Murdico, Suzanne J

An introduction to two new extreme sports that combine aspects of skateboarding with another sport -- street luge and dirtboarding.

This book describes five skateboarding events in the X Games competition and tells of the athletes who have earned metals in this premier event.

Traces the hockey career of the Pittsburgh Penguins star, Mario Lemieux, and discusses the challenge he faced in his battle against Hodgkin's disease.

Explains how industrialization prompted the need for long-distance transportation in nineteenth-century America, and looks at the development of the steam locomotive, cross-country railroads, and the steamship.

Examines the history of snowboarding and discusses the techniques, gear, pitfalls, and competitions associated with this sport.

Examines events surrounding the 1991 war between Iraq and a worldwide coalition of forces, plus biographical notes on important figures and a look at the effects of this war.