Sequins, Scandals and Salchows: Figure Skating in the 1980s is an extraordinary history of a decade when figure skating was the talk of the town and its stars were household names.This one-of-a-kind book expands far beyond iconic moments like Torvill and Dean's Bolero and The Battle of The Brians, exploring intriguing connections between figure skating and real-world events that shaped the decade, including The AIDS Pandemic, The Cold War, and The Fall of The Berlin Wall.

Now, more than ever, we need great Canadian stories.The first Canadian woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics, Barbara Ann Scott transcended her sport, becoming a symbol of hope and inspiration.Scott's stunning victory at the 1948 Olympics uplifted a nation grappling with the aftermath of World War II, inspiring thousands of Canadians to dream big and strive for excellence in their own lives.Barbara Ann Scott: Queen of the Ice

"Nowadays, figure skating is largely about jumps and the impressiveness of how many spins you can make in the air. However, the jumps have not always been figure skating's most prominent feature. When did the jumps emerge, how, and why? Who invented them - if that is even possible to know? These questions are addressed in Ryan Stevens' book." - Anna Maria Hellborg, Department of Sport Sciences, Malmö University, IdrottsforumMuch has been written about figu...

If you love reading about figure skating, this is the book for you!"A Bibliography of Figure Skating" is quintessential guide to reading about the world's most exciting sport. This fascinating reference book highlights over a century of figure skating literature, including biographies, historical books and periodicals in over a dozen languages.Read about the first Bibliography of Skating, penned during the Victorian era by Frederick William Foster. Learn he...

"Ryan's journalistic ability to unearth historical details and mix them into a compelling story is first-class! While balancing accuracy and fairness, he reveals a man whose life demonstrated enormous talent and creativity, celebrity and human frailty." - Debbi Wilkes, Olympic Silver Medallist, author and figure skating commentator"Informative, lively and scholarly, without being dry, packing in a wealth of figure skating history... Impeccable....

How much do you know about Canada's most exciting winter sport?The Almanac of Canadian Figure Skating is a comprehensive book crammed with fascinating facts and figures, many of which you simply can't find online.This compelling reference book includes:- Biographies of hundreds of skaters, coaches, choreographers, judges and builders... including many incredible people you have never even heard of.- Detailed records of Canadian figur...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The first Canadian woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games, Barbara Ann Scott transcended her sport, becoming a symbol of hope and inspiration. In Canada, she became a cultural icon, rivaling the most celebrated stars of Hollywood's Golden Age. Her stunning victory at the 1948 Olympics uplifted a nation grappling with the aftermath of World War II, inspiring thousands of Canadians to dream big and strive for excellence in ...

A quest for bloody vengeance forces Derla, a skilled veteran of the Varinshold underworld, into the service of arch schemer King Janus.Charged with protecting the renowned drunkard and cardsharp Sentes Mustor, Derla finds herself drawn into a high stakes game with the notorious criminal overlord known as One Eye.

I swear I’ll never give in.Not to Zane.No matter how bad our mutual friend begs me to go out on a date with that crazy American, I won’t do it.Because a cocky know-it-all is what Zane is.He may have been raised on the darker side of this town, but I grew up on dark streets, too.I might be from overseas, but I know Zane’s type and there’s no way he’s going to pull a fast one on me.Not on this Nanny.I don’t care how many times Zane show...

West Side Story meets The Outsiders...From the way he walks, to the way he talks, Rick is bad news.With that foul mouth, mischievous demeanor, and bad attitude the Downtown boy from a broken home is someone I should have had more sense to stay clear of.But that’s the trouble with bad news, isn’t it? You can either run from it or face it head on and, unfortunately, I can’t seem to run from Rick.See, Rick has set his sights on me and, as much as I hate to say ...

How to start eliminating procrastination today with this effective self-help program and start seeing incredible results within 21-30 days.Procrastination is not just a trait of putting things off it can also manifest into destructive habit patterns forming that lead to frustration, unfulfillment, underachievement, and failure, resulting in low self-esteem and unhappiness. In the 'Cure Procrastination' ebook you will discover tips techniques & strategies to enable ...

Author's note: The following story takes place in the same world as my novel Blood Song, the first volume in the Raven's Shadow trilogy. I wrote it because I wanted to more fully explore characters who appear in Blood Song and the sequels Tower Lord and Queen of Fire. Readers familiar with my work are sure to recognize a certain pale-eyed, raspy-voiced Sword Master of the Sixth Order, and those curious as to the origins of the Tower Lord...