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Wayne Gretzky: the great goodbye
By Ed Morrison Scott. 1999
A compilation of articles from the Toronto and Edmonton Sun newspapers about the career of hockey player Wayne Gretzky. From…
his start as a pre-teen goal-scoring phenomenon through his NHL years in Edmonton, Los Angeles, St. Louis and New York, Gretzky's glittering career is described. Listing his many records and achievements, the book culminates with Gretzky's retirement from hockey in 1999. 1999.Walking with legends: the real stories of Hockey Night in Canada
By Mike Brophy, Ralph Mellanby. 2007
A driving force behind Hockey Night in Canada , television executive Ralph Mellanby recalls his association with some of the…
most instrumental men in the hockey industry, as well as his involvement in some of hockey's greatest events ever. Includes five sections on 25 of hockey's biggest names and two of the greatest events in hockey history, the 1972 Summit Series and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Some strong language. 2007.Votre enfant est-il trop sensible?: comment le comprendre, l'aider, l'aimer
By Janet Poland, Judith E Craig, Rosemarie Bélisle. 1997
Cet ouvrage montre que la trop grandesensibilité peut être gérée, modifiée et atténuée. Les auteures amènent le lecteur à découvrir…
les nombreux avantages qu'offre un tel tempérament, un don qu'il faut mettre à profit. Elles fournissent aux parents inquiets des points de repère pour favoriser l'éclosion des qualités potentielles de l'enfant. 1997.Venturegirls: raising girls to be tomorrow's leaders
By Crystal Glangchai. 2018
As the female CEO of a tech startup, Dr. Cristal Glangchai was outnumbered twenty to one, and she wants to…
change that for the next generation. She argues that a key part of raising strong, confident young women is giving them the tools of entrepreneurship to engage in STEM. 2018.Une enfance bleu-blanc-rouge
By Gilles Archambault, Marc Robitaille. 2000
Un collectif rend ici hommage au hockey d'antan. Les auteurs dont plusieurs sont des personnalités québécoises racontent leurs souvenirs d'enfance,…
représentant les valeurs sociales de ce sport: contact humain, réconfort, refuge, prétexte, catalyseur, soupape, rêves de gloire, objet de discussions animées. 2000.Tropic of hockey: my search for the game in unlikely places
By Dave Bidini. 2000
Author, musician, and hockey fan Bidini decided to seek out Canada's export sport in the far corners of the world.…
His quest led him to a rink on the eighth floor of a Hong Kong shopping mall, the gritty city of Harbin in northern China, to Dubai and even Transylvania. He discovers that hockey is a powerful connector around the world, and glories in its exhilaration and moments of grace. Some strong language. 2000.Tough calls: NHL referees and linesmen tell their story
By Dick Irvin. 1997
Tough love: how parents can deal with drug abuse
By Pauline Neff. 1982
Tiger: a hockey story
By James Lawton, Tiger Williams. 1984
Williams, raised in small-town Saskatchewan, has played professional hockey in Toronto, Vancouver and Detroit. In this book, he describes the…
realities of life for a hockey player who literally had to fight to get to the top of his profession. c1984.They call me Gump
By Gump Worsley, Tim Moriarty. 1975
The weekend parent: learning to live without full-time kids
By Carolyn Pogue. 1990
Written for mothers and fathers who have lost or given up custody of their children. This book follows the stories…
of 20 men and women who have had to adjust to daily life without their children and examines how to ensure a good relationship with the children. c1990.The ultimate guide for gay dads: everything you need to know about LGBTQ parenting but are (mostly) afraid to ask
By Eric Rosswood, Greg Berlanti. 2018
The stick: a history, a celebration, an elegy
By Bruce Dowbiggin. 2001
Consider the London schoolteacher whose basement is a treasure trove of old sticks, the Calgary handyman who turns broken ones…
into children's furniture, or the NHL owner whose rec room floor is made of hockey sticks. The hockey stick, from the earliest ones carved from tree-roots by the Mi'kmaqs of Nova Scotia to today's scientifically precise models, is an iconic symbol of the place that gave it birth, a tangible bit of Canadian culture, a link to Canada's past. Dowbiggin introduces us to the people and legends of the distinctly Canadian stick. 2001.The secret life of the unborn child
By John Kelly, Thomas R Verny. 1981
The school solution: getting Canada's schools to work for your children
By Paul Kropp, Lynda Hodson. 1995
Paul Kropp, author of "The reading solution" (DC11908), and Lynda Hodson, a principal for a large suburban school board, have…
produced a guide to everything parents need and want to know about Canada's schools. The book outlines what children really learn at each grade level, and tackles tough issues such as declining standards and increasing violence. It also contains a question and answer section detailing the concerns parents most often raise with teachers and principals. c1995.The physics of hockey
By Alain Haché. 2002
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to play hockey, but consider this: the same universal principles that sent…
men to the moon also go into launching a slapshot, crashing into the boards, accelerating across the blue line, or cutting down a shooter's angle. The author, a physicist, explores and explains the science behind the game, including how a sharpened blade glides on ice, or why Bobby Hull's slapshot zipped through the atmosphere so much faster than his modern counterparts' did. Haché even includes explanations on how a Zamboni works. 2002.The mother zone: love, sex & laundry in the modern family
By Marni Jackson. 1992
Marni Jackson, an acclaimed travel writer, realized with the birth of her son that the experience of having children bears…
little resemblance to what the child-rearing books described. Challenging popular myths and preconceptions about motherhood, she tells of the fatigue and endless demands of being a mother, and of whole new dimensions of fear and love it brings. Some strong language. 1992.The irreducible needs of children: what every child must have to grow, learn, and flourish
By T. Berry Brazelton, Stanley I Greenspan. 2000
Based on their broad experience, a paediatrician and a child psychiatrist present the fundamental requirements for providing children a healthy…
start. They identify seven basic needs and explore such topics as daycare, public school, and environmental hazards. 2000.The baby sleep book: the complete guide to a good night's rest for the whole family (Sears Parenting Library)
By William Sears, Martha Sears, James McKenna, Robert W Sears, James M Sears. 2019
For every parent deprived of sleep by a restless infant or toddler, now there's hope. Instead of espousing the "one…
method fits all" approach advocated in other books, the Sears family explains how to create a sleep plan that suits the needs of your entire family. 2019.Young Leafs: the making of a new hockey history
By Gare Joyce. 2017
Auston Matthews made history on October 12, 2016 by becoming the first player in the modern game to score four…
goals in his NHL debut. It was a momentous occasion for the talented young All-Star, but it was equally important for his newly adopted city and its storied, century-old team. That night marked the dawn of a new era for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team had a long and colourful history, and it had always been foundational to the city's image. But years of losing seasons had tarnished the team's reputation and left even the most diehard fans questioning their loyalty. It seemed that each passing year brought more of the same: more mediocrity, more heartbreak, more disappointment. But the team's management had a plan, one that would take them where others feared to go: a total rebuild. Piece by piece, they were assembling a group of young, talented players who would reshape the team. 2017.