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The glory game

By Hunter Davies. 1972

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Sports and games
Human-narrated audio
An exploration of a year spent with a top UK first division football team, the Tottenham HotSpur Football Club. 1972.

The game

By Ken Dryden. 2005

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Sports and games, Hockey
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Dryden captures the essence of hockey and what…

it means to its fans. He gives us vivid portraits of the characters - Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, coach Scotty Bowman - that made the Canadiens of the 1970s one of the greatest hockey teams in history. Dryden also reflects on life on the road, in the spotlight, and on the ice, offering up a rare inside look at the game. This edition marks the 20th anniversary of book’s original publication. Strong language, some descriptions of violence. 2005.

The ghost walker

By R. D Lawrence. 1983

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Canadian non-fiction, Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio

Lawrence lived in a wilderness region of the Selkirk Mountains to study the life habits of the cougar. Ghost Walker…

is the name he gave to a large mountain lion with whom he developed an amazing affinity. 1983.

The first season: 1917-18 and the birth of the NHL

By Bob Duff. 2017

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games, Hockey
Human-narrated audio

2017-18 marks the hundredth anniversary of the birth of the National Hockey League. But the league almost didn't survive its…

first year. Duff chronicles the trials and tribulations of that first season, and tells the story of that first generation of hockey heroes who lent their names to the game they loved, and helped to make it great. 2017.

The first Tour de France: sixty cyclists and nineteen days of daring on the road to Paris

By Peter Cossins. 2017

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Sports and games
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The first Tour de France was a far cry from the polished international sporting event we see on television today.…

Organized by the financially free falling L'Auto magazine, the desperate editors thought that organizing a grand cycling tour was the only thing that could save their publication. There was no indication that a ramshackle cycling pack would draw crowds to throng France's rutted roads and cheer the first Tour heroes. But they did, and cycling would never be the same again. 2017.

The fix: soccer and organized crime

By Declan Hill. 2010

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Bestsellers (Non-fiction), Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games
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“The Fix” tells the story of an investigative journalist who sets out to examine the seedy world of match-fixing in professional soccer. 2010.

The fall of the house of FIFA: the multimillion-dollar corruption at the heart of global soccer

By David Conn. 2017

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Sports and games
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When Sepp Blatter joined FIFA in 1975 it had just twelve employees. Forty years later, the FBI have accused fourteen…

executives of forty-seven counts of money laundering, racketeering and tax evasion linked to kickbacks. This book tells the story of how football got big, how FIFA got corrupt and what this means for soccer fans around the world. 2017.

The feejee mermaid and other essays in natural and unnatural history: And Other Essays In Natural And Unnatural History

By Jan Bondeson. 1999

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Nature, Animals and wildlife
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Ten essays investigating curiosities and oddities in natural history. A research physician presents his findings on real phenomena, such as…

odd showers of fish or frogs falling with rain; and unreal specimens, such as the Feejee mermaid--a fraudulent creature assembled from fish and animal parts. 1999.

The feather quest: a North American birder's year

By Pete Dunne. 1992

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Nature, Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio

This book chronicles a year spent birding. The author and his wife embarked on their adventure before dawn on New…

Year's Day, crossing North America and joining the Christmas Bird Count twelve months hence. Dunne keeps an eye on more than birds; he observes humans and the world at large. Brief foreword contributed by Roger Tory Peterson. 1992.

The fighting fisherman: the life of Yvon Durelle

By Raymond Fraser. 1981

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Biography, Sports biography, Canadian non-fiction, Sports and games
Human-narrated audio
Biography of the Canadian boxer who won the Canadian and British titles, and went on to fight for the light-heavyweight championship of the world. 1981.

The fight

By Norman Mailer. 1975

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Sports biography, Humour, Sports and games
Human-narrated audio
Explosive, funny, perceptive account of the George Foreman-Muhammad Ali heavyweight boxing championship in Zaire, Africa. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1975.

The family dog: its choice and training : a practical guide for every dog owner

By John Holmes. 1991

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Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio

The text aims to answer all the questions that the dog owner may have about finding the right dog and…

training it successfully. The author provides his own insights into the instincts, behaviour and temperament of the domestic dog, and uses his up-to-date experience as a professional trainer to show the principles that help to build a happy and harmonious relationship between dog and owner. 1991.

The essence of taiji qigong: the internal foundation of taijiquan (Martial Arts - Qigong Ser.)

By Jwing-Ming Yang. 1994

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Fitness, Sports and games
Human-narrated audio

This text is for students who have learned a Taiji (Tai Chi) form and want to reach new levels of…

skill and ability. Regular Qigong practice accelerates the health benefits of Taiji; reducing stress, strengthening immune system and deepening awareness of breath and body coordination. 1994.

The cuckoo on the kettle

By Joan Grant. 1993

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Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio

Joan Grant cares for around 250 injured and immature wild birds each year, releasing many back into the wild and…

giving a permanent home to those unable to fend for themselves. Some of her patients return, after release, often years later. The starling returning for bread and milk for her family, the tufted duck who came to ask for help in getting her ducklings to water, the moorhen who preferred Joan's kitchen to the lake where she'd been taken - these are just some of the bird characters in Joan's crammed bungalow. 1993.

The eyes that lead: the story of guide dogs for the blind

By Michael Tucker. 1984

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Blindness and visual impairment, Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio

The author has spent many years as a trainer of guide dogs. He explains how the dogs are selected and…

trained, how they are matched with their new owners, and the training that the owner receives. 1984.

The Everest years: a climber's life

By Chris Bonington. 1987

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Adventure and exploration, Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Sports and games
Human-narrated audio

At the age of 50, the author, one of the world's best-known mountaineers, reached the summit of Mount Everest in…

1985 after four attempts. He chronicles his Everest expeditions and the ascent of Mount Vinson in the Antarctic with Frank Wells. 1987.

The chimps of Fauna Sanctuary: a true story of resilience and recovery

By Andrew Westoll. 2011

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Canadian non-fiction, Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio

In 1997 Gloria Grow started a sanctuary for chimps retired from biomedical research on her farm outside Montreal. For Gloria,…

caring for thirteen great apes is like presiding over a maximum security prison, a Zen sanctuary and an old folks' home all rolled into one. But she is first and foremost creating a refuge for her troubled charges -- a place where they can recover and begin to trust humans again. Canada Reads 2012. 2011.

The elements of effort: reflections on the art and science of running

By John Jerome. 1999

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Sports and games
Human-narrated audio
Author and athlete John Jerome offers basic guidelines for beginning joggers as well as those preparing for marathons. 1999.

The elephant whisperer: learning about life, loyalty and freedom from a remarkable herd of elephants

By Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence. 2009

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Nature, Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio

When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 'rogue' elephants on his reserve at Thula…

Thula, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival - notorious escape artists, they would all be killed if Lawrence wouldn't take them. 2009.

The hockey scribbler (Maple leaf audio)

By George Bowering. 2016

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Sports and games, Hockey
Human-narrated audio

Hockey forms the backdrop of our lives. The voices of 'Hockey Night in Canada' sportscasters are our soundtrack, and visions…

of skates scraping across the ice lull us to sleep. George Bowering, Canada's former poet laureate, is no different. Growing up in Oliver, BC, Bowering was entranced by the kids from Saskatchewan who skated and handled pucks as easy as breathing. His fascination with hockey followed him into adult life, from BC to Quebec and back again. Bowering followed his teams with a critical eye and a fan's passion, and his stories bring us on a cross-country hockey-themed road trip, with occasional forays into boxing, poetry, and sports fashion. 2016.

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