Curling, Etcetera
Curling, Etcetera

Author: Bob Weeks

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons

Published: 2010-03-17

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0470738898

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A lighthearted, fact-filled guide to the roaring game: curling Immensely popular in Canada, curling has captured the hearts of millions of diehard enthusiasts around the world. Full of quirky characters, fascinating facts, intriguing history, and amazing trivia, this unique guide gives curlers (and lovers of the game) a colorful and often amusing look at this singular sport. With odd, funny factoids on every page, the book sheds light on the long-forgotten Downer Disc, a round curling broom, and how Charlie Kerr, a Brier curler of the '40s, was thwarted by the ash from his own cigar. This one-of-a-kind volume is the ultimate bonspiel prize for curling fans everywhere.Bob Weeks (Toronto, ON) is the editor of the Ontario Curling Report and the author of three books.

Curling
Curling

Author: Warren Hansen

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13:

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A well illustrated guide for anyone interested in curling. It covers the history, players, and events as well as the basics of the game, strategies and techniques. The author is a past Canadian Men's Curling Champion and an authority on the game.

Canada Curls
Canada Curls

Author: Douglas Maxwell

Publisher: North Vancouver, B.C. : Whitecap Books

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781552854006

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Hockey may be Canada`s game, but curling is Canada`s life. Brought over from Scotland with the 78th Fraser Highlanders, the sport of curling has alleviated many seemingly endless winters, from 1759 to present day. Today, over one million people in Canada are curlers, and Canada boasts more curling world championships and trophies than any other country in the world. With archival and modern photographs as well as informative text, Doug Maxwell recounts the definitive history of curling in Canada. From the highly technical games of Olympians Kelly Law and Ed Martin, back to the first organised curling club in Canada (the Montreal Curling Club founded in 1807) , Maxwell provides a thorough grounding on the “ other” ice sport that has come to define Canada.

Throwing Rocks at Houses
Throwing Rocks at Houses

Author: Colleen Jones

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-10-27

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 0143196138

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Curling legend Colleen Jones opens up about her extraordinary career and life Curling is possibly the most beloved sport across Canada, and Colleen Jones has been one of its brightest stars. She was only nineteen years old when she won her first provincial championship, and she became the youngest skip, at age twenty-two, ever to win the Canadian women's curling championship: the Tournament of Hearts. She went on to win it a total of six times, with an unprecedented four in a row in the early 2000s, along with her two world championships. No other women’s team has matched that record. Here, she tells the stories of her remarkable career—from the pure joy of the game to outworking her competition, year after year, always striving to be just a little bit better. But Colleen’s story is about more than a love of curling. As a champion at the pinnacle of her sport, as a popular CBC broadcaster, and as a mother of two, Colleen Jones seemed to have it all. Then a serious illness struck, and threatened ti rob her of all she had worked for. But Colleen, determined as ever, emerged with a renewed love of life and a powerful message about achieving authentic personal fulfillment. Throwing Rocks at Houses is a candid, charming and thoughtful story about rising to the top only to learn how easily it can all be taken away. Whether career, family, or personal health, her amazing journey reveals, more than anything, all that matters most in life.

Between the Sheets
Between the Sheets

Author: Guy Scholz

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781577363583

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How can the secrets and strategies of great curling champions be learned and taught? Is there more to their success than technique? Curling champion Cheryl Bernard teams up with curler and writer Guy Scholz to uncover the keys to success on and off the ice. Concentrating on the mental and motivational aspects of the sport, Between the Sheets spotlights the importance of team dynamics, mental attitude, coaching, practicing, and more. Drawing on strategies, experiences, and wisdom from legendary curlers, great athletes from other sports, and even modern cultural references like The Matrix and Star Wars, Between the Sheets will help you live, play, and perform at your best.

Weird Facts about Curling
Weird Facts about Curling

Author: Geoffrey Lansdell

Publisher: OverTime Books

Published: 2008-09-30

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9781897277300

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Scottish immigrants brought the game “across the pond†in the 18th century. Since then the roaring game has amassed its fair share of amusing and interesting stories, facts and anecdotes:• The flamboyant curling character Paul Gowsell once ordered a pizza to ice level during a match, briefly earning him the nickname “Pizza Paul†• Legendary Brier journalist Cactus Jack Wells turned down a Hockey Night in Canada play-by-play job in order to continue covering the Brier and Winnipeg Blue Bomber games• In 1912, the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax served as a temporary morgue for recovered bodies in the aftermath of the Titanic disaster• In cashspiels, curlers win money, but in bonspiels, they win things like cars, T-bone steaks or new curling stones• Canada is said to be the only documented place where the iron curling “stone†was used• Before the 1988 Olympic Trials, the Canadian Curling Association informed the “The Wrench,†Ed Werenich, that he would have to lose weight if he qualified for the Olympics• Canada invited Scotland to tour Canada in a curling tournament in 1858, but didn't end up making the overseas journey until 44 years later in 1902• Curling did not become an official Olympic sport until 1998 in Nagano• In 2009, NBC will host a curling reality show called Rockstar Curling to determine who will represent the United States at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.And much more…