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Bestie: a portrait of a legend
Par Joe Lovejoy. 1998
Thirty years after his glory days with Manchester United Football Club, George Best remains a living legend. Despite off-the-field liaisons,…
financial disasters and his battle with the demon drink, his reputation as the most gifted soccer player Britain has ever produced remains untainted. 1998.It's not about the bike: my journey back to life
Par Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins. 2005
In 1996, 24-year-old Lance Armstrong was ranked the number one cyclist in the world, but that October, tests revealed that…
advanced testicular cancer had spread to his lungs and brain. In this book, he reveals his journey from a 20% chance of survival, to victory in the 1999 Tour de France. Some strong language. c2001.Undisputed truth: my autobiography
Par Larry Sloman, Mike Tyson. 2013
Love him or loathe him, 'Iron' Mike Tyson is an icon and one of the most fascinating sporting figures of…
our time. In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Tyson lays bare his demons and tells his story: from poverty to stardom to hell and back again. 2013.Record breakers: true stories of this century's amazing kids
Par Leslie Garrett. 2000
A collection of stories that tell about the extraordinary, record-breaking feats of kids from all over the world: 14-year-old Subaru…
Takahashi made a solo 10,000-km sailing trip across the Pacific Ocean; 13-year-old Ryan Tripp launched a lawn-mower odyssey, riding across the United States; and Cristen Powell proved herself the fastest woman on four wheels when she was just a recent high school grad. Grades 4-7. 2000.Gooch: my autobiography
Par Graham Gooch, Frank Keating. 1996
English Test batsman, Graham Gooch, reveals his true thoughts on his career to date. He talks about the friction between…
him and his fellow players during his England captaincy, the South Africa rebel tours and their repercussions, and the philosophy behind his approach to the game. 1996.Wa$ted!: save your planet, save your cash
Par Francesca Price. 2007
Based on a TV3 programme, this book is full of tips and information on how to save money while saving…
the planet. Each part begins by helping you audit your own household and then goes into detailed actions you can take. The book looks at everything from worm farms, big purchases, nappies, double glazing, tuning your car and even food miles. 2007.Hoddle: the faith to win
Par Phil Shirley. 1998
While charting his rise to fame, this football story also explores the man and his beliefs. From his days as…
a mid-field player for Tottenham Hotspur and England to his management of FA Cup finalists Chelsea and then England, Glenn Hoddle is considered by some to be a hero of our times. In this biography, published for the 1998 World Cup, Phil Shirley looks at the professional player, the manager, the father figure and the devout believer who wanted to lead England to international glory. 1998.Jenny Pitman: the autobiography
Par Jenny Pitman. 1998
Known throughout the equine world as the first woman of racing, Mrs Pitman--now Mrs Stait after marrying her long-time partner…
David Stait in early 1998--is still having to bang her head against the brick wall that is sex discrimination.You guys are history!
Par Devon Malcolm. 1998
Malcolm reflects on his early years in cricket, in his teens, as his family moved to England from his home…
in the Caribbean, and how this raw fast bowler was put through his paces in the Yorkshire League.Manchester United ruined my life
Par Colin Shindler. 1998
A City supporter in a sea of United supporters that seemed to be engulfing the whole world, a Jew growing…
up in a non-Jewish society, Colin Shindler tells what it felt like to be on the outside looking in. Threaded through sporting events is the story of his childhood destroyed by the sudden and shocking death of his mother and his slow emotional recovery through his love for Manchester City.Botham: my autobiography
Par Ian Botham. 1995
Ian Botham describes what it is like to be a sporting demigod. It's an intriguing cocktail of sex and drug…
allegations, personal upheavals, confrontations with his peers, and remarkable achievements both on and off the field. Whether battling against Aussies or walking the length of the country for charity, Botham's never-say-die attitude makes for compelling and often inspirational insight into a larger than-life-character.Managing my life: my autobiography
Par Alex Ferguson. 1999
The autobiography of Alex Ferguson, who runs the Manchester United Football players with a rod of iron, but is respected…
for his managerial style and for the way he cares for his players.Dickie Bird: my autobiography
Par Dickie Bird. 1997
By the time Dickie Bird retired from international cricket in 1996, he had stood at over 66 Test matches and…
150 internationals. In his autobiography, Dickie gives a behind-the-scenes account of the game and those involved in it.Hello, friends!: stories from my life and Blue Jays baseball /
Par Jerry Howarth. 2019
For 36 years, Jerry Howarth ushered in eternal hope each spring and thrived in the drive of each fall as…
the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays. In 1982, the lifelong avid sports fan joined Tom Cheek as full-time play-by-play radio announcer for the Blue Jays, and for the next 23 years, "Tom and Jerry" were the voices of the franchise. Jerry became part of the fabric of a nation and a team, covering historic moments like the rise of the Blue Jays through the 1980s that culminated in back-to-back World Series Championships in 1992 and 1993. His Hall of Fame-worthy broadcasting career has been nothing short of legendary. When Jerry retired in February 2018, the tributes poured in and made one thing perfectly clear: Toronto baseball would never be the same. Howarth brings together thoughts on life, family, work, and baseball. 2019." Selon un vieil adage, si vous commencez chaque journée en avalant un crapaud vivant, vous aurez la satisfaction de…
savoir que c'est probablement la pire chose que vous aurez à faire de toute la journée. Avalez le crapaud ! vous indique comment porter tous vos efforts sur l'organisation de votre temps, ainsi que sur les tâches cruciales que vous risquez le plus de reporter au lendemain, bien qu'elles exerceraient probablement la plus grande incidence positive sur votre vie. Non seulement en accomplirez-vous ainsi davantage en moins de temps, mais encore vous vous en tiendrez à ce qui doit réellement être fait. " -- 4e de couvWillie: The Game-Changing Story of the NHL's First Black Player
Par Michael McKinley, Willie O'Ree. 2020
An inspiring memoir that shows that anyone can achieve their dreams if they are willing to fight for them.In 1958,…
Willie O'Ree was a lot like any other player toiling in the minors. He was good. Good enough to have been signed by the Boston Bruins. Just not quite good enough to play in the NHL.Until January 18 of that year. O'Ree was finally called up, and when he stepped out onto the ice against the Montreal Canadians, not only did he fulfil the childhood dream he shared with so many other Canadian kids, he did something that had never been done before. He broke hockey's colour barrier. Just as his hero, Jackie Robinson, had done for baseball.In that pioneering first NHL game, O'Ree proved that no one could stop him from being a hockey player. But he soon learned that he could never be just a hockey player. He would always be a black player, with all that entails. There were ugly name-calling and stick-swinging incidents, and nights when the Bruins had to be escorted to their bus by the police. But O'Ree never backed down. When he retired in 1979, he had played hundreds of games as a pro, and scored hundreds of goals, his boyhood dreams more than accomplished.In 2018, O'Ree was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in recognition not only of that legacy, but of the way he has built on it in the decades since. He has been, for twenty years now, an NHL Executive and has helped the NHL Diversity program expose more than 40,000 boys and girls of diverse backgrounds to unique hockey experiences. Inspiring, frank, and shot through with the kind of understated courage and decency required to change the world, Willie is a story for anyone willing to persevere for a dream.Iconic stories from 150 years of sport in Manitoba
Par Sean Grassie. 2020
The book consists of 150 stories from 150 years of Manitoba sports history (1870-2019). There are stories on athletes, teams,…
events, and iconic sports moments. Cindy Klassen and Clara Hughes, who each won six Olympic medals, are among the athletes featured in the book. Others include sprinter John Armstrong Howard, who became Canada's first black Olympian in 1912, and Brigette Lacquette, who became the first First Nations player to play on Canada's Olympic women's hockey team in 2018. The 1967 and 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg are among the events featured in the bookShut Out: The Game That Did Not Love Me Black
Par Bernie Saunders, Barry Meisel. 2021
Shut Out is a hockey love story. But it’s a love that was unrequited. Bernie Saunders had a passion for…
hockey. His prodigious talent was on display at all levels. But because he was Black, he was stymied at every turn and experienced nothing but taunting from opponents, spectators, coaches and even his own teammates. Despite this malevolence, Saunders continued to play, adopting a style akin to that of the historic house slave: serve but remain invisible. Signed by the Quebec Nordiques, he played with them for two years, but spent most of his career playing collegiately at Western Michigan University and in the minor leagues in Canada and the US. In the end, it was all too much for Saunders. Dogged and overwhelmed by racism, he finally left hockey to work in the corporate sector.This is a memoir about professional hockey by a player who had the potential to become a star but was blocked at almost every opportunity because of his race. In spite of this, Shut Out is a hopeful and uplifting book about facing adversity, overcoming it and moving ahead. Woven throughout the book is Saunders’s love of his family, especially his brother, John, who died at age sixty-one. Now retired, Bernie Saunders is still sought out by the hockey community for his observations and advice.Amazing Athletes: An All-Star Look at Canada's Paralympians
Par Howard Scott, Phyllis Aronoff, Marie-Claude Ouellet. 2021