Freshwater Heritage: A History of Sail on the Great Lakes, 1670-1918 represents the culmination of a lifelong passion for sailing and for the history of sail as it applies to Canada. Author/sailor/boat builder Don Bamford takes us deep...
Sports and recreation
- Author:Bamford, Don, Smith, MauriceSummary:
- Author:Bissinger, H. G.Summary:
The timeless account of the Permian Panthers of Odessa--the winningest high-school football team in Texas history. Odessa is not known to be a town big on dreams, but the Panthers help keep the hopes and dreams of this small, dusty town...
- Author:MacLeod, Alan LivingstoneSummary:
A celebration of thirty-two heroes of the First World War enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Praise for Remembered in Bronze and Stone: "A remarkable look at the many ways we honoured our war dead." - Canada's History...
- Author:Nelsen, Randle W.Summary:
This book ranges from Wayne's World to hot-rodding, from automobility to the popular phenomenon know as the tailgate party, from German sociologist George Simmel to Canadian Media Guru Marshall McLuhan--all in the interests in...
- Author:Perkins, DaveSummary:
Find out what it's like to have "the best job in town" Dave Perkins was once told by a bluntly helpful university admissions officer: "You don't have the looks for TV or the voice for radio. You should go into...
- Author:Perkins, DaveSummary:
Find out what it’s like to have “the best job in town”
Dave Perkins was once told by a bluntly helpful university admissions officer: “You don’t have the looks for TV or the voice for radio. You should...
- Author:Radcliffe, James C.Summary:
FUNCTIONAL TRAINING IS THE FASTEST, MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO GET AHEAD OF THE COMPETITION Push your muscle development and athletic abilities to incredible new heights with Functional Training for Athletes of All Levels. Functional...
- Author:Hill, GrantSummary:
The full, frank story of a remarkable life’s journey—to the pinnacle of success as a basketball player, icon, and entrepreneur, to the depths of personal trauma and back, to a place of flourishing and peace—made possible above all by a...
- Author:Sylvester, KevinSummary:
Not everyone can be an athlete, but that doesn’t stop thousands of others from participating in world-class sporting events. When Patrick Reynolds realized that he couldn’t be a race car driver, he turned his love of cars into a...
- Author:Fainaru-Wada, MarkSummary:
The complete inside story of the shocking steroids scandal that turned the sports world upside down. For years, in the shadowy reaches of the world of sports, there were rumors that some of our nation’s greatest athletes were using...
- Author:Zirin, DaveSummary:
Sportscaster Howard Cosell dubbed it "rule number one of the jockocracy": sports and politics just don't mix. But in Game Over, celebrated alt-sportswriter Dave Zirin proves once and for all that politics has breached the...
- Author:Wall, Karen L.Summary:
How deep is the importance and influence of organized sports in Alberta? Discover key episodes and players in the history of Alberta's organized sports and read how sport shaped the lives of individuals as well as of communities of...
- Author:Frost, MarkSummary:
Frost takes listeners back to the 1975 World Series in this thrilling account of the greatest baseball game ever played. The Reds and Red Sox endured three soggy days of inactivity to reach game six. But all that downtime could not...
- Author:Jones, Charlie, Doren, Kim, Smith, StanSummary:
Charlie Jones and Kim Doren are rapidly becoming admired authors of sports advice. Following their popular golf instruction book, Be The Ball: A Golf Instruction Book For The Mind, Game, Set, Match gives tennis players everywhere the...
- Author:Goodridge, Gary, Dorsey, MarkSummary:
The biography of a pioneer in the mixed martial arts (MMA) scene, this work takes readers through Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge’s entire career — from his rollercoaster formative years and his emergence as a world champion athlete to his...
- Author:Honovich, Nancy, Beer, JulieSummary:
This fun-filled guide inspires kids to get out of the house and explore the great outdoors where they can discover the wonder and amazement of the world around them, whether in their backyard, across the country, or around the world....
- Author:Staples, Andy, Moawad, TrevorSummary:
Mental conditioning coach Trevor Moawad provides life-changing, step-by-step guidance on how to successfully navigate adversity and defeat negativity by downshifting to neutral thinking.
- Author:Gibbons, JohnSummary:
A captivating and candid memoir from one of the most beloved and colorful figures in Toronto Blue Jays history. John Gibbons is one of the most beloved figures in Toronto Blue Jays history. Over 11 years and two separate managerial...
- Author:Lukasiak, ChloeSummary:
Chloe Lukasiak is a big believer that things happen for a reason. She knows that life would be easier without disappointments, bullying, and medical issues-but sometimes it takes challenges to inspire you to achieve big things. From her...
- Author:Wertheim, L. Jon.Summary:
A rollicking guided tour of one extraordinary summer, when some of the most pivotal and freakishly coincidental stories all collided and changed the way we think about modern sports.