Val James received his first pair of skates for his 13th birthday and by 16, he left his home in New York to play in Canada, where he was the only black person on his junior team and, often, in the whole town. While popular for his...
Sports and recreation
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Author:James, Valmore, Gallagher, JohnSummary: - Author:Dickinson, BrianSummary:
Former Navy rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson was roughly 1,000 feet from the summit of Mount Everest when his Sherpa became ill and had to turn back, leaving Brian with a difficult decision: should he continue to push for the summit, or...
- Author:Oliver, GregSummary:
Hockey's rich history explored through some of its most fascinating documents Every great career in hockey starts with a pen and a piece of paper. In Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines, author Greg Oliver takes a peek into...
- Author:Oliver, GregSummary:
Hockey’s rich history explored through some of its most fascinating documents
Every great career in hockey starts with a pen and a piece of paper. In Blue Lines, Goal Lines & Bottom Lines, author Greg Oliver...
- Author:Gallagher, DannySummary:
Blue Monday: one of the most unforgettable days in Canadian baseball history. Danny Gallagher leads readers up to that infamous day in October 1981 when Rick Monday of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a home run off of Montreal Expos pitcher...
- Author:Gallagher, Danny, Parrish, LarrySummary:
Blue Monday: one of the most unforgettable days in Canadian baseball history. Danny Gallagher leads readers up to that infamous day in October 1981 when Rick Monday of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a home run off of Montreal Expos...
- Author:Baruchel, JaySummary:
In Born Into It, Baruchel’s lifelong memories as a Canadiens’ fan explode on the page in a collection of hilarious, heartfelt and nostalgic stories that draw on his childhood experiences as a homer living in Montreal and the enemy...
- Author:McDougall, ChristopherSummary:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER - The astonishing and hugely entertaining story that completely changed the way we run. An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? “Equal parts quest, physiology treatise, and...
- Author:Carey, MikeSummary:
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports-books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or...
- Author:Pearlman, JeffSummary:
Focusing on the players, American sports writer Jeff Pearlman presents a biography of the NFL dynasty that won the Super Bowl three times during the 1990s: the Dallas Cowboys.
- Author:Krauss, Erich, Aita, BretSummary:
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighting pits masters of every kind of combat--street fighting, sumo, judo--in matches broadcast around the world. This book chronicles the turbulent history of MMA fighting from its inception in the Greek...
- Author:Spadea, Vince, Markowitz, DanSummary:
Groomed since the age of eight by his obsessive father Vince Spadea, by most accounts—except Andre Agass's, who called Vince “a journeyman” at age 25—has been a success. At the start of the 2005 season, 19th seed Spadea was the only...
- Author:Bullaro, AngieSummary:
A picture book biography of Manon Rhéaume, a groundbreaking hockey player who became the first woman to play in the National Hockey League.
- Author:Irwin, SueSummary:
This book highlights the achievements of Canadian women sports stars - the role models of today's young female athletes. They fought for the right to compete in sports traditionally dominated by men and proved that women's sports are...
- Author:Maguire, Peter, Gracie, RicksonSummary:
Rickson Gracie shares the full story of how his father and uncles came to develop Jiu-Jitsu, what it was like to grow up among generations of world-renowned fighters from the Gracie clan, and the principles and skills that guided him to...
- Author:Bowden, MarkSummary:
Bringing the Heat is the story of one team's season-long campaign for the NFL championship, told through the personal stories of the men on the field and the coaches, managers, and owner on the sidelines. The team is the 1992...
- Author:Matysik, Larry, Goodish, BarbaraSummary:
The most unpredictable and charismatic grappler of all time? The brute that made brawling an art before the term “hardcore” was coined? The confrontational businessman who fought for every penny he felt he deserved?
“Bruiser”...
- Author:Streep, AbeSummary:
"A heart-stomping, heart-stopping read. Unsentimental. Unforgettable. Astonishing. Brothers on Three captures the roar of a community spirit powered by blood history, loyalty, and ferocious love."--Debra Magpie Earling, author...
- Author:Underhill, DougSummary:
Bryant Freeman was born by a river, and the sound of roaring water was both magical and constant. For the rest of his life, Freeman, an icon in the New Brunswick fly-fishing community, would be drawn to the outdoors, and, invariably,...
- Author:Burke, BrianSummary:
The gruffest man in hockey opens up about the challenges, the feuds, and the tragedies he's fought through. Brian Burke is one of the biggest hockey personalities--no, personalities full-stop--in the media landscape. His brashness...
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