White Heat: The Extreme Skiing Life
by Wayne Johnson
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An exploration of extreme skiing with heart-pounding accounts of people who risk their lives on the fastest, steepest slopes. Often obsessed and possibly crazy, extreme skiers and snowboarders have the time of their lives facing death-defying challenges. The extreme skiing life is made up of insane jumps, bone-breaking speeds, and world records--not to mention the wild off-mountain social world, the flamboyant gear and slang, and, of course, the remarkable history of the racing champions and show more events that is its backdrop. Wayne Johnson, former competitive skier and acclaimed novelist, takes us into the cult of extreme skiing. If you've ever wondered what kind of nut would willingly choose to fly off a twenty-story ski jump, or have ever dreamed of living outside the usual boundaries, or just like to read about people having life-expanding adventures, here is a thrill ride that will leave you breathless.--From publisher description. show lessTags
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Wayne Johnson grew up in the north lakes region of Minnesota and on the White Earth and Red Lake reservations. He was a teaching-writing fellow of the Iowa Writer's Workshop and is the recipient of the prestigious Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University. His short fiction has appeared in several magazines and anthologies, including, show more The Atlantic Monthly, the Norton Anthology of Literature, and Prize Stories: The O. Henry Awards. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Important places
- Park City, Utah, USA
- Dedication
- As always, for Karen
Classifications
- Genres
- Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 796.93 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Sports Winter sports Skiing and snowboarding
- LCC
- GV854 .J544 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Recreation. Leisure Recreation. Leisure Sports Winter sports: Ice hockey, skiing, bobsledding,
- BISAC
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- 17
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- Rating
- (1.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
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