SPORTS & RECREATION

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Seconds Out

By (author) Alison Dean
Categories: Sociology: sport and leisure

Kicking ass and taking notes—what it’s like to be a woman in the ring. | Alison Dean teaches English literature. She also punches people. Hard. But despite several amateur fights under her belt, she ...

The Politics of the Canoe

Popularly thought of as a recreational vehicle and one of the key ingredients of an ideal wilderness getaway, the canoe is also a political vessel. A potent symbol and practice of Indigenous cultures ...

NBA 75

By (author) Dave Zarum
Categories: History of sport

In NBA 75, Sportsnet editor and basketball super fan Dave Zarum tells the story of the NBA, all 75 years—from its early barnstorming days to the multibillion-dollar sports league it is today.
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Emilio Comici: Angel of the Dolomites

Winner of the Banff Mountain Book Competition: Climbing Literature Award

The first English-language biography of one of the most renowned Italian climbers, Emilio Comici, who bagged over 200 first ascents ...

Casting into Mystery

By (author) Robert Reid
By (artist) Wesley W Bates
Categories: Memoirs

In Casting into Mystery, writer Robert Reid and wood engraver Wesley W. Bates—avid anglers, both—put ink to paper in homage to the venerable sport of fly fishing. Through text and image, they recall ...

Soulman

By (author) Rocky Johnson & Scott Teal
Categories: Wrestling

Though these days he’s known best as the Rock’s father, Rocky Johnson was one of the most successful wrestlers of the 1970s and 80s. Here he tells his story: homeless in Nova Scotia and Toronto at ...

Power Play

Power Play tells a dramatic story about clashing priorities where sports, money, and municipal power meet. When the Rogers Place arena opened in downtown Edmonton, no amount of buzz could drown out the ...

Polepole

Of the estimated 35,000 people that attempt to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania every year, about half do not make it to the top. There are several reasons for this, but one of the primary blocks is ...

Play Better Basketball

By (author) Kathy Brook & Dawn Smyth
Categories: Sports & Recreation

Play Better Basketball focuses on individual skills as executed in a team environment. It introduces seldom taught mental drills that will teach players how to read opponents in order to react in a way ...

Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss

By (author) David Smart
Categories: Climbing and mountaineering

Although Paul Preuss died at only 27 years old, modern climbing may never have developed the ethical core that it has today if not for his bold style. Even the most trenchant traditionalists remain unsure ...