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" Amped : "
Kortney Clemons ; with Bill Briggs.
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BL
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965314
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b719684
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| Main Entry
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Clemons, Kortney,1980-
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Amped : : a soldier's race for gold in the shadow of war /\ Kortney Clemons ; with Bill Briggs.
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Hoboken, N.J. :: John Wiley & Sons,, ©2008.
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ix, 277 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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0470281375
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: 9780470281376
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Includes index.
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pt. I. Blood and tears : Medic down ; Southern roots ; Missing pieces ; Into the void ; Baby steps -- pt. II. Wearing the colors : Vision of hope ; Off and running ; Big life ; Precious time ; History and headlights ; Heavy lessons ; Full circle.
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Kortney Clemons was a medic in Iraq before a roadside bomb took his right leg. Now armed with a high-tech prosthesis, he's fighting a new war, trying to become a sprinter on the 2008 U.S. Paralympic team bound for Beijing.
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Clemons, Kortney,1980-
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Clemons, Kortney.
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Clemons, Kortney,1980-
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Clemons, Kortney,1980-
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Athletes with disabilities-- United States, Biography.
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Runners (Sports)-- United States, Biography.
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Athletes with disabilities.
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Athletes-- United States, Biography.
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Handicapped-- United States, Biography.
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Runners (Sports)
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Runners (Sports), Biography.
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United States.
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796.42092B
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GV1061.15.C54C54 2008
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Briggs, Bill,1963-
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