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  • The Impossible Dream

    The Autobiography of Larry Gains

    by Larry Samuel Gains, Larry Gains JR, Brian Charles Dear ...
    "Like every man who ever laced on gloves, I dreamed of becoming the heavyweight champion of the world. But for me it was always the impossible dream, the unreachable star. The politics of the day were against it. The bar was up." LARRY GAINSFirst published in 1976, The Impossible Dream tells the remarkable story of Larry Gains, a man who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most ... Read more

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    My Life in Hockey

    by Doug Gilmour, Dan Robson ...
    The #1 Bestselling Canadian Non-Fiction Book of the YearThey called him Killer.Doug Gilmour didn’t look fearsome on a pair of skates—being an “undersized” forward would plague him during his early career—but few players matched his killer instincts in the faceoff circle or in front of the net. The Hockey Hall of Famer from Kingston, Ontario, played for seven teams over his twenty-year career, ... Read more

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  • Shift Work

    by Tie Domi ...
    From hockey’s most prolific fighter comes a sports memoir unlike any other—passionate, funny, and candid, Shift Work chronicles Domi’s sixteen tumultuous seasons in the NHL.Making it through a single fight as an enforcer in the NHL is a sign of toughness. Making it through 333 of them is a mark of greatness. Whether it was on the ice or off it, Tie Domi was driven to be the best at his job and was ... Read more

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  • Big Sam: My Autobiography

    by Sam Allardyce ...
    Football fans will love this insight into the life and mind of Big Sam. With nearly 20 years as a player - plus almost 25 years as a coach and manager - under his belt, Sam Allardyce is one of the most recognisable figures in British football.'Big Sam' has been a robust defensive general throughout the seventies and eighties, and an imposing touchline presence as a gaffer since 1994.Over the last ... Read more

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  • Billy

    by Pamela Stephenson ...
    By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, this intimate biography of the British comic is "a triumph of the will, an Angela's Ashes with punch lines" ( Publishers Weekly).One of the UK's most beloved stand-up comedians, Billy Connolly is recognized around the world for his HBO comedy specials and roles in movies like The Boondock Saints and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. An ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Now I'm Catching On

    My Life On and Off the Air

    by Stephen Brunt, Bob Cole ...
    Hockey's most famous voice, now in his own words.If you are a hockey fan, you know Bob Cole's legendary voice.He has done the play-by-play for some of hockey's best-remembered games, including the Summit Series, Canada's gold-medal game in Salt Lake City, and twenty years of Stanley Cup finals. The infectious excitement in his voice, his boyish love of the game, and his uncanny ability to ... Read more

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  • Hockey Card Stories

    True Tales! From 59 of Your Favourite Players

    by Ken Reid ...
    Series Book 1 - Hockey Card Stories
    "Nobody enjoys the full kaleidoscope of the game quite like Kenny, from banana blades and '70s staches to air-brushed, mistake-laden hockey cards." —Jeff Marek, Sportsnet Hockey host and Marek vs. Wyshynski podcast co-hostHockey Card Stories reveals what was really going on in your favorite old hockey cards through the eyes of the players depicted on them. Some of the cards are definitely worth a ... Read more

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  • Tales from the Toronto Maple Leafs Locker Room

    A Collection of the Greatest Maple Leafs Stories Ever Told

    by David Shoalts ...
    Series series Tales from the Team
    The glory years for the Toronto Maple Leafs—four Stanley Cups in the 1960s—may be distant memories, but what the team lacks in recent accomplishments is made up for by their history, which is rich in drama, pathos, and, most of all, humor. Figures connected to the Maple Leafs from the 1950s to the present offer their best stories, including some new takes on the team’s legends. Players, coaches, ... Read more

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  • Fun and Games

    My 40 Years Writing Sports

    by Dave Perkins ...
    "Covering many of the biggest names and greatest events in sports, it's a wonderful collection of yarns and reminiscences, told in Perk's inimitable style" ( Postmedia News ).Dave Perkins was once told by a bluntly helpful university admissions officer: "You don't have the looks for TV or the voice for radio. You should go into print." Which he did, first at the Globe and Mail, and then for ... Read more

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  • Chappelli: Life, Larrikins & Cricket

    by Ian Chappell ...
    This wonderful collection of stories showcases all the characters and events from the extraordinary life of an Aussie sporting immortal.Ian Chappell has plenty of strings to his bow - legendary captain of the Australian cricket team; incisive and forthright sports commentator; fearless negotiator with media magnate Kerry Packer; and slightly less fearless runner with the bulls in Pamplona. To name ... Read more

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  • Tales from the Dugout

    Football at the Sharp End

    by Richard Gordon ...
    The dugout can be a fearsome place. When the action heats up on the pitch, emotions in the dugout boil over. Grown men lose control. The normally sane turn into irrational agitators. And every decision, no matter how minor, is hotly contested.Tales From The Dugout is a fantastically entertaining collection of incidents and memories gathered from managers, players, referees, linesmen and ... Read more

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  • David Boon's Funniest Sporting Moments

    Hilarious mishaps and moments from our favourite sports

    by David Boon ...
    Australian cricketers have always liked to keep in shape. It's just that a lot of the time that shape is a circle. When Shane Warne waddled out to play South Africa in the 1997 Boxing Day test, his physique wasn't exactly streamlined, but his competitive spirit was still in fine shape.'I've waited two years for another chance to humiliate you,' he growled at his 'bunny', batsman Daryl Cullinan.The ... Read more

    $9.29 CAD