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The grasshopper trap
By Patrick F McManus. 1985
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Humour, Sports and games

The glory game
By Hunter Davies. 1972
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Sports and games

The game
By Ken Dryden. 2005
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Sports and games, Hockey
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 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
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
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 fit swimmer, 120 workouts & training tips: 120 Workouts And Training Tips
By Marianne Brems. 1984
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Sports and games

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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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 fighting fisherman: the life of Yvon Durelle
By Raymond Fraser. 1981
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Biography, Sports biography, Canadian non-fiction, Sports and games

The fight
By Norman Mailer. 1975
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Sports biography, Humour, Sports and games

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
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 Everest years: a climber's life
By Chris Bonington. 1987
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Adventure and exploration, Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Sports and games
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 elements of effort: reflections on the art and science of running
By John Jerome. 1999
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Sports and games

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
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.

The home team: fathers, sons & hockey
By Roy MacGregor. 1995
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Sports biography, Sports and games, Hockey
MacGregor examines the relationship between father and son as it is lived through hockey. Using examples from famous hockey players,… including stars like Gretzky, Messier, and Coffey, he describes the dynamic between generations. c1995.

The hall of the mountain king
By Howard H Snyder. 1973
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Adventurers and explorers, Sports biography, Sports and games

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Whether he's hustling his way into Mike Tyson's mansion for an interview, betting his life savings on a boxing match,… becoming romantically entangled with one of Fidel Castro's granddaughters, or simply manufacturing press credentials to go where he wants, Brin-Jonathan Butler has always been the 'act first, ask permission later' kind of journalist. This book is the culmination of Butler's decade spent in the trenches of Havana, trying to understand a culture perplexing to Westerners: one whose elite athletes regularly forgo multimillion-dollar opportunities to stay in Cuba and box for their country, while living in penury. 2015.

The diamond that cuts through illusion: commentaries on the praynaparamita Diamond sutra
By Thich Nhat Hanh, Anh Huong Nguyen. 1992
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Religion, Buddhism
The Buddha and his disciple Subhuti teach us how to cut through our dualistic ways of looking at the world… in order to have a deeper contact with the wondrous reality that is inside us and all around us. 1992.

The Dhammapada: sayings of Buddha
By Thomas F Cleary. 1994
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Religion, Buddhism
Statements of ethical and spiritual principle as guides in finding inner tranquillity. Written in the fifth century B.C., these teachings… focus on "mastery and purification of the self, strength and sobriety of character, and the ultimate attainment of freedom and independence." 1994.

The Corey Ford sporting treasury: minutes of the "Lower forty" and other treasured Corey Ford stories
By Corey Ford, Chuck Petrie. 1987
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Sports and games
This collection of writings about sports and outdoor life includes selections from the author's column in "Field and Stream" magazine.… These short tales detail the antics of the members of a sporting club as they concoct one scheme after another. 1987.