Shawna Richer: 3 books
The Kid
A Season with Sidney Crosby and the New NHL
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2007
In the tradition of A Season on the Brink and Peter Gzowksi's The Game of Our Lives, Shawna Richer has had the exclusive assignment of chronicling Sidney Crosby's incredible rookie season. Beginning with the NHL entry draft that almost never was, Richer follows Crosby to Pittsburgh, where he is greeted...
OMG! Justin!
My Time Among the Beliebers
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
He is the biggest pop star on the planet right now, a sweet-faced Canadian teen heartthrob with multi-platinum albums and legions of hysterically screaming fans. What is it about Justin Bieber that attracts such devotion? Is he a flash in the pan or the real deal? Can he make the treacherous transition...
Renaissance Rocket Man
How Chris Hadfield Brought Space Down to Earth
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Man seems a species hard-wired to explore, and the final frontier is, indeed, space. Our interest in it has skyrocketed largely due to Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield and his remarkable photographs and communications from the International Space Station. He is NASA's first social-media astronaut....