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Oscar Pistorius: le héros déchu de l'Afrique du Sud
By John Carlin, Emmanuelle Aronson, Philippe Aronson. 2014
" Il est 3h du matin dans une banlieue riche de Pretoria lorsqu'on entend des coups de feu. Des cris.…
La police arrive devant une maison blanche et découvre le corps ensanglanté d'une femme splendide. A ses côtés, plein de sang lui aussi, un homme que les policiers reconnaissent instantanément. Il est une légende. Un des athlètes les plus connus au monde. Oscar Pistorius, vient de tuer sa compagne, le mannequin Reeva Steenkamp. Il déclare aux policiers : " je l'ai prise pour un cambrioleur. " Cinq jours plus tard, un procureur général dévoile un passé jusque là soigneusement occulté où Pistorius aurait déjà agressé des femmes et déclare qu'il a tué sa petite amie volontairement. Oscar Pistorius, c'est l'histoire de la compétitivité forcenée qui règne aux jeux Olympiques, c'est l'histoire d'une ascension fulgurante, l'histoire du rôle controversé des médias. C'est l'histoire, aussi, d'une jeune démocratie, l'Afrique du Sud. C'est l'histoire d'un meurtre, et une histoire d'amour. Et enfin c'est l'histoire d'Oscar Pistorius lui-même, cet enfant amputé des deux jambes à l'âge de 11 mois, qui court aux côtés des hommes les plus rapides du monde, dont la vie est tragique, shakespearienne, quelle que soit l'issue de son procès. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Chase your shadow : the trials of Oscar Pistorius.Orser: a skater's life
By Steve Milton, Brian Orser. 1988
Orser, world champion figure skater, describes the hard work and dedication that is required to "reach the top" of this…
sport. He also explains the intense pressure that is faced by young athletes when they compete in international competitions, such as the Olympics. For junior and senior high and adult readers. c1988.Orr: my story
By Bobby Orr. 2013
Bobby Orr is often referred to as the greatest ever to play the game of hockey. No defenseman had ever…
played the way he did, or received so many trophies, or set so many records, several of which still stand today. He has never written a memoir, authorized a biography, or talked to journalists about his past, but now he is finally ready to tell his story. Bestseller. 2013.Jean Béliveau: une époque, un regard
By Georges-Hébert Germain, Allan Turowetz, Jean Béliveau, Chrys Goyens. 1994
Open heart, open mind
By Clara Hughes. 2015
From one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians comes a raw but life-affirming story of one woman’s struggle with mental illness.…
After more than a decade in the gruelling world of professional sports that stripped away her confidence and bruised her body, Clara Hughes began to realize that her physical extremes, her emotional setbacks, and her partying habits were masking a severe depression. After winning bronze in the last speed skating race of her career, she decided to retire from that sport, determined to repair herself. She has emerged as one of our most committed humanitarians, advocating for a variety of social causes in Canada and around the world. Bestseller. 2015.Open net: A Professional Amateur In The World Of Big-time Hockey
By George Plimpton. 1985
Open: the autobiography
By Andre Agassi. 2009
Agassi recalls for the first time a childhood without choices. Forced to embrace tennis, banished to a brutal tennis camp…
while still in grade school, catapulted to fame while still in his teens, Agassi grew up feeling isolated, alienated, detached. In his autobiography he tells how he reconnected, how he overcame his fears, fought through his loneliness, found strength and purpose in the decision to devote his life to others - and in the love of one extraordinary woman. 2009.Louis Cyr, l'homme le plus fort du monde (Collection Biographie)
By Ben Weider. 1993
Nous étions jeunes et insouciants (Document)
By Laurent Fignon, Jean-Emmanuel Ducoin. 2009
Olga Korbut, tears and triumph (Her Women who win #No. 1)
By Linda Jacobs Altman. 1974
O'Keefe and Stieglitz: an American romance
By Benita Eisler. 1991
This dual biography chronicles the 30-year relationship between photographer/gallery owner Alfred Stieglitz and painter Georgia O'Keeffe. Twenty-three years older than…
Georgia, Alfred introduced her into his exclusive New York art circle and acted as her dealer while she often posed as his model. They married in 1924. 1991.Now I'm catching on: my life on and off the air
By Stephen Brunt, Bob Cole. 2016
If you are a hockey fan, you know Bob Cole's legendary voice. He has done the play-by-play for some of…
hockey's best-remembered games, including the Summit Series, Canada's gold-medal game in Salt Lake City, and twenty years of Stanley Cup finals. The infectious excitement in his voice, his boyish love of the game, and his uncanny ability to anticipate the play have earned him the affection of generations of fans, induction into the Hall of Fame, and the unofficial title of best hockey broadcaster ever. Growing up in Newfoundland in the years before it joined Canada, he talked his way into Foster Hewitt's office and into his first job. Describes some of the most cherished players in the game backstage: on the plane back from Russia in 1972, rubbing elbows with Bobby Orr; in the hallway on the old Montreal Forum, running into Jean Beliveau; meeting young players like Steve Stamkos, who grew up listening to him on Hockey Night in Canada. 2016.L'équipe Subban: éduquer pour réussir au hockey comme dans la vie
By Rachel Martinez, Karl Subban, Scott Colby. 2017
Karl Subban et sa femme Maria sont des modèles pour tous les parents de jeunes sportifs. Leurs trois fils, Pernell…
Karl, Malcolm et Jordan, ont tous été repêchés par la Ligue nationale de hockey. L'aîné, P.K., a par ailleurs laissé sa marque à Montréal en doublant son talent de joueur d'une personnalité franchement attachante et d'une générosité à nulle autre pareille. Avec plus de 30 ans d'expérience comme professeur, directeur d'école, entraîneur et père de 5 enfants, Karl Subban a consacré sa vie à aider les jeunes à développer le potentiel infini qu'il voit en eux. Il raconte dans ce livre l'extraordinaire parcours qui l'a conduit de la Jamaïque au Canada et qui a mené sa famille des ligues locales à la grande ligue. Il faut imaginer le jeune Karl, à 12 ans, lors de son premier hiver à Sudbury, adoptant avec passion les Canadiens de Montréal pour mieux s'intégrer dans son nouveau pays. Dans ce récit d'une aventure familiale unique, il combine l'histoire des siens avec ce que son expérience lui a enseigné sur la persévérance, l'accomplissement et les objectifs qu'on se fixe. Son livre est destiné à tous les parents, entraîneurs, enseignants et autres mentors qui voudraient appliquer les mêmes principes pour aider les enfants à reconnaître, à faire grandir et à vivre leurs rêves. Il captivera aussi, bien sûr, tous les mordus de hockey ! 2017.Norval Morrisseau: man changing into thunderbird
By Armand Garnet Ruffo. 2014
Norval Morrisseau (1932–2007), Ojibway shaman-artist, drew his first sketches at age six in the sand on the shores of Lake…
Nipigon. By the end of his tumultuous life, the prolific self-taught artist was sought by collectors, imitated by forgers and received the Order of Canada. Ruffo evokes the artist's life from childhood to death, including his breakthrough exhibition at the Pollock Gallery in Toronto; his heartwrenching battle with alcoholism, then Parkinson's disease; and exultant "Shaman's Return" to national status in the Canadian art scene and his solo show at The National Gallery of Canada. Ruffo also draws upon his own Ojibway heritage and experiences to provide insight into Morrisseau’s life and iconography from an Ojibway perspective. 2014.Northern light: the enduring mystery of Tom Thomson and the woman who loved him
By Roy MacGregor. 2010
The author re-examines the mysteries of Tom Thomson's life, loves and violent death in the definitive non-fiction account. Why does…
a man who died almost a century ago and painted relatively little still have such a grip on our imagination? 2010.No ordinary Joe: the autobiography of the greatest British boxer of our time
By Joe Calzaghe, Brian Doogan. 2008
This is the story of Calzaghe's extraordinary life, from his humble beginnings in his hometown of Newbridge, to his ascent…
to personal greatness, becoming the first super middleweight boxer to win the prized belt awarded by The Ring, the bible of boxing, in the division's near 20-year history. For the first time Calzaghe reveals his fears and motivations and the real extent of the hand injuries that have dogged his career. Includes strong language. 2008.My life: queen of the court
By Daniel Paisner, Serena Williams. 2010
One of the biggest stars in tennis, Serena Williams has captured every major title. From growing up in the tough…
neighbourhood of Compton, California, to being trained by her father on courts littered with broken glass and drug paraphernalia, to becoming the top women's player in the world, Serena has proven to be an inspiration to her legions of fans. She's applied the same strength and determination that helped her to become a champion to her successful pursuits in philanthropy, fashion, television, and film. In this compelling and poignant memoir, Serena takes an empowering look at her extraordinary life and what is still to come. 2010. Uniform title: Queen of the courtMy life at Grey Gardens, 13 months and beyond: a true and factual book
By Lois Wright. 1978
Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edie led an unconventional existence in Grey Gardens, a mansion in East Hampton surrounded…
by overgrown gardens and filled with fleas, cats, raccoons, and old rubbish. In 1975, they invited family friend Lois Wright to live with them. Lois' journal offers an intimate look at the daily lives of the Beales, and chronicles the events from Lois's arrival at the house through Edith's death in 1977. 2007, c1978.My colourful life: from red to amber
By Malcolm Folley, Ginger McCain. 2006
Red Rum's classic win in the 1977 Grand National is the stuff of sporting legend. Red himself became a national…
treasure, and his charismatic trainer -- the redoubtable Ginger McCain -- became a sporting hero. This is his story. Includes strong language. 2006.My Sergei: a love story
By Ekaterina Gordeeva, E. M Swift. 1996
The Russian Olympic gold medalist describes her life with Sergei Grinkov, with whom she was paired when they were both…
adolescent skaters. As they grew up, their partnership led to romance and then marriage. In 1995, Sergei died of a heart attack at the age of twenty-eight. Since then the author skates solo and raises their young daughter. 1996.