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  High Drama - The Rise Fall And...

  John Burgman

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  One afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete pillars underneath. Equipped with ingenuity, strong adhesive, and an urban guerilla attitude, Jim Thornburg and Scott Frye created a serviceable climbing wall. But what they were part of was a greater development: the expansion and reimagining of a sport now slated for a highly anticipated Olympic debut in 2020. 
  High Drama explores rock climbing's transformation from a pursuit of select anti-establishment vagabonds to a sport embraced by competitors of all ages, social classes, and backgrounds. Climbing magazine's John Burgman weaves a multi-layered story of traditionalists and opportunists, grassroots organizers and business-minded developers, free-spirited rebels and rigorously coached athletes. Deeply reported and compellingly told, this is a celebration of climbing and the pivotal figures who made its growth possible, from the rock faces of Yosemite to urban bouldering gyms and beyond.

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  The Driver - My Dangerous...

  Alexander Roy

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  The seven-time Road Rally champion delivers a riveting autobiography that’s “more than a testosterone cocktail of a memoir. It’s a joy ride” (Los Angeles Times). 
   
  Alex Roy’s father, while on his deathbed, hints about the notorious, utterly illegal cross-country drive from Los Angeles to New York of the 1970s, which then inspired his young son to enter the mysterious world of underground road rallies. Tantalized by the legend of the Driver—the anonymous, possibly nonexistent organizer of the world’s ultimate secret race—Roy set out to become a force to be reckoned with. At speeds approaching 200 mph, he sped from London to Morocco, from Budapest to Rome, from San Francisco to Miami, in his highly modified BMW M5, culminating in a new record for the infamous Los Angeles to New York run: 32:07. 
   
  Sexy, funny, and shocking, The Driver is a never-before-told, behind-the-wheel look at an unbelievably fast and dangerous society that has long been off-limits to ordinary mortals. 
   
  “[A] highly entertaining insider’s look at the world of high-stakes, high-octane, high-risk road rallies . . . Roy writes with enthusiasm and with a novelist’s sense of pacing and character. The book is so good, so filled with color and adrenaline, that it plays out like a movie in your mind.” —Booklist (starred review)

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  Cup of Coffee - A Photographic...

  Graig Abel, Lance Hornby

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  A full-colour compendium of Toronto’s “Brief Leafs”
   
  Over the past 100 years, close to 1,000 players have suited up for at least one game with the legendary Toronto Maple Leafs, and more than 250 did in the most turbulent era in club history, 1978–1999. In that time span, the Leafs made more than 300 trades, signed 20 free agents, and claimed eight players on waivers while almost 100 draft selections changed hands in addition to dozens of Toronto’s own picks.
   
  Unlike NHLers elsewhere, the names of Toronto players aren’t quickly forgotten by fans. A stint with the Leafs, no matter how short, carries a certain cachet; the names and sweater numbers, and the compelling stories behind them, live on as trivia talk for years. Featuring 256 players, Cup of Coffee tells those stories with full-colour action pictures shot by veteran Leafs photographer Graig Abel. Learn about these “Brief Leafs” — their backgrounds, statistics, and memorable tales — as detailed by veteran Leafs journalist Lance Hornby.

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  Cherno Samba Still In The Game

  Cherno Samba

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  Most young boys dream of becoming a footballer, but for one lad from South-East London it became an obsession. Cherno Samba maybe better known for being one of the Top 10 'legends' of the Football Manager video game, but from the age of six, he dreamed of becoming a real life football legend. This is undoubtedly a unique story of the rollercoaster life of a talented footballer who was on the edge of becoming a mega star with Liverpool at the age of 15 and touted at being the player who "would win the 2006 World Cup for England." However you will have to read the book to find out what happened in his life - and you won't be disappointed. Cherno's still in the game and he is now coaching youngsters at a Premier League Club. The book has a strong message for youngsters, that by working hard hopes and dreams can come true - but sometimes not in the way you imagine them.

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  Building People not Fighters - A...

  Paul Mitchell

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  Imagine if you could send your child to school secure in the knowledge that they will receive a great education, meet new friends and develop the confidence to be successful in all areas of life. If you want these opportunities for your child, then this is, without a doubt, the book you need to read.Building People Not Fighters™ will show you how to use your knowledge and experience to discover and nurture your child’s true potential. Written specifically for parents with children attending preschool and primary school, this book can be read in three different ways:1. Read from cover to cover to get new ideas to help your child through various stages of development.2. Go to Part 10 where you will be able to get a quick understanding of issues that hold children back. From here you will get directed to further information in the book or to a story of hope, where martial arts has changed a child’s life.3. Go to Part 11 where you will have two paths to choose from. One for preschool and one for primary school. This will take you on the path to finding your child’s true potential and help you prepare your child for the daily challenges of school.As you travel through this book, you will be provided with information on how to build your child’s resilience to stand strong against adversity, understand the value in working with others, and learn how to develop friendships that stand the test of time. In sharing his knowledge and experience, Master Paul hopes he can be the role model you and your child are looking for. Recognised as one of the most inspirational leaders in martial arts, Master Paul Mitchell has shared his knowledge and experience for over 40 years and was inducted into the Australasian Martial Arts Hall of Fame for his superior leadership, teaching performance, dedication to martial arts and contributions back to society. To sum up what Master Paul does –  he “builds people not fighters”.WWW.BUILDINGPEOPLENOTFIGHTERS.COM.AU

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  Let It Bang - A Young Black...

  RJ Young

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  The most RJ Young knew about guns was that they could get him killed. Until, recently married to a white woman and in desperate need of a way to relate to his gun-loving father-in-law, Charles, Young does the unimaginable: He accepts Charles's gift of a Glock.Despite, or because of, the racial rage and fear he experiences among white gun owners ("Ain't you supposed to be shooting a basketball?"), Young determines to get good, really good, with a gun. Let It Bang is the compelling story of the author's unexpected obsession — he eventually becomes an NRA-certified pistol instructor — and of his deep dive into the heart of America's gun culture: what he sees as the domino effect of white fear, white violence, black fear, rinse, repeat.Young's original reporting on shadow industries like US Law Shield, which insures and defends people who report having shot someone in self-defense, and on the newly formed National African American Gun Association, gives powerful insight into the dynamic. Through indelible profiles, Young brings us up to the current rocketing rise in gun ownership among black Americans, most notably women.

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