Winter Sports category: 401 books
Running North
A Yukon Adventure
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 1999
What happens when a woman and her husband move their family from New Hampshire to Alaska to train a team of purebred Siberian Huskies for the world's toughest dogsled race, the Yukon Quest? They endure thousands of miles of lonely training in the Yukon trying to avoid thin ice, wolves, and rogue moose;...
Fast into the Night
A Woman, Her Dogs, and Their Journey North on the Iditarod Trail
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
A captivating memoir of one woman’s attempt to finish the Iditarod, led by her team of spunky huskies with whom she shares a fascinating and inextricable bond
At age forty-seven, a mother of two, Debbie Moderow was not your average musher in the Iditarod, but that’s where she found herself...
Hockey Talk
Quotations About the Great Sport of Hockey, From The Players and Coaches Who Made It Great
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2013
"I was 14 when I lost my front teeth. The main thing was, we won the game. You hate to lose your teeth and the game too." Bill Barber
Hockey Talk - Quotations About the Great Sport of Hockey, From The Players and Coaches Who Made It Great is a unique and inspired collection...
White Planet
A Mad Dash through Modern Global Ski Culture
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
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""Brilliant, funny, evocative. Made me want to ski now. Hands down the best ski-travel book ever written. But then, what else would you expect from the master of ski travel?"" -- Jake Bogoch, former editor of SKIER
A fun and informative look at the global ski...
Bugaboo Dreams
A Story of Skiers, Helicopters & Mountains
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Take the snowiest mountains in Canada, add two Austrian immigrants, an army of adrenaline-addicted skiers (kings, queens, billionaires, average people and everyday ski bums) and throw a helicopter into the mix for an unforgettable story of mountain adventure.
The tale begins when two childhood...
by Caryn Boddie, Peter Boddie
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2015
Colorado's central and southern mountains still draw droves of skiers to the slopes. However, many of the historic runs and areas that were popular over the past century--some near the current resorts of Aspen, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Purgatory, Telluride and Vail--no longer exist. Local hills...
Snowboarder's Start-Up
A Beginner's Guide to Snowboarding
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Here is the essential beginner’s guide to the fastest growing sport in the country according to the National Sporting Goods Association. The most important questions-how to stop, how to turn, and how to avoid the crash and burn syndrome-are answered because the author takes the reader along as he learns the sport himself. Basic gear, preparation, technique, and safety are also discussed.
by Gloria Whelan
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2011
Deep in the Alaskan wilds, 9-year-old Rachel dreams of owning and racing a sled dog one day. When her father, who breeds and races huskies, gives her the runt of the litter, Rachel names the puppy Silver and sets out to prove he's a champion.
Star Power
The Legend and Lore of Cyclone Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2012
Nicknamed "Cyclone" for his breathtaking speed, Fred Taylor was hockey's first superstar. Though known for his squeaky clean game, Taylor was often caught up in the politics and turmoil of hockey's early professional years. Star Power is the story of one of Canada's greatest athletes and a game in transition.
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by Lynda Prouse, Tonya Harding
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
Based on the candid and sometimes startling conversations that YOU were never meant to hear, THE TONYA TAPES, written by award-winning author Lynda D. Prouse, chronicles the life of the world's most infamous female athlete -- TONYA HARDING -- revealing for the first time the whole truth of her difficult...
Long Distance
Testing the Limits of Body and Spirit in a Year of Living Strenuously
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
A new edition of a classic book about what it takes to be a world-class athlete and where the true meaning of endurance can be found.
At 37, the celebrated writer and environmentalist Bill McKibben took a break from the life of the mind to put himself to the ultimate test: devoting a year to...
Free Heel Skiing
Telemark & Parallel Techniques for All Conditions
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
* Paul Parker is the master of free-heel skiing
* Features a color insert, new illustrations, information on the latest gear, and new anecdotes for each chapter
* Over 22,000 copies of previous editions sold
Incorporating the best and most recent techniques from both alpine and Nordic skiing,...
Skiing the Edge
Humor, Humiliation, Holiness, and Heart
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
The wildest true tales by 20 of the greatest ski and snowboard writers alive today. Tales of jail, of humiliation, of skiing through gunfire, snowboarding through pain, getting crushed by avalanche, threatened by authorities, and nearly killing a couple of high-roller ski students from Hong Kong....
Designed by Adventure: 30 Years of Outdoor Research
30 Years of Outdoor Research
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Thirty years ago a frustrated physicist from Seattle named Ron Gregg was retreating from an aborted attempt at a new alpine style route on Denali. His partner had been evacuated by helicopter, but Ron chose to ski back to the highway solo. In the process, Ron found a new direction in life. At that...