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Rebound: Sports, Community, and the Inclusive City
By Perry King. 2021
From basketball hoops to cricket bats, the role community sports play in our cities and how crucial they are to…
diversity and inclusion. “The virus exposed how we live and work. It also revealed how we play, and what we lose when we have to stop.” For every kid who makes it to the NBA, thousands more seek out the pleasure and camaraderie of pick-up basketball in their local community centre or neighbourhood park. It’s a story that plays out in sport after sport – team and individual, youth and adult, men's and women's. While the dazzle of pro athletes may command our attention, grassroots sports build the bridges that link city-dwellers together in ways that go well beyond the physical benefits. The pandemic and heightened awareness of racial exclusion reminded us of the importance of these pastimes and the public spaces where we play. In this closely reported exploration of the role of community sports in diverse cities, Toronto journalist Perry King makes an impassioned case for re-imagining neighbourhoods whose residents can be active, healthy, and connected. "I couldn’t stop reading Perry King’s Rebound. An evocative essay about the transformative and uniting power of local sports in a city with residents from every country in the world, the book is well researched, entertaining, and informative. It spoke to my own experiences as a young athlete fitting into a new city when I first came to Toronto – and to the importance our city government must place on local recreation and sports if our city is to help all residents reach their potential. A fantastic contribution to understanding Toronto – and to the power of local recreation in any major city." —David Miller, former mayor of TorontoThe Running-Shaped Hole
By Robert Earl Stewart. 2022
Robert Earl Stewart weighs 368 pounds and struggles to catch his breath while talking. He starts running to save his…
life. Along the way he loses 140 pounds, ends up in jail, and eventually runs the Detroit Free Press Half-Marathon.All That Glitters: A Climber's Journey Through Addiction and Depression
By Margo Talbot. 2020
World-renowned ice climber Margo Talbot shares her compelling story of healing and self-discovery amid the frozen landscapes of the planet.…
Born and raised in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Margo Talbot grew up with a distant mother who “ruled the household with her eyes”; a father who opted to spend much of his time away from home; and four siblings struggling to deal with their particular domestic situation. As a result of her family’s dysfunction and her own growing mental illness, young Margo rarely smiled, had difficulty connecting with others, and was plagued with a black wave of anger and sadness that overshadowed much of the world around her. In time, drugs, alcohol, sex, and violence became her primary ways to connect with herself and others. From the depths of suicidal depression and a conversation with Death, Talbot eventually found solace and redemption in both the healing power of nature and the glory of climbing frozen landscapes in some of the world’s most pristine and challenging environments. Heartbreaking, honest, energizing, and inspiring All That Glitters is a remarkable memoir that shines a fresh light of hope on mental illness.Playing the Long Game: A Memoir
By Christine Sinclair. 2022
NATIONAL BESTSELLERFor the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer…
of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. Playing the Long Game is a book of earned wisdom on the value of determination and team spirit, and on leadership that changed the landscape of women's sport.Christine Sinclair is one of the world's most respected and admired athletes. Not only is she the player who has scored the most goals on the international soccer stage, male or female, but more than two decades into her career, she is the heart of any team she plays on, the captain of both Canada's national team and the top-ranked Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League. Working with the brilliant and bestselling sportswriter Stephen Brunt, who has followed her career for decades, the intensely private Sinclair will share her reflections on the significant moments and turning points in her life and career, the big wins and losses survived, not only on the pitch. Her extraordinary journey, combined with her candour, commitment and decency, will inspire and empower her fans and admirers, and girls and women everywhere.Touch the top of the world: a blind man's journey to climb farther than the eye can see : my story
By Erik Weihenmayer. 2001
In this adventure-packed memoir, the author recalls rebelling against becoming blind by age fifteen. Relates acquiring a passion for mountaineering…
and developing the character traits that enabled him to succeed. Covers his climbing exploits and his wedding on top of Mount Kilimanjaro. Some strong language. 2001.Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer
By John Gibbons, Greg Oliver. 2023
Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer
By John Gibbons, Greg Oliver. 2023
True: the four seasons of Jackie Robinson
By Kostya Kennedy. 2022
A biography of baseball great Robinson (1919-1972), focusing on four transformative years in Robinson's athletic and public life: 1946, his…
first year playing in the essentially all-white minor leagues for the Montreal Royals; 1949, when he won the Most Valuable Player Award as a Brooklyn Dodger; 1956, his final season in major league baseball; and 1972, the year of his untimely death. Some strong language. 2022Every second counts
By Lance Armstrong. 2003
Following his athletic comeback and defeat of cancer recounted in "It's Not about the Bike," cyclist Lance Armstrong describes a…
new appreciation for everyday family life, including the addition of twins. Details the training and effort needed to win his fifth Tour de France in 2003. Some strong language. BestsellerTravel writer describes the two years he spent studying kung fu at the Shaolin Temple, the birthplace of Zen Buddhism…
and martial arts. Discusses his 1992 journey to China, where he absorbed the culture and came of age. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2007The soul of a butterfly: reflections on life's journey
By Muhammad Ali, Hana Ali. 2005
Muhammad Ali's memoir focuses largely on his spiritual evolution from his childhood to his years as a boxing star, through…
fatherhood and into his role as a Parkinson's disease advocate and peace activistThe fields of fall: small-town high school football in Iowa
By Todd Weber. 2011
The Fields of Fall follows several high school football dynasties in Iowa for a year. The book is an enlightening…
and entertaining ride through the 2010 season; dissecting the teams' philosophies and telling the stories of the people and the communities that make the game so special. Fields of Fall captures the emotional power of the game, detailing the teams' journeys through a season of highs and lows - and describes the fun that everyone was having. 2011Stadium stories: Washington State Cougars (Stadium stories series)
By Bud Withers. 2006
Deep drive: a long journey to finding the champion within
By Mike Lowell. 2008
When the Boston Red Sox won the 2007 World Series, their third baseman Mike Lowell was named MVP. He had…
overcome many challenges to win that night. He had learned to be a fighter, growing up in Miami, the son of a refugee of Castro's Cuba. He had fought and survived testicular cancer and returned to the game. After helping the Forida Marlins win their 2003 championship, he had lost his swing and his career had plummeted. But he fought back to won the sport's highest honor in 2007. Contains some strong languageReversing the curse: inside the 2004 Boston Red Sox
By Dan Shaughnessy. 2005
After nearly a century of close misses, the historic 2004 Boston Red Sox team finally beat their long-time rivals, the…
New York Yankees, and won the World Series. Shaughnessy, a Boston sports writer who knows the Sox well, chronicles their journey. Some strong languageDiary of a Red Sox season
By Johnny Pesky. 2007
Johnny Pesky, highly-respected former player, coach, and manager for the Boston Red Sox, celebrates the team and its stellar 2007…
season. Beginning with the signing of Daisuke Matsuzaka in December of 2006, Pesky traces the team's entire 2007 year, and shares a wealth of game commentary and insider informationChicken soup for the NASCAR soul: inspirational stories of courage, speed, and overcoming adversity (Chicken Soup for the Soul)
By Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jeff Aubery, Matthew E. Adams, Kirk Autio. 2003
Rough magic: riding the world's loneliest horse race
By Lara Prior-Palmer. 2019
At nineteen, the author entered an annual endurance event where dozens of riders race wild ponies across 1,000 kilometers of…
the Mongolian steppes. She describes the grueling days that she rode through heat and storms in her bid to become the race's first female winner. Some strong language. 2019Driven: an autobiography
By Larry H. Miller, Doug Robinson. 2010
Seven months before Larry Miller passed away, he began working with Deseret News writer, Doug Robinson, on his autobiography. It…
covers his early life, his legendary rise in the car business, his ownership of the Utah Jazz, as well as his other ventures as an entrepreneur and humanitarian. The book also contains a thoughtful section on lessons learned along the wayK: a history of baseball in ten pitches
By Tyler Kepner. 2019
The baseball columnist for the New York Times presents a history of the sport, told through the ten major pitches…
of the game. Includes commentary from some of the best pitchers in baseball history, such as Nolan Ryan, Greg Maddux, Bob Gibson, and Mariano Rivera. Some strong language. 2019