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Shadow running: Ray Lewis Canadian railway porter and Olympic athlete
Par John Cooper. 1999
Ray Lewis, the first black member of the Canadian Olympic Track and Field team, shares the story of his life.…
He tells of his early days growing up in Hamilton, Ontario, of his more than twenty years' service as a porter on the CPR, and of his many athletic accomplishments.Searching for Bobby Orr
Par Stephen Brunt. 2006
Bobby Orr redefined the defensive style of hockey - he was the first to infuse the defenseman position with offensive…
juice, driving up the ice, setting up players and scoring some goals of his own. He was the first player to win three straight MVP awards, the first defenseman to score twenty or more goals in a season. But history will also remember Bobby Orr as a key figure in the Alan Eagleson scandal, and as the unfortunate player forced into early retirement in 1978 because of his injuries. Some strong language. 2006.Prisoners of the North
Par Pierre Berton. 2004
The five 'prisoners' of the Arctic were Joe Boyle, a wealthy gold prospector; Vihjalmur Stefansson, who claimed to discover a…
tribe of blond Eskimos; Lady Jane Franklin, widow of famed explorer Sir John Franklin; John Hornby, whose obsessive quest for adventure took him to the Arctic's Barren Ground; and poet Robert Service. Their adventures read almost like fiction. All were loners, and obsessed by the North. Some descriptions of violence. 2004No place for a lady: tales of adventurous women travelers
Par Barbara Hodgson. 2002
The adventures of both celebrated and unknown women travelers in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries who suffered from Russian…
bed bugs, unveiled the secrets of Turkish harems, endured Africa's scorching heat, destructive thunderstorms, and plagues of scorpions, or traversed raging Tibetan rivers. 2002.My heart is Africa: a flying adventure
Par Scott Griffin. 2006
In 1996, Scott Griffin joined the Flying Doctors Service, which flies doctors to remote areas of Africa - by flying…
to Kenya himself. Griffin's two-year adventure included storms, equipment problems, and fuel shortages while flying to Africa, and upon arrival he circumnavigated the continent, flying over deserts, mountains and jungles both as a medical volunteer and tourist. Some descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2006.Bobbie Rosenfeld: the Olympian who could do everything
Par Anne Dublin. 2004
Fanny "Bobbie" Rosenfeld was born in the Ukraine in 1903 or 1904, and immigrated with her Jewish family to Canada…
in 1905. She became a star player in ice hockey, basketball, and softball and excelled in tennis and track and field, leading the Canadian women's relay team to an Olympic gold medal and winning a silver one in the 100-meter event in 1928. By greeting obstacles with courage, hard work, and humour, and always putting the team ahead of herself, Bobbie set an example as a true athletic hero. Includes a time line, source notes, and a bibliography. Grades 3-6. 2004.Keane: the autobiography
Par Roy Keane, Eamon Dunphy. 2002
Jackie Robinson: a biography
Par Arnold Rampersad. 1997
In the 1940s, Robinson broke the colour barrier in baseball and went on to play in six pennant seasons. With…
his courage and grace, he later became a role model in the civil rights movement. This is the first biography of Robinson which is based on access to private papers owned by his widow. 1997.Fatal passage: the untold story of John Rae, the Arctic adventurer who discovered the fate of Franklin
Par Kenneth McGoogan. 2001
In 1854, John Rae, a Scottish immigrant to Canada, led a small expedition across the Boothia Peninsula to map the…
missing link in the Northwest Passage. This accomplishment, along with his other geographical contributions, should have earned him glory. Instead, Rae faded from the record. In this book, the author aims to restore Rae's name to the historical record as one of the heroes of Arctic exploration. 2001.Blessed: the autobiography
Par George Best, Roy Collins. 2001
George Best is a legend in his own lifetime, and at his peak he brought glamour and grace to the…
game, second only in the world to Pele. But with success and fame came excess and foolhardiness, and Best's fabled story is littered with tales of his involvement with women and sex and, of course, the drink. 2001.Adam Copeland on Edge
Par Adam Copeland. 2005
Orangeville, Ontario's Adam Copeland turned to wrestling to deal with a family tragedy, first with friend Jason Reso as an…
indie tag team, then as the WWE's Edge. He describes wrestling throughout Canada and the Midwestern United States, winning the Intercontinental title, his brief Tag Team title reign with idol Hulk Hogan, the pain of a broken marriage and two ruptured discs in his neck, and the nervous energy of returning to Raw in March 2004 and setting his sights on the championship. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and strong language. 2005.Zero tollerance: an intimate memoir by the man who revolutionized figure skating
Par Toller Cranston, Martha Lowder Kimball. 1997
Autobiography of one of Canada's most famous figure skaters, covering the years after his appearance in the 1976 Olympics. Cranston…
became an international celebrity, living a life of luxury. He recounts his triumphs and disasters, and tells anecdotes about his friendships with the rich and famous. 1997.Goldfinder: the true story of one man's discovery of the ocean's richest secrets
Par Keith Jessop. 1998
This is the story of Keith Jessop, the most successful underwater treasure hunter in history. It describes how Jessop went…
from being a penniless Yorkshire boy to salvaging 5 tons of Russian gold worth over one hundred million dollars from the HMS Edinburgh, which lay 1000 feet at the bottom of the ocean.The water in between: a journey at sea
Par Kevin Patterson. 1999
Kevin Patterson, fresh off a stint in the army and suffering from a broken heart, decided that he would sail…
from Vancouver to Tahiti and back. Although he knew little about boats or sailing he and a companion set out on an adventure that would take them around the world and force them to contemplate the reasons they set out on their journey.Great football moments of the century
Par Rab MacWilliam. 1999
"Great Football Moments of the Century" brings all the greatest players, teams, managers, games and moments together in one book.…
Fifty of the world's best-ever players, the supreme national and club teams - such as Brazil 1970 - and the most successful managers of all time (including the 20th century's last great manager, Alex Ferguson) are all profiled in-depth, together with their complete statistics. 1999.Faraway
Par Lucy Irvine. 2001
Octogenarian Diana Hepworth has lived with her family on Pigeon, a tiny place in the furthest corner of the Solomon…
Islands for more than 50 years. When the former Vogue model decided to turn the fascinating events of her life into a book, she went to fellow adventurer Lucy Irvine for help. 2001.Venus & Serena Williams (Champion sport biographies)
Par Ken Sparling. 2000
Serena and Venus Williams have become a major force in woman's tennis. Their great success has inspired many young girls…
to take up the sport. This is a fascinating and inspiring story of how the Williams family has shaken up the world of professional tennis. For senior high readers. 2000.W.G: a life of W. G. Grace
Par Robert Low. 1997
W.G. Grace has been described as "The greatest cricketer that lived, or ever will live". Born in Gloucestershire in 1848,…
he was more famous, in his time, than the Prime Minister or the heir to the throne of England. This biography contains details of all W.G.'s cricketing achievements, in particular his two Australian tours, one of which he took as his honeymoon. 1997.Riding on the wild side: tales of adventure in the Canadian West (Amazing stories)
Par Dale Portman. 2004
A collection of stories about working horses and the people who make a living riding them in Canada's mountain national…
parks: chasing a herd of wild horses, galloping at full speed toward an impenetrable forest, and so on. A sense of the excitement of the backcountry life. 2004.From Canada's first World Champion, rower Ned Hanlan, to the unstoppable heroine Bobbie Rosenfeld, Canada has had its share of…
exceptional athletes. These great sports heroes forever changed the sports of basketball, hockey, track and field, rowing, and skiing. 2003.