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Political parties and ideologies in Canada: liberals, conservatives, socialists, nationalists (McGraw-Hill Ryerson series in Canadian politics)
By Colin Campbell, William Christian. 1983
Play by play: calling the wildest games in sports--from SEC football to college basketball, the Masters, and more
By Gary Brozek, Verne Lundquist. 2018
Verne Lundquist's remarkable broadcasting career has placed him at the center of major sporting events in America for more than…
fifty years, from Tonya Harding's attack on Nancy Kerrigan at the 1994 Olympics to the Auburn-Alabama shocker of 2013. In his first memoir, he replays highlights from his career, taking sports fans behind the scenes of some of the most dramatic moments in modern sports history. 2018.Pirouette: Pierre Trudeau and Canadian foreign policy
By Robert Bothwell, J. L Granatstein. 1990
Explores Trudeau's approach to international affairs and defence during his 15 years as Canada's prime minister. Trudeau was determined to…
change not only Canada's image in the international community, but the fundamental policies and structures that had existed since the beginnings of the Cold War. c1990.Playing for keeps: the making of the Prime Minister, 1988
By Graham Fraser. 1989
Fraser, the Ottawa bureau chief of "The Globe and Mail" newspaper, provides insight into the 1988 federal election. The outcome…
of the election was uncertain as the major issue of the campaign was free trade. c1989.Playing for keeps: Michael Jordan and the world he made
By David Halberstam. 1999
Examines the basketball superstar's career and character from high school to the professional ranks. Describes championship games and fellow players.…
Discusses 1980s and 1990s changes in media coverage and how Jordan evolved from athlete to cultural phenomenon. 1999.The author, poker master Phil Hellmuth, Jr., demonstrates exactly how to play and win -- even if you have never…
picked up a deck of cards -- the modern games of poker, including: Texas Hold'em, Omaha, Seven-Card Stud, and Razz. 2003.Phyllis Munday: mountaineer (Quest Biography Ser. #8)
By Kathryn Anne Bridge. 2002
In 1924, Phyl Munday did what no woman had done before - she reached the summit of Mt. Robson, the…
highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies. She climbed nearly 100 mountains; her physical prowess legitimized her in the largely male world of mountaineering. She found her lifetime climbing partner when she married journalist and mountaineer Don Munday. 2002.Peace with freedom
By Maurice Tugwell. 1988
The author, an expert on terrorism and propaganda, believes that freedom as we know it is being threatened. He examines…
how and why peace is threatened, the real meaning of "glasnost" and "perestroika", the role of the peace movement and the churches in Canada, and the one-sided "peace education" being taught in Canadian schools. c1988.Patriot hearts: inside the Olympics that changed a country
By John Furlong, Gary Mason. 2011
When John Furlong emigrated from Ireland in 1974, the customs officer greeted him with "Welcome to Canada. Make us better"…
- an imperative that has defined Furlong's life. An accomplished athlete with a track record of community service, Furlong was a volunteer for Vancouver's 2010 Olympic bid movement when it began in 1996 and then spent the next 14 years living and breathing the Olympics. Furlong and his organizing team, including 25,000 volunteers and many partners, orchestrated a remarkable Winter Games. 2011.Paralympic sports events (Winter Olympic sports)
By Robin Johnson. 2010
The Paralympics are a series of sporting events for elite athletes with different physical abilities. This book examines the five…
Paralympic winter sports - alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, ice sledge hockey, and wheelchair curling - and the athletes who compete in them. Prepare to be inspired by their courage, skill, and dedication. Grades 2-4. c2010.Parties long estranged: Canada and Australia in the twentieth century
By Margaret MacMillan, Francine McKenzie. 2003
This book brings together recent and original work to illuminate comparisons and contrasts between Canada and Australia. Covering the 20th…
century and examining different aspects of Canadian-Australian relations, including trade, civil aviation, military, constitutional, imperial, and diplomatic relations. The comparisons include aboriginal rights, nation-building, middle powers, and attitudes towards the Empire. c2003.Over the boards: the Ron Ellis story
By Ron Ellis, Kevin Shea. 2002
Out of the clouds: the unlikely horseman and the unwanted colt who conquered the sport of kings
By David Rosner, Linda Carroll. 2018
This book tells the inspiring story of Stymie, an unwanted Thoroughbred, and Hirsch Jacobs, the once dirt-poor trainer who bought…
the colt on the cheap and molded him into the most popular horse of his time. 2018.Paikin and the premiers: personal reflections on a half-century of Ontario leaders
By Steve Paikin. 2013
Few people know the modern-era premiers of Canada's most populous province the way Steve Paikin does. He has covered Queen's…
Park politics, discussed provincial issues with his guests on TVO, and has interviewed the premiers one-on-one. This book offers a rare, uniform perspective on Ontario premiers John Robarts, Bill Davis, Frank Miller, David Peterson, Bob Rae, Mike Harris, Ernie Eves, Dalton McGuinty, and Kathleen Wynne -- from the vantage point of one of Canada's most astute and respected journalists. c2013.Out of the blue
By Orel Hershiser, Jerry B Jenkins. 1989
Pal Hal: an uninhibited, no-holds-barred account of the life and times of Harold Ballard
By Dick Beddoes. 1989
Written when Harold Ballard was 86 and in fragile health, Beddoes captures the essence of the man who became a…
Canadian hockey legend. In turn rude, crude, generous, bombastic, charming, outrageous, sentimental, and comic, Ballard lived his personal life in public, providing his fans and foes with a continuing soap opera of sex, power, and greed at Maple Leaf Gardens. Some strong language. 1989.Our life with the Rocket: the Maurice Richard story
By Sheila Fischman, Roch Carrier. 2001
Maurice Richard, The Rocket, was one of the greatest hockey players of his era and he remains an enduring icon…
of hockey excellence. This book captures a world in which a brooding, taciturn athlete became a powerful, enduring symbol for French Canadians. It also follows the story of a young boy, the author himself, whose youthful worship of Richard was tempered by politics and personal life, and evolved into an entirely different sort of appreciation for an extraordinary man. Winner of the 2003 CNIB Torgi Award. 2001.Our George: a family memoir
By Barbara Best, Lindy McDowell. 2009
This biography reveals for the first time the real story of George Best - as told by those who knew…
him best and loved him most. It's the inside story of the ordinary Belfast family whose love for, and contact with, their famous son and brother never wavered through the years. It's the story of a family desperately helping him as he battled the illness that also claimed the life of their beloved wife and mother. 2009.Overtime: the legend of Guy Lafleur
By Georges-Hébert Germain. 1990
The author gives an insider's view of life in the NHL by telling the story of Guy Lafleur. He describes…
the personal and professional sacrifices needed to stay at the top, the disappointment that drove Lafleur from the team he loved, and his return to the world of hockey at a time when younger players were dominating the league. 1990.Ottawa inside out: power, prestige and scandal in the nation's capital
By Stevie Cameron. 1989
A tantalizing, and often scandalous, view of the powerful people in Ottawa. The author looks at the uses and abuses…
of privilege, the backroom decisions, and the changes in the power structure. 1989.