Sports, Health & Self-help

Eddie Shore and That Old-Time Hockey

For hockey fans who consider the game of yore to have been less prone to cheap shots and hooliganism and more gentlemanly than today’s version, C. Michael Hiam’s new biography of Saskatchewan-born bruiser Eddie Shore ... Read More »

January 25, 2011 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Home Free: The Myth of the Empty Nest

By Marni Jackson

There was a time, not so very long ago, when the idea of a young adult moving back in with his or her parents after leaving home to pursue an education, adventure, or gainful employment ... Read More »

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

One Bird’s Choice: A Year in the Life of an Overeducated, Underemployed Twenty-something Who Moves Back Home

By Iain Reid

November 16, 2010 | Filed under: Children and YA Non-fiction, Sports, Health & Self-help

Home and Away: In Search of Dreams at the Homeless World Cup of Soccer

By Dave Bidini

Over his long career as a musician and writer, Dave Bidini has frequently been characterized as an engaging storyteller. His odysseys through sports, travel, and rock and roll have entertained readers, while simultaneously giving them ... Read More »

November 4, 2010 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

The World Is a Ball: The Joy, Madness and Meaning of Soccer

By John Doyle

The literature of soccer is extensive. From the lyrical whimsy of Eduardo Galeano’s Soccer in Sun and Shadow to the thorough social history of David Goldblatt’s The Ball Is Round to the ardent fanaticism of ... Read More »

June 9, 2010 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Canada’s Game: Hockey and Identity

By Andrew C. Holman, ed.

The story of The Great One’s sale to the Los Angeles Kings from the Edmonton Oilers in August 1988 is a variation of the myth of the fast-talking American swindling the hapless Canadian out of ... Read More »

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Gretzky’s Tears: Hockey, Canada,and the Day Everything Changed

By Stephen Brunt

January 4, 2010 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

The Rocket: A Cultural History of Maurice Richard

By Benoît Melançon; Fred A. Reed, trans.

Originally published in Quebec in 2006, The Rocket is being released in English this year to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Montreal Canadiens. However, if you are looking for good ... Read More »

April 29, 2009 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

Survive! Essential Skills and Tactics to Get You Out of Anywhere – Alive

By Les Stroud with Michael Vlessides

The premise of Les Stroud’s TV series Survivorman is dead simple. In each episode, Stroud, an Ontario-based survival expert, gets dropped alone into a hostile environment, where he must stay alive for a week with ... Read More »

December 11, 2008 | Filed under: Sports, Health & Self-help

The Montreal Canadiens:100 Years of Glory

By D’Arcy Jenish

There haven’t been too many dynasties in the 91-year history of the National Hockey League, but after reading this exhaustive account of the Montreal Canadiens, it’s easy to see why the Habs were the gold ... Read More »