Blake Smiley searched the country for just the right place to call home. The professional triathlete has traveled the world, but Thunder Point has what he needs to put down the roots he's never had. In the quiet coastal town, he can...
Athletes
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Author:Carr, RobynSummary: -
Author:Hutchins, HazelSummary:TJ Barnes is back, playing with his crazy cats, T-Rex and Alaska, helping out in his parents' hardware store and goofing around with his best friend, Seymour. When Seymour announces that he has signed them both up for a football team,...
- Author:Kotler, StevenSummary:
An exploration of how extreme athletes are able to break the limits of ultimate human performance and what we can learn from their mastery of the state of consciousness known as 'flow.'
- Author:Zirin, DaveSummary:
In 2016, amid an epidemic of police shootings of African Americans, the celebrated NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a series of quiet protests on the field, refusing to stand during the US national anthem. By "taking a knee,...
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Author:Gaston, BillSummary:The Good Body is a triumphant blend of mordant humour and heartbreak. It tells the comic and poignant story of a retired pro-hockey ruffian named Bobby Bonaduce who is stubbornly ignoring a disease - multiple sclerosis - that may be...
- Author:Marshall, PhD, SimonSummary:
The Brave Athlete solves the thirteen most common mental conundrums athletes face in their everyday training and in races. You don't have one brain-you have three; your ancient Chimp brain that keeps you alive, your modern...
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Author:Gray, JimSummary:Jim Gray explores his career in sports broadcasting and the inside stories and memorable moments of the famous legends he has covered.
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Author:Klein, Aaron J.Summary:The first full account, based on access to key players who have never before spoken, of the Munich Massacre and the Israeli response-a lethal, top secret, thirty-year-long antiterrorism campaign to track down the killers.
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Author:Robertson, SheilaSummary:On December 27, 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, a distant land unknown to most Canadians. A crucial fall-out was the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow, which Canada eventually joined, forcing 212...
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Author:Howling, EricSummary:In this high-interest sports novel for teens, Cade has to use his triathlon training to save his entire family.
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Author:Burford, Michelle, Purdy, AmySummary:Amy Purdy reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder.
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Author:Parnell, MartinSummary:In 2005, during a four-month cycling trip through Africa, Martin Parnell was struck by the power of sport and its ability to bring people together and to bring about change. Five years later, the 55-year-old mining engineer, husband,...
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Author:Krull, KathleenSummary:Do you have a favorite sports hero? If so, have you ever wondered about what kind of zany things things he or she likes to do when not competing? Have you ever wondered what the great athletes like to eat, or what they like to drink?...
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Author:Stabler, DavidSummary:Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker that his family sent him to...
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Author:Gutman, DanSummary:Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first...
- Author:Grassie, SeanSummary:
The book consists of 150 stories from 150 years of Manitoba sports history (1870-2019). There are stories on athletes, teams, events, and iconic sports moments. Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes, who each won six Olympic medals, are among...
- Author:Aschwanden, ChristieSummary:
An eye-opening, myth-busting exploration of how the human body can best recover and adapt to sports and fitness training.
- Author:Jurek, Scott, Friedman, SteveSummary:
Offers an inspirational account of Jurek's life as a runner and vegan. Regaling readers with jaw-dropping tales of endurance, Jurek also delivers sound science and practical advice--as well as his favorite plant-based recipes.
- Author:Biles, SimoneSummary:
Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world,...
- Author:Goggins, DavidSummary:
For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed,...
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