof. Readers learn about the different kinds of military helicopters from the men and women who use them every day.
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Armored, weaponized, and able to navigate different terrains, the Humvee has been used by the U.S. military since the 1970s and continues to be a standard vehicle used in military operations. Soldiers in the field tell readers what it's like to operate Humvees in the field, and introduce them to the newest military vehicle, the MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected).
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A secret agent vacation to Italy gone wrong...
Part 1 to an exhilarating 4 Part Series...read the Prologue first to catch up on all the action!
After learning that she was literally sleeping with the enemy, Blair Eubanks has a choice to make. Her first instinct is to report Alexei and his activities to her boss at the CIA, but when that falls through, she's forced to try and find proof. Of course, nothing is as easy as that.
Blair will come face-to-face...
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A secret agent vacation to Italy gone wrong...
The third part of an exhilarating 4 Part Series...read the Prologue and Part 1 first to catch up on all the action!
Blair's secret is about to be exposed once and for all. If sexy Russian Alexei didn't know he was sleeping with the enemy, he will soon. As the two of them are struggling to escape the Italian werebear mafia, Blair's secret may be exposed right as she needs help from those she's been trying...
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Provides firsthand accounts of militant Puerto Rican activists in 1970s New York City.
In this book Rose Muzio analyzes how structural and historical factors-including colonialism, economic marginalization, racial discrimination, and the Black and Brown Power movements of the 1960s-influenced young Puerto Ricans to reject mainstream ideas about political incorporation and join others in struggles against perceived injustices. This analysis provides...
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The trail to find Osama bin Laden was uncovered by human and satellite intelligence, and the raid that killed him was directed by a fleet of intelligence-collecting satellites over Pakistan. Even though we can't see them, satellites play a large role in reconnaissance and defense support. Students will learn about the rockets that launch satellites, how satellites are used, and how the military uses secret space planes and test vehicles that are ready...
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