Hockey used to be Canada’s game. What happened? A renowned sports expert details the sellout of a sport Canada once dominated to big-money U.S. corporatization and enumerates the effects, including ...

Explores what is needed to foster a healthy culture—the common element in winning teams—and provides coaches and sports administrators, at all levels, with action plans for developing a positive environment that ...

Overcoming the Neutral Zone Trap challenges hockey’s norms, pushes its boundaries, and provides new ways of conceptualizing its role in North American culture. The editors of this engaging interdisciplinary ...

In 1892, Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley donated the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup – later known as the Stanley Cup – to crown the first Canadian hockey champions.

Canada’s Holy Grail documents Lord ...

Finalist for The Jon Whyte Award – Mountain Literature (non-fiction) at the 2022 Banff Mountain Book Competition

An intimate look at the life and climbs of Swiss alpine guide Edward Feuz Jr., patriarch ...

A collection of stories and reflections based on the memoirs of Junko Tabei (1939–2016), the first woman to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits.

New in paperback, Honouring High Places is a compelling ...

Setting off on foot from Winchester, Ken Haigh hikes across southern England, retracing a traditional route that medieval pilgrims followed to the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. ...

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 ...

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.
NBA 75 ...

This book contains a myriad of advice and specific tips that, taken together, will make a huge difference in your running life, by enabling you to get the most benefit and enjoyment out of your favourite ...