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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
Off the map: western travels on roads less taken
By Stephen Hume. 2001
Olga Korbut, tears and triumph (Her Women who win #No. 1)
By Linda Jacobs Altman. 1974
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.Lettre à un Français qui veut immigrer au Québec
By Carl Dubuc. 1999
Ce portrait décapant du Québec, que l'auteur a signé en 1968, a peu et bien vieilli. Certaines observations sur la…
pudeur du Québécois "passé maître dans l'art de la négation raffinée et l'art subtil de ne rien déclarer qui soit affirmativement choquant" mériteraient une thèse de doctorat. Bref, un livre amusant qui peut encore être donné en cadeau aux Français qui veulent immigrer au Québec.No man's river
By Farley Mowat. 2004
Upon returning from European combat, Mowat met up with Charles Schweder, a trapper, son of a white man and Native…
woman. The two canoed and portaged around the lakes and rivers of Manitoba and the then Northwest Territories, and as Charles guided Mowat through the landmarks of the landscape, including spooky gravesites, foaming cataracts, caribou on the move, and a hawk named Windy, Mowat observed Charles' place between the white and native worlds. Some strong language and descriptions of violence. 2004.No other country
By Alfred W Purdy. 1977
The author takes a long, leisurely look at Canada and its people. He tells about racial tension in Aklavik, B.C.…
fishermen, men who rode the rails during the Depression, and many others. 1977.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.Nahanni: river of gold, river of dreams
By Neil Hartling. 1993
The Nahanni River runs through the diverse landscape of Naanni National Park in the North West Territories. Declared as the…
first World Heritage Site by the United Nations, this river ranks as one of the most beautiful in the world. Outfitter, guide, and historian Neil Hartling, who runs an eco/adventure company in the North, describes the magnificence of the Nahanni. 1993.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 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.