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By Scott Young. 1985
The biography of Canada's most famous sports broadcaster. Hewitt, whose name is synonymous with hockey, received the Order of Canada…
and membership in the Hockey Hall of Fame as well as many other major awards. c1985.By Tim Patterson. 2011
Making high-quality wines is fun and easy. This must-have guide gives you easy-to-follow instructions in everything from selecting the right…
grapes and the proper equipment, to the crush and fermentation, to aging and bottling your wine. Award-winning home winemaker Tim Patterson provides tips on how to make every style of wine — red, white, dry, sweet, and bubbly. 2011.By Bret Hart. 2007
The sixth-born son of the pro wrestling dynasty founded by Stu Hart and his wife Helen, Bret Hart joined the…
family business as a teen. From his early twenties until he retired at 43, Hart kept an audio diary, recording stories of the wrestling life, the relentless travel, the practical jokes, the sex and drugs, and the real rivalries (as opposed to the staged ones). He details his wrestling belts won, but also the price paid in betrayals, tragic deaths, and his own massive stroke. 2007.By Dan Turner. 1988
A collection of short biographies of Canadians who made it to the American baseball leagues, including Fergie Jenkins, Terry Puhl,…
Rob Ducey, Phil Marchildon and Goody Rosen. These men describe their playing years, often no more than a season, and the breaks that ended the dream. 1988.By Laura Robinson, Maija Robinson. 2004
Features profiles of 17 great Canadian female athletes. Includes superstars such as hockey player Hayley Wickenheiser, speed skater/cyclist Clara Hughes,…
and up-and-coming 11-year-old athlete Sekwan Trottier, who canoes, cross-country skis, and races sled dogs. Grades 4-7. 2004.By Abby Wambach. 2016
Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. Named by Time magazine as one of the most…
influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation's heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup Championship. Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is a vocal advocate for women's rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. She has become a heavily requested speaker to a wide a range of audiences, from college students to executives at Fortune 500 companies. Here, Abby recounts her own decisions, wins, losses, and the pivotal moments that helped her become the world class athlete and leader she is today. Wambach's book goes beyond the soccer field to reveal a soulful person grappling universal questions about how we can live our best lives, and become our truest selves. Bestseller. 2016.By Kim Chapin. 1981
A history of the sport that was born when moonshiners, hauling their liquor to market, outraced lawmen. Considers the drivers,…
mechanics, backers, fans, and the family dynasties of the track. 1981.By Stephen Brunt. 2002
Sportswriter Brunt interviews fifteen men who faced Muhammad Ali in the ring - great champions, no-hopers, and a few who…
beat him. Their stories are by turns triumphant and tragic, hilarious, uplifting, and angry. These fighters saw Ali invent himself as a media personality before such a thing existed, and how his courage, beliefs, and refusal to play the parts assigned him changed the United States and the world. 2002.By David Adams Richards. 2011
Richards takes us behind his gun and into the Canadian forest for a sports memoir of sorts. He explores the…
meaning of hunting and the way in which it touches lives, and provides an impassioned defense of a set of values and a way of life that he believes are under attack. Readers of his novels will note the interplay between his former life as a keen hunter and the narratives and characters of his fiction. 2011.By Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins. 2004
In his much-anticipated follow-up to "It's not about the bike my journey back to life" (DC25539), Armstrong shares more details…
of his extraordinary life story, including a remarkable four more Tour de France wins, an Olympic medal, and the births of his twin daughters. Never shy of controversy, Armstrong offers, with typical frankness, his thoughts on training, competing, winning and failure. 2004.By Joseph Durso. 1996
Joe DiMaggio remains the embodiment of the American dream. The son of an Italian fisherman, he became one of the…
greatest baseball players of all time and was briefly married to Marilyn Monroe. His heroics on the field were also matched by his humility and decency off the diamond. 1996.By Bobbe Needham. 1998
Step-by-step directions for more than fifty projects using natural and recycled materials: a birch-bark basket, gourd birdhouse, log-cabin planter, recycling…
bin, and license-plate bird feeder, as well as special-prints gift wrap, sand candles, corn-husk angels, and beach-glass jewelry. Also presents background information on ecological and environmental issues. Grades 4-7. 1998.By Deanna F Cook. 1997
Collection of five hundred creative activities for parents to share with their children. Offers ideas on setting up an area…
for crafts and suggests supplies, including recyclables and inexpensive materials, to keep on hand. Sample projects include spooky spiders, pencil toppers, finger puppets, splatter shirts, and holiday gifts. 1997. Uniform title: Familyfun (New York, N.Y.)A Canadian resource of practical tips and products that helps you do your part for the environment. Information on what…
not to buy and why, services such as computer recyclers and hazardous waste disposal, and tips on sustainable food choices and how to reduce energy use. Includes a city-by-city guide. 2007.By Duane Thomas, Paul Lionel Zimmerman. 1988
Thomas, a running back for two years with the Dallas Cowboys football team, tells of his turbulent years with the…
team. Zimmerman indicts an arrogant management that let the Cowboys fall from greatness. 1988.By Norman Ollestad. 2009
Norman Ollestad was thrust into the world of surfing and competitive downhill skiing at a very young age by the…
father he idolized. Resentful of a childhood lost to his father's reckless and demanding adventures, young Ollestad was often paralyzed by fear. In February 1979, just as he was reaping the rewards of his training, a chartered plane carrying Norman, his father, and his father's girlfriend crashed in the mountains and was suspended at eight thousand feet, engulfed in a blizzard. Norman's father was dead, and the grief-stricken eleven-year old had to descend the mountain alone through snow and ice, without any gear. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2009.By Dorothy Wood. 2004
Takes crafting to a new level with the innovative use of natural materials such as seeds, sea shells, small stones,…
dried and pressed flowers, egg shells, wood, and pine cones. Furthermore, many of the projects can be completed in an evening, and no project takes longer than a weekend to create. Over 25 projects. 2004.By Daniel Duane. 1996
An account of a year spent surfing in northern California. The author describes the natural history of the wildlife of…
the area. He also delves into the art of crafting a surfboard, the water dynamics of surfing, and the cultural history of the sport. 1996.By Scott Young, Conn Smythe. 1981