Winter Sports Books

Ski Skills: top tips for expert skiing technique is an excellent guide for any regular skier wanting to take this sport to the next level. Packed with stunning colour photography and clear illustrations offering useful analysis to help improve technique. Additionally, step-by-step descriptions of ho...

Contained within the pages of this encyclopaedic book is everything anyone could wish to know about the Winter Olympics. With a complete statistical record for all events through the history of the Games, and now in its eighth edition, this is the authoritative book on the Winter Olympics. From spee...

Snow Business traces the history of skiing and the rise of ski culture in New Zealand over the past six decades - from the emergence of ski clubs to the expansion of commercial ski fields. Ralph Markby, a passionate skier who made his first pair of wooden skis in 1944, recalls the days when skiers t...

The history of hockey is filled with the bizarre, the unexpected, and the hard to believe. Hockey's Most Wanted chronicles seven hundred of the most outrageous players, coaches, and owners in hockey history. In humorous detail, Floyd Conner describes hockey's top ten strange plays, inept players, bi...

The fast track to great snowboarding; read it, watch it, do it with this innovative book and 30-minute DVD for anyone itching to get up off the sofa and go! Clear step-by-step coaching and inspirational photography in the book will get you started or improve your skills. Then, master techniques with...

" The bible for hockey coaches at all levels of competition. ""Mike Smith's Hockey Playbook" is a practical handbook for coaches seeking to improve their players and better their team-play.The book features systems for defensive, offensive and special-team situations, all accompanied by annotated, e...

"Gives die-hard fans and newcomers to the sport the inside edge!" -Scotty Bowman, NHL's winningest coach and former coach of the Detroit Red Wings "Nothing gets by John Davidson. If the first edition didn't already make you a fan, then this edition will!" -Mark Messier, NHL All-Star "My dog, Blue, ...

Some of hockey's fiercest and most passionate players and fans can be found among Canada's First Nations populations, including NHL greats Jordin Tootoo, Jonathan Cheechoo, and Gino Odjick. At first glance the importance of hockey to the country's Aboriginal peoples may seem to indicate assimilation...

From behind the Iron Curtain onto hockey's biggest stageThe incredible true story of the trailblazing men who risked everything to pass through the Iron Curtain and become NHL superstars, "Breakaway" is a thrilling look at the untold stories that changed hockey forever. From midnight meetings in sec...

"Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hooked on Hockey" is full of fun, heartwarming and inspiring stories for hockey fans and families. Family-oriented stories from everyday hockey players and fans, as well as revealing personal stories from NHLers and hockey insiders, will captivate readers.

"Sports Illustrated" followed The Great One's career right from the very beginning. Starting in 1978, when Gretzky was a young phenom playing for the Soo Greyhounds, they had their best writers cover his rise to fame and subsequent dominance of the sport. His staggering career stats tend to overshad...

From the adrenaline-fueled, heart-racing action on the slopes to the graceful ballet of figure skating, winter sports pack a special rush all their own. This trivia-filled volume captures all the excitement of cold-weather action, with information on the origins of skiing, snowboarding, ice hockey a...

"Hockey Hall of Fame Book of Jerseys" is a celebration of the Hockey Hall of Fame's collection of the best jerseys and sweaters worn by the premier players of the game. The brand-new, never-before-seen photographs of each jersey are paired with in-game action images and player profiles detailing th...

"Stanley Cup: 120 Years of Hockey Supremacy" is the definitive book on the history of the Stanley Cup and the championship teams that have won it. In honor of the 120th anniversary of the first winner of the Stanley Cup, author Eric Zweig has collected the details of every cup winner from 1893 to p...

Lindsay. Abel. Howe. Sawchuk. Decades later, the names still resonate with Detroit Red Wings fans. The Wings were the dominant American-based team of the NHL's so-called Original Six era, when teams played each other fourteen times a season, and rivalries were bitter. Often referred to as the New Yo...

Lindsay. Abel. Howe. Sawchuk. Decades later, the names still resonate with Detroit Red Wings fans. The Wings were the dominant American-based team of the NHL's so-called Original Six era, when teams played each other fourteen times a season, and rivalries were bitter. Often referred to as the New Yo...

False hope, hollow promises, and a mind-numbing lack of success -- these words describe the Toronto Maple Leafs and the hockey club's inexplicable mediocrity over much of the past decade. Author Peter Robinson has attended some 125 games over the past six seasons and has little to show for it excep...

"Dropping the Gloves" candidly tracks Barry Melrose's career in hockey - a road that has not changed substantially for today's aspiring players. Not many have Melrose's credentials or his breadth of experience in professional hockey. He's played and coached in Junior Hockey, the American Hockey Leag...

For nearly 40 years, Roy MacGregor has brought our national sport alive on the pages of Canada's newspapers and magazines, and now the best of this writing is available in a volume that's a must-read for any hockey fan. He covers a list of hockey legends--players like Borje Salming, Jean Beliveau, B...

Ice hockey fans everywhere are always hungry for more information on the game. Hockey's Greatest Stars profiles ice hockey's greatest players - the all-stars and the promising young lions. Fans will enjoy the book's lively and incisive commentary combined with memorable quotes and insider tales of...

"Tough Guy," now in trade paperback, is a gripping journey through the life of Bob Probert, with jaw-dropping stories of his on-ice battles and his reckless encounters with drugs, alcohol, police, customs officials, courts, and the NHL, told in his own voice and with his rich sense of humor.

What type of skier are you? What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? How can you improve your skills and your downhill experience? Total Skiing was developed specifically to help you answer those questions. Author and renowned ski instructor Chris Fellows shares his proven pyramid program...

In Blood Feud, Colorado Avalanche beat writer Adrian Dater not only submits that the Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry was the most feverish match-up in recent years, but also that there was none better played. No fewer than twenty players have or will eventually make it to the Hall of Fame; the best scor...

Explaining all the technical aspects of riding in an easy to understand manner, the author breaks down every aspect of a move and incorporates the interaction between the mental, physical and spiritual components of snowboarding.'Author BiographyKevin Ryan has been teaching people how to ride snowbo...

Blinding blizzards. Freezing wind. Paralyzing cold temperatures. The 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is a race across the nation's most forbidding, demanding, and dangerous territory. Competitors must be resourceful, rugged, and resilient. Often they must make life and death choices. These a...

Readers relive one of hockey's most exciting seasons in this large-format photographic book. It's all here, from the first drop of the puck to the hoisting of the Stanley Cup. Action shots and quiet moments feature gifted players like Sidney Crosby, Nicklas Lidstrom, Jarome Iginla, Vincent Lecavalie...

Biography on Steve Yzerman, the Detroit Redwings captain. See what it's like to be a Record breaker & Hall of famer in the world of the NHL.

Millions of skiers around the world have witnessed a revolution in ski design and the ensuing changes in technique. "Ultimate Skiing" is the definitive instruction manual for skiers seeking the latest developments in technique and technology. A full-colour guide for the modern skier, "Ultimate Skiin...

This comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide is a must-have for all skiers, snowboarders, mountaineers, and anyone else who loves adventures on the snow-capped peaks of the world. "Avalanche Aware" guides the reader through the basics of how an avalanche works and what causes them, how to quickly rec...

Almost as good as time on the hill, Breakthrough on the New Skis approaches expert-level skiing with a step-by-step process that anyone can master. Learn how to carve, link turns, and relax. The author's innovative instruction helps skiers gain both skill and self-confidence.

From the makers of the acclaimed "World Snowboard Guide" comes the first in a new series of in-depth guides; "Snow-search Japan". Combining independent and authoritative reviews on the major resorts, with a detailed travel and cultural guide to Japan, "Snow-search Japan" will be a unique and indispe...

In 1926, hockey fans welcomed the New York Rangers to the NHL. Since then, more than 900 players have worn the colors of the Rangers and won the devotion of fans in New York and beyond. "100 Ranger Greats" is about the best of the best of these players--the legends of yesteryear and the heroes of to...

In this work, these two National Outdoor Leadership School instructors offer lots of tried-and-true tricks and useful tips drawn from years of experience. The material is easy to understand and accompanied by hundreds of entertaining illustrations by renowned illustrator Mike Clelland!Author Biograp...

Great goal tending wins hockey games. As the sport evolves, becoming a faster, higher-scoring endeavor, goal tending becomes more critical and far more challenging. The best goaltenders combine awareness, technique, and physical conditioning to anticipate the opponent's every move. "Hockey Goaltendi...

It's chunky, irresistible, and a great impulse gift for skiers. Joining GOLFING, SAILING and FISHING in the new bulging Pocket Dictionary format, SKI-ING is the lexicon with 200 hilarious definitions - completely revised by an inspired Henry Beard, who added 50 percent new material - and over 50 equ...

"The premier guide to modern riding, from one of the sport's best coaches" - Tim Windell, two-time World Cup co-champion. In "The Art of Snowboarding", USSA-certified club coach Jim Smith introduces you to the most popular tricks and stunts, including kickers (jumps) and other freestyle and half-pip...

This work provides proven technique instruction for more than 100 skills, presented progressively from beginning to advanced levels of expertise. It contains special training tips and teaching exercises to help skaters understand and master correct technique, plus information on creating and refinin...

Wanaka is a gem. In summer, boating, fishing, climbing, walking and cycling absorb large numbers of holiday-makers into the terrain. In winter, downhill and cross-country skiing and snowboarding are the attractions. Neville Peat introduces this glorious environment of mountains and lakes, extending ...