Sports & Recreation
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Never Give Up
The Meaning of My Life - The Paul Rosen Story by Paul Rosen and Roger Lajoie
"I was ready to go away, to fall asleep, and to never wake up again. Paul Rosen was ready to do what he had told everyone else NOT to do for so long. I gave up." - Paul Rosen Everyone faces adversity in life. But Paul Rosen certainly faced more ...
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Visionary
The Ernie Gare Story by John Korobanik
It’s not surprising if you’ve never heard of Ernie Gare; the man behind innovations that paved the way for many Canadians to pursue their athletic dreams without sacrificing education cared more about the future of the athletes and the sports than ...
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Minto & Mann
The Untold Stories of Lacrosse's Dynastic Teams by W.B. MacDonald
Even the most passionate lacrosse fans probably do not remember the Orillia Terriers, Montreal Shamrocks or even Vancouver Carlings, but in their times these teams were famous across Canada and even farther afield, always in the thick of the hunt ...
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Cane Creek Days
by Warren Gill
Cane Creek Days is the memoir of a boy growing up on a story-book farm near Petersburg, Tennessee, the kind of farming life that no longer exists. The story takes place among the fields and small towns and bridges and dusty roads through which winds ...
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The Viking Cup
International Hockey : A Small College Town Scores Big Time by LeRoy Johnson
How does a small college in a rural Alberta city of just over 12,000 people become host to the finest hockey players in the world? Now a part of the University of Alberta, Camrose Lutheran College was challenged to compete against larger city ...
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That Dog Don't Hunt
Tales from The Hunt Camp Porch by Jim Newman
Jim Newman, a natural born story-teller, takes the reader through joyful and humorous stories about life at the hunt camp, hunting culture, and the joys of nature and wildlife. The stories are a mix of childhood memories, folklore, facts, fiction, ...
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Whispering Snow
7 Martial Arts Secrets To The Way Of The Ski by Steve Harris
“Pssst…want to know some secrets most skiers never hear? Come walk with me.” What do downhill skiing and martial arts have in common? Quite a lot as it turns out. Whispering Snow applies seven key secrets from the martial arts to skiing to help ...
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Tyed and True
101 Fly Patterns Proven to Catch Fish by Stu Thompson
Every fly fisher wants bragging rights about landing a 32-inch behemoth of a carp. Even better? Adding extra colour to your tale by hooking the monstrous fish with a fly tied from a tuft of your golden retriever’s fur. These are just some of the ...
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Scouting for Intangibles
Fostering Culture Through Intangibles by Ryan Guenter
What is that some “thing” a player possesses that creates a champion, or, conversely, a bust? That is the question my University of Alberta colleagues, Dr. John G.H. Dunn & Nick L. Holt, and I set off to explore when we pursued the following ...
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Sharing the Present
Mindfulness for Equestrians and Horse Lovers by Shreyasi Brodhecker and Frank Brodhecker
Horses—majestic and powerful beings that hold spiritual and emotional appeal—are a life passion for equestrians around the world. Whether you are an experienced or beginner equestrian, Sharing the Present helps horse lovers relate to their horses in ...
