Sports & Recreation
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Sailing Around The World on FREEDOM-V
A Memoir by Gilles Savoie
I dreamed of owning a sailboat and traveling the ocean to visit the world. My story begins in my home province of Quebec, Canada, where I learned to sail, and moves to Vancouver, British Columbia, where I bought Freedom-V, my sailboat. Sailing...
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Explore the Green Side of Edmonton
A Guide to Natural Areas and Environmental Sustainability in the Edmonton Area by Michelle Harris
For anyone who has ever wanted to embrace or enhance an environmentally conscious lifestyle in the city but doesn’t know where to start, Michelle Harris’s Explore the Green Side of Edmonton is here to help. For long-time Edmonton residents and...
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Solomon
by Warren Gill
“He's beautiful!” I exclaimed. The horse—a large, bay stallion with intelligent brown eyes—turned toward us. And I could swear he laughed. When Tennessee grad student Barbara Dickerson first meets the reclusive Doc Grand, she isn’t sure what to...
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Somehow I'll Find My Way Home
by Ian MacPherson
This book chronicles the author's life journey and the adventures of a family crossing the Atlantic 3 times with a kaleidoscope of antics in each continent. The family's motto, as it grew, was 'Carpe Diem'. The saga of these events has been a fun...
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Tiptoe to Last Lake
Tales of adventure, mischief and brotherly love by Ken Friesen
Tiptoe to Last Lake is a vibrant, humorous and heartfelt account of one man’s odyssey to reach all 236 named lakes of Whiteshell Provincial Park in Manitoba. Over 14 years, surpassing 2400 kilometers of challenging terrain, weather, and...
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The Best Kept Secret
The Journey, Failures, Growth, and Lessons of a Soccer Player, and How He Reached His Full Potential by Stephen Olasumbo Ademolu
Have you ever been told you are too small to play a sport? Have you ever not been selected for a team? Have you been doubted by others who told you to give up? Stephen has too! In The Best Kept Secret, Former Canadian Men’s National Team player...
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Savate
A Comprehensive Guide to a European Martial Art and Modern Combat Sport by Raphael F. Estevao
In a ring crowded with various styles of martial arts, each battling for supremacy, one is tucked in the corner: savate. Born on the docks of nineteenth-century France, savate may have started as a style of street fighting, but over time, it’s...
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My Life's Dream Took Me to Sea
by Ronald Epner
This book tells an engaging story of one man’s self-discovery and his adventures living his life’s dream. It targets three types of readers. The author shares life skills that have led him to a fulfilling, meaningful life. It caters to both the...
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Every Day is a Bonus
A Memoir of Canadian Ski Pioneer Jim McConkey by Keith Keller
Jim McConkey’s role as a highly respected alpine skier, ski instructor, and entrepreneur began in early childhood, in Barrie, Ontario, where he was born only eight years after the end of World War I. After dropping out of high school and being...
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Not A Runner
A true story of tragedy, determination and paying it forward by Reginald J Willick
One moment can change the course of a life forever. For Reg Willick, that moment came with a devastating phone call—an event that would alter his path, ignite a relentless drive, and lead him toward a mission bigger than himself. In this raw and...
