The Ancient Olympic Games by Judith Swaddling
This book traces the Olympics’ mythological and religious
origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations
that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. Chapters also cover the
diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and
revivals of the Games. –Summary
The Ancient Olympic Games edited by Charles River Editors
“Though not a history of the games themselves, or of the
individual athletes, it is a history of the Olympics as they were associated
with the early Greeks and Romans. The editors describe what is known about the
Olympics from the historical and archeological records and provides some
analysis of what those records mean.” –Amazon
The Ancient Olympics by Nigel Spivey
“This is the story of how the Olympic Games were first
created. Nigel Spivey brings to life the Greek Olympics as they really were:
fierce contests between bitter rivals, in which victors won kudos and rewards,
and losers faced scorn and even assault. After reading this book, you are
unlikely to view the Olympics in quite the same way again.” –Back Cover
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
“In Beyond Magenta, six teens tell what it is like for them
to be members of the transgender community. Portraits and family photographs
grace the pages, adding immediacy to the emotional and physical journeys of
these unwaveringly honest young adults.” –Jacket
The Bitter Harvest of War: New Brunswick and the Conscription
Crisis of 1917 by Andrew Theobald
In 1917 Prime Minister Robert Borden assembled a Union
Government to support conscription and called an election on the issue. Canada
split along ethnic lines: English vs. French.
As Andrew Theobald reveals, New Brunswickers were not spared the tension
that arose between the English and French and Irish Catholics and Protestants.
In the end, the Conscription Crisis of 1917 fractured the ethnic harmony of New
Brunswick, leaving a lasting and tragic legacy. –Summary
The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
“Landmark, groundbreaking, classic—these adjectives barely
do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique.
Published in 1963, it gave a pitch-perfect description of ‘the problem that has
no name’: the insidious beliefs and institutions that undermined women’s
confidence in their intellectual capabilities and kept them in the home. Part
social chronicle, part manifesto, The Feminine Mystique is filled with
fascinating anecdotes, interviews, and still-fresh insights that continue to
inspire and awaken women and men to the fundamental issues of personal
engagement and equality.” –Back Cover
Gladiator: The Roman Fighter’s Unofficial Manual by Philip
Matyszak
”So you think you’d like to be a gladiator? Find out how to
get thousands to idolize you as the strongest, meanest fighter in the Roman
empire. Win fame and fortune in one of Rome’s most glamorous locations, in the
presence of the emperor himself. Who wouldn't kill for a job like that? This
handy guide tells you everything you need to know before you step out to fight
for your life in front of a roaring crowd: Combining the latest research with
modern reconstructions, helps you experience firsthand the spectacular yet
brutal life and death of the most iconic figure of ancient Rome.” –Amazon
The Gladiators: History’s Most Deadly Sport by Fik Meijer
“Superfit, muscled, and macho, the gladiators of ancient
Rome were hero-worshiped for their skills and courage as they fought to the
death, yet despised for their humble status. For over six centuries, tens of
thousands died in the arenas, watched by enthralled crowds screaming for
violence. Fik Meijer has ingeniously
pieced together their true stories from contemporary evidence, describing the
gladiators' origins, daily life, training, and the odds of their survival
pitted against the emperors’ lust for blood and spectacle.”–Publisher
The Greatest Fishing Misadventures edited by Tyler McMahon
and Paul Daimond
“Features everyday fishermen, pros, and journalists who tell
their stories of freak accidents, fishy attacks, pranks, idiotic decisions,
eerie or unexplained incidents, and other calamities.” –WorldCat
The Greatest Hunting Stories Ever Told edited by Lamar
Underwood
“The true stories here feature a variety of game, in
locations that range from high Yukon Territory mountain peaks to lowland swamps
off of Mobile Bay, Alabama. This is an indispensable volume for all lovers and
students of the natural world. If your definition of home includes fields and
marshes, creeks and river bottoms, plains and mountains, consider this required
reading.” –Amazon
Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential
School by Chris Benjamin
“In Indian School Road, journalist Chris Benjamin tackles
the controversial and tragic history of the Shubenacadie Indian Residential
School, its predecessors, and its lasting effects, giving voice to multiple
perspectives for the first time. Benjamin integrates research, interviews, and
testimonies to guide readers through the varied experiences of students,
principals, and teachers over the school’s nearly forty years of operation
(1930–1967) and beyond.” –Amazon
Trucks: Pickups to Big Rigs by Adrianna Morganelli
“This fun new book features the trucks kids idolize, from
pickups to big rigs. Amazing photographs show different types of trucks and
explains what they were built to do. Trucks featured include Aussie road
trains, tankers, rescue, and construction trucks, monster trucks, and Super
Truck and NASCAR's Craftsman Truck racing.” – Amazon