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• Rock Star

  My Life on and Off the Ice

  Jones, Jennifer, 1974-

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  In this candid memoir, Canadian curling legend Jennifer Jones traces her journey from a Winnipeg rink to Olympic gold. She shares hard-won victories, personal struggles, and barriers broken for women in sport, revealing the resilience, ambition, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Over the Boards

  Lessons From the Ice

  Wickenheiser, Hayley, 1978-

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  The greatest women's hockey player of all time, Hayley Wickenheiser shares the lessons that won her four Olympic gold medals, and hard-earned wisdom distilled from moments when she fell short.

• Against All Odds

  the Untold Story of Canada's Unlikely Hockey Heroes

  Naworynski, P. J.

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  The story of Canada's men's hockey team at the 1948 Winter Olympics in Switzerland.

• The Role I Played

  Canada's Greatest Olympic Hockey Team

  Small, Sami Jo

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  Beginning with her experience as a rookie at the first-ever women's Olympic hockey tournament in Nagano in 1998 and culminating with Canada's third straight Olympic gold medal in Vancouver in 2010, veteran goaltender Sami Jo Small gives the reader…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Greatest Athlete (you've Never Heard Of)

  Canada's First Olympic Gold Medallist

  Hebscher, Mark

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  A biography of George Washington Orton who was the first Canadian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal.

• Outofshapeworthlessloser

  a Memoir of Figure Skating, F*cking Up, and Figuring It Out

  Gold, Gracie, 1995-

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  Gracie Gold reveals the exclusive and harrowing story of her struggles in and out of the pressure-packed world of elite figure skating: the battles with her family, her coaches, the powers-that-be at her federation, and her deteriorating mental…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Olympians

  Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

  Waters, Michael, 1997-

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  This book reveals the forgotten histories of pioneering trans and intersex athletes in early Olympic sport. Through vivid research, it explores their brief fame, later erasure, and how politics and the Olympics helped shape today’s gender rules and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Golden Generation

  How Canada Became a Basketball Powerhouse

  Weisfeld, Oren

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  This sports history traces Canadian men’s basketball from Steve Nash’s 2000 Olympic breakthrough through decades of setbacks to a modern resurgence led by NBA stars like Andrew Wiggins and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Drawing on extensive interviews, it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rudderless Pair

  An Olympic Journey

  Gatley, Lyle D.

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  In 1967, Lyle Gatley was challenged by a friend: if he could survive two months' rigorous training, he bet, Gatley could become an Olympic contender in the sport of rowing. Gatley not only managed to survive these first two months but very quickly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Mother's Daughter

  a Memoir of Struggle and Triumph

  Felicien, Perdita, 1980-

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  Perdita's mother moved as a single immigrant parent from Saint Lucia to Toronto. In spite of the odds, Perdita is now an author, television host, sports broadcaster, 2-time Olympian, 10-time National Champion and the first Canadian woman to win a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• World's Fastest Man*

  the Incredible Life of Ben Johnson

  Ormsby, Mary

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  Sportswriter Mary Ormsby was on the scene in Seoul when Ben Johnson gave back his gold medal after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs. Now, with unprecedented access to Johnson, she tells his whole story for the first time: the rise of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Races

  the Trials & Triumphs of Canada's Fastest Family

  Jerome, Valerie (Valerie E.)

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  In Races, Valerie Jerome sets the record straight on her heroic family’s history, and the racism they fought along the way -- from their community, the press, their country, and even inside their family home.

• Undisputed

  a Champion's Life

  Bailey, Donovan, 1967-

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  A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey.

• Total Olympics

  Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing

  Fuchs, Jeremy

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  A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and controversial moments, Total Olympics is for anyone who loves the world's greatest sporting event.

• Just Add Water

  My Swimming Life

  Ledecky, Katie, 1997-

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  This inspiring memoir follows swimming legend Katie Ledecky from childhood pool games to Olympic dominance. She shares how goal-setting, innovative training, mental resilience, and joy in competition fueled her record-breaking career, offering an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boys in the Boat

  Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

  Brown, Daniel James, 1951-

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  The Boys in the Boat is the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant.

• Black Mercuries

  African American Athletes, Race, and the Modern Olympic Games

  Wiggins, David Kenneth, 1951-

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  In Black Mercuries, the authors explore in detail the varied experiences of African American athletes, specifically in the summer games. They examine the lives and careers of such luminaries as Jesse Owens, Rafer Johnson, Wilma Rudolph, Florence…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hard Parts

  a Memoir of Courage and Triumph

  Masters, Oksana

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  The United States' most decorated winter Paralympic or Olympic athlete tells how she overcame Chernobyl disaster-caused physical challenges through sheer determination and a drive to succeed to win world's best in elite rowing, biathlon,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Race to Be Myself

  a Memoir

  Semenya, Caster, 1991-

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  Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Straight Up

  Tui, Ruby

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  An open, raw and honest account of her journey from a troubled and unstable childhood yearning for a better option in life to Olympic champion and the world's best rugby sevens player.