Winter Sports category: 401 books
by Beatrice Vandervelde
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
Fast-paced sports action novels that get kids reading.
Tori is staying with family near Toronto while her parents deal with troubles back home. To keep a sense of normalcy, this talented hockey player joins the Rangers -- the worst team in the league. The only girl on her team, Tori, befriends...
The Second Mark
Courage, Corruption, and the Battle for Olympic Gold
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
It was billed as the greatest event in the history of pair skating: three of the best teams of all time battling for Olympic gold on one night in Salt Lake City. Technical ability was approximately equal. It was the artistic merit score that would decide the gold medal -- the second mark.
Representing...
Frozen in Time
The Enduring Legacy of the 1961 U.S. Figure Skating Team
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2008
On February 15, 1961, all 18 members of the U.S. World Figure Skating Team were killed in a plane crash, along with 16 coaches, officials, and family members. Frozen in Time takes readers inside the lives of the young skaters who died in the crash, revealing their friendships, romances, rivalries,...
by M.G. Piety
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
M.G. Piety has written an important social critique in the form of a series of vibrant essays about her chosen sport. Her main point is that figure skating is naturally fun and that those who participate in it ought to be having fun while doing so. She decries the fact that so few people in the figure...
Fifty Places to Ski and Snowboard Before You Die
Downhill Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Fifty Places to Ski and Snowboard Before You Die--the 10th book in the popular Fifty Places series--takes readers to some of the world's most inspiring skiing/snowboarding destinations: the Chugach Mountains (Alaska); Aspen, Crested Butte, and Steamboat Springs (Colorado); Tuckerman Ravine (New Hampshire);...
World Class
The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country Ski Team
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2018
What makes a great team? Sports journalist Peggy Shinn answers this question in her enthralling account of the dramatic rise of the U.S. women’s cross-country ski team, winners of eight medals at three world championships over the past five years. Shinn’s story—based on dozens of interviews...
by Ellen Labrecque
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Using the new C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards, Ice Hockey in the Global Citizens: Olympic Sports series explores the sport through the lenses of History, Geography, Civics, and Economics. Text and photos look at the history, basic philosophies, and geography of ice hockey. As they read,...
Racing Toward Recovery
The Extraordinary Story of Alaska Musher Mike Williams Sr.
Language: English
Release Date: May 12, 2015
Events in Alaska. Targeted reviews in regional and national sports, Christian, and sobriety media. Featured at PNBA. ARCs available. Online promotion GoodReads, Indie Advance Access, GraphicArtsBooks.com, and Facebook fan page.
Iditarod Adventures
Tales from Mushers Along the Trail
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2015
Advertising: Ingram E-comm to bookstores and libraries Blurbs: Quotes and reviews from key Iditarod and Alaskan VIPs Events: Author events in Alaska Materials: Advance Reader Copies, shelf talkers, posters, study guide Online: Feature on GraphicArtsBooks.com, LewFreedmanBooks.com, Facebook fan page,...
A Complete Guide to Alpine Ski Touring Ski Mountaineering and Nordic Ski Touring
Including Useful Information for off Piste Skiers and Snow Boarders
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2014
There is something extraordinarily special about sliding on snow that has excited generations of snow sports enthusiasts. Add to this the dimension of travelling through the mountains and the result is a recipe for some of the best outdoor activity days you could ever imagine. I have been fortunate...
Get High On Snowboarding
Learn To Snowboard In No Time With These Essential Beginner Tips For Snowboarding So You Can Look Forward To An Adrenaline Rush And Surfing The Snow With Impressive Moves And Turns That Will Leave Your Friends In Awe
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2012
As a beginner in snowboarding, you will need to learn how to strap yourself into your snowboard, get on and off the chairlift with ease, how to stand up and walk while attached to your snowboard and accustom yourself with your snow gear.
One of the basics you will need to learn is the right...
Climb to Conquer
The Untold Story of WWII's 10th Mountain Division Ski Troops
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Few stories from the "greatest generation" are as unforgettable -- or as little known -- as that of the 10th Mountain Division. Today a versatile light infantry unit deployed around the world, the 10th began in 1941 as a crew of civilian athletes with a passion for mountains and snow. In this vivid...
VOLLEYBALL TIPS, TRICKS & EXCERCISES
Volleyball in the Olympics
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2014
This ebook is the most complete guide on every aspect of playing volleyball
This step-by-step guide teaches you:
How to play Volleyball
Tips on Serving
Passing Tips
How to be a Good Setter
Spiking Tips
Blocking Tips
Defence Techniques...
by Lorna Schultz Nicholson
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Fast-paced sports action novels that get kids reading.
In this sequel to Interference, Josh is off to an elite hockey camp for the summer, where he shares a room with a talented player from the Northwest Territories named Peter Kuiksak. Peter is skilled enough to give Kevin, the star junior...