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Moron: the behind the scenes story of minor hockey
By Todd Millar. 2013
There will always be morons. People who scream at their teenaged kids, guys who climb up the glass like Spider-Man…
to yell at a rookie referee, women who brawl in the stands. This is a wake-up call not only to those morons, but to the rest of us. 2013.Mississippi solo: a river quest
By Eddy L Harris. 1988
A travelogue about the author's canoe trip down the Mississippi River, from its headwaters in Minnesota's Land of 10,000 Lakes…
to New Orleans. Includes the author's impressions, philosophical reflections, and personal recollections of a St. Louis childhood. Strong language. 1988.Moneyball: the art of winning an unfair game
By Michael Lewis. 2003
Author of "The New New Thing" describes how Billy Beane, general manager of baseball's Oakland Athletics, came in first place…
in the American League West in 2002. Examines Beane's use of computers, statistics, and scouting to achieve success despite a minor league budget. Strong language. Bestseller. 2003.La saga des casinos
By Pierre Delannoy, Michel Pichol. 1986
Voici pour la première fois raconté le roman vrai des casinos. Dans leurs salons, se croisent puissants et magnifiques, aventuriers…
et fripouilles, grands mondains et femmes fatales, gangsters, poètes et rois. Des fortunes s'y font, des réputations s'y défont, des vies s'abiment dans la ruine, la déchéance. 1986.L'art de la paix: enseignements du fondateur de l'aïkido
By Morihei Ueshiba. 2000
Ouvrage dans lequel John Stevens retranscrit les enseignements du fondateur de l’aïkido, Morihei Ueshiba. L’aïkido y est défini comme Art…
de la paix. Plutôt qu’un ouvrage technique, il s’agit d’un recueil des pensées du fondateur, qui permet de comprendre la pratique mentale et spirituelle de l’aïkido. 2000.Memories of summer: when baseball was an art and writing about it a game
By Roger Kahn. 1997
A sportswriter's memoir of "the gilded era of baseball," the postwar years before million-dollar salaries, television networks, and player strikes.…
Recounts his experiences covering the Brooklyn Dodgers and offers observations on Willie Mays, Leo Durocher, Mickey Mantle, and other stars. 1997.McCown's law: the 100 greatest hockey arguments
By David Naylor, Bob McCown. 2007
Sports talk-radio personality Bob McCown isn't afraid to say what's on his mind. His hockey opinions include: The Leafs haven't…
won the Stanley Cup in 40 years for a perfectly logical reason: they have the crappiest players; it's time the law put hockey's most violent offenders in something more restrictive than the penalty box; and Slovakia, not Canada, just may be the greatest hockey nation on Earth. 2007.Life is a wheel: love, death, etc., and a bike ride across America
By Bruce Weber. 2014
Based on his series in the New York Times chronicling his cross-country bicycle trip, Weber shares his adventures from his…
solo ride across the USA. He made the trip over the summer and fall of 2011 - at the age of fifty-seven. He extols the pleasures of cycling and reflects on what happened on his adventure, in the world, in the country, and in his life. The story begins on the Oregon coast with a middle-aged man wondering what he's gotten himself into and ends in triumph on the George Washington Bridge, wondering how soon he might try it again. 2014.Listening for coyote: a walk across Oregon's wilderness
By William L Sullivan. 1988
While making a 1360-mile west-to-east walk through Oregon, Sullivan touches 18 wilderness areas and crosses mountain ranges. This daily journal…
tells about his solo walk as he scouts a route later recommended for the New Oregon Trail. Some strong language. 1988.Lines on the water: a fisherman's life on the Miramichi
By David Adams Richards. 1998
Richards reflects on the art of fishing the Miramichi River, from landing his first trout to the endless search for…
the next great fishing pool. He writes about perseverance and respecting nature, and relates the lore, wisdom, humour, and passion of fishing. Winner of the 1998 Governor General's Award for Non-fiction. 1998.Level the playing field: the past, present, and future of women's pro sports
By Kristina Rutherford. 2016
Takes readers through the history of women's pro sports, exploring how far we have come in a relatively short time…
and exposing what ground is left to gain. The book provides first-person insight through interviews with professional female athletes, including Canadian hockey player Cassie Campbell, American MMA fighter Miesha Tate, and WNBA star Elena Delle Donne. Along the way, author and sports journalist Kristina Rutherford covers important topics like opportunity, female role models, and stereotypes. Grades 4-7. 2016.Margaret Powell in America
By Margaret Powell. 1973
Long shots: the Maritime teams that played for the Stanley Cup
By Trevor J Adams. 2012
In the early 1900s, a host of professional, minor-pro, senior, junior, and college leagues competed across the continent. More than…
a decade remained before the Stanley Cup would become the sole property of the NHL. In this era, it was a challenge cup, and it seemed as though every Canadian town--big or small--had a fair shot at the big prize. In these pre-NHL days, four teams from the Maritimes took up the challenge, competing for what was, even then, hockey's biggest prize. The 1900 Halifax Crescents club was followed in 1906 by the New Glasgow Cubs, in 1912 by the Moncton Victorias, and in 1913 by the Sydney Millionaires. 2012.Histoires de sport: chroniques
By Christian Tétreault. 2016
" Pendant quinze ans, Christian Tétreault a tenu une chronique sportive à la radio. Toutes les semaines, des auditeurs lui…
ont envoyé par courriel des anecdotes en lien avec le monde du sport. Il vous offre ici la crème de ces témoignages parfois drôles, parfois poignants, toujours authentiques, auxquels s'ajoutent les meilleures de ses propres chroniques. Par le prisme du sport, Christian Tétreault contemple et raconte. "Les rounds de ma vie: [témoignage]
By Farid Khider. 2010
Né à Orly, ex-gamin des rues, boxeur à 13 ans, Farid Khider n'a eu de cesse, dès ses premières médailles,…
de transmettre aux plus jeunes cette énergie qu'il porte en lui. Ce livre est l'autoportrait d'un homme tout en contraste, athlète au physique de star, acteur en devenir dans Astérix aux Jeux olympiques, et récemment propulsé fermier vedette dans La ferme des célébrités en Afrique. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. Quelques passages où le langage est grossier, quelques descriptions de nature sexuelle et quelques descriptions de violence. 2010.Fin de cycle: autopsie d'un système corrompu
By Pierre Ballester. 2013
'' Voilà, fin de l'histoire. Lance Armstrong est passé à la trappe, puis aux aveux. Beaucoup moins les dirigeants du…
cyclisme qui s'en tirent à bon compte en stigmatisant un passé révolu qui est pourtant le leur, avant d'évoquer fine énième nouvelle ère qui s'ouvre. Une question demeure pourtant : comment l'Américain destitué de ses sept Tours de France a-t-il pu passer à travers les mailles du filet pendant treize ans ?... L'ouvrage expose les complicités - actives et passives - de ceux qui ont laissé prospérer l'imposture, dont certains ont même tiré avantage. Et qui restent en place, comme si de rien n'était. Parallèlement, le Tour de France, qui célèbre en 2013 sa centième édition, a perdu en chemin plus qu'un palmarès. Sa crédibilité sportive est réduite à néant, ce qui n'empêche surtout pas le business de grossir. '' -- 4e de couv.Le sel de la vie
By Maud Fontenoy. 2007
Legends of autumn: the glory years of Canadian football
By Denny Boyd, Brian A Scrivener. 1997
The 1950s and 1960s were the glory days of the Canadian Football League. The authors share the history of the…
league's original teams, the stories of its greatest stars, and the dedication of the fans. Each of the nine teams has a chapter dedicated to its history, and a closing section of the book shares the vital statistics of each team and the outstanding players of the league. 1997.Danse avec les truites: récits ((Collection Nature writing).)
By John Gierach. 2015
L'écrivain pêcheur relate sa quête des rivières les plus prometteuses pour s'adonner à sa passion, en Alaska, en Ecosse ou…
au Texas. Il décrit les différentes techniques de pêche, évoque l'attente et son bonheur de se trouver en pleine nature. 2015.Le tour du monde en 80 jours et à vélo: récit
By Guillaume Prébois. 2010
Réunit les chroniques parues dans le journal Le Monde, où l'auteur raconte son voyage sur les traces de Phileas Fogg,…
avec un tour du monde en 80 jours sur un vélo. 2010.