Mcclelland Stewart imprint: 309 books
Max
The Best of Braithwaite
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2012
If Why Shoot the Teacher, Never Sleep Three in a Bed, and The Night We Stole the Mountie’s Car made you smile, chuckle, and laugh out loud, then here (as the man said) is just the book for you!
Yes, Max is back! And Braithwaite fans, along with anyone who reads for the warm companionship...
An Innocent in Scotland
More Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2016
In 1995, David W. McFadden published An Innocent in Ireland: Curious Rambles and Singular Encounters, a quirky and affectionate account of his travels around Ireland. In undertaking the trip, he chose as his guide H. V. Morton, the prolific travel writer of the 1920s and 1930s, whose In Search of...
Baseball Life Advice
Loving the Game That Saved Me
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2017
**National Bestseller
A Globe and Mail Best Book
A National Post Best Book of the Year
A passionate ode to baseball, its culture, and its community, which both celebrates and challenges the game – and reminds us why it really matters.**
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For Stacey May Fowles, the game...
The Lives of Conn Smythe
From the Battlefield to Maple Leaf Gardens: A Hockey Icon's Story
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2011
The first full-length biography of one of hockey's - and Canada's - most influential forces, Conn Smythe.
While the story of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been told many times, there has never been a full biography of the man who created, built and managed the team, turning it from a small-market...
My First Goal
50 players and the goal that marked the beginning of their NHL career
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Every player who ever scored in the NHL has a different story about his first goal. For some, like Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, or Phil Esposito, their first goal was just one of many they would score in their long and illustrious careers. For others, their first goal was also their last. Sports journalist...
Unbreakable
50 Goals in 39 Games: Wayne Gretzky and the Story of Hockey's Greatest Record
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
In only his 3rd NHL season, Wayne Gretzky set the unbeatable NHL record - scoring 50 goals in just 39 games. A book for the devoted Gretzky fans, and books like 99 by Al Strachan.
Unbreakable: 50 Goals in 39 Games, Wayne Gretzky and the Story of Hockey's Greatest Record sets out to chronicle...
Sid vs. Ovi
Crosby and Ovechkin as Natural Born Rivals
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2011
Even before Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin began their NHL careers in 2005, the two players were rivals. They first met at the World U20 (Junior) Championship, playing for the gold medal, and ever since they have been opponents in the NHL and international arenas. No two star players could be...
100 Years, 100 Moments
A Centennial of NHL Hockey
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
For the NHL's 100th season, a fan-friendly, argument starter of a book, compiling the 100 most impactful moments in league history.
From ostentatious scoring totals to unstoppable teams destined for championships, the NHL boasts a history of greatness. But as die-hard fans well know, greatness...
by Dave Bidini
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
In the spring of 2002, Dave Bidini set off for Nettuno, Italy, with his wife, Janet, and their two small children, in search of his favourite summer game, baseball. Nettuno was his destination because this town, south of Rome, has been the baseball capital of Italy since 1944, when the game was introduced...
The Greatest Game
The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
This game wasn't about money, points, or trophies. Instead it was played for pride, both personal and national. It was a confrontation twenty years in the making and it marked a turning point in the history of hockey.
On December 31, 1975, the Montreal Canadiens, the most successful franchise...
Hockey Superstitions
From Playoff Beards to Crossed Sticks and Lucky Socks
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
One of North America's best-known hockey writers examines the strangest rituals and superstitions within the NHL.
Why did Wayne Gretzky start every pre-game warm-up by shooting wide to the right of the net (a rather funny habit, given that he scored more goals than anyone in the game's history)?...
The Voyage of the Northern Magic
A Family Odyssey
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2013
Ever dream of selling up and running away to sea? Diane Stuemer and her husband, Herbert, were once a typical suburban couple entering middle age, with a comfortable home and three boys under twelve. A year later they had sold their business, rented out their house, and were setting out to circumnavigate...
Wild Country
The Best of Andy Russell
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Canada’s mountain man shares his best wilderness adventure stories
Though Andy Russell has been many things in his life – hunter, trapper, trail guide, wilderness photographer and filmmaker, conservationist, and activist – he is, above all else, a master storyteller. This collection of...
Stung
The Incredible Obsession of Brian Molony
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
He was one of the brightest stars at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, a brilliant young banker on his way to the top. But Brian Molony had a secret obsession: he loved to gamble. The unsuspecting bank was soon fuelling that obsession, as Molony helped himself to hundreds of thousands, then...