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Baseball In Japan

You Gotta Have WA by Robert Whiting

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Growing up a big baseball fan, I always knew the sport was popular in Japan. I also always knew it was played differently but I didn’t know why. Not necessarily played differently rules-wise (though there is some of that, like ties for example), but culturally, there were different expectations of the players and the clubs. Robert Whiting smoothly lays the differences out in this book. I worry sometimes that westerners don’t always have a sensitivity to the nuanced differences in respective eastern cultures but he does. Despite things that made my eyes pop out of my head, there was no […]

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8/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:80 |

Master your mind

The Rock Warrior's Way by Arno Ilgner

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I’ve been climbing (primarily in the gym) for about four years now. I love it, and it is definitely one of my favorite hobbies. However, it’s always challenging and I often find myself fighting mental blocks. Sometimes I’m high up on the bouldering wall and I get scared, or I don’t want to push too hard when I’m lead climbing because I’m afraid of falling. Sometimes I’m just tired and I don’t feel like trying very hard. Someone at my gym saw me fail to commit to a climb and recommended that I read The Rock Warrior’s Way: Mental Training for […]

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8/7/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:31 |

Um…Hockey?

Amazons: An Intimate Memoir by the First Woman Ever to Play in the National Hockey League by "Cleo Birdwell" (Don DeLillo)

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Well then. I’ve wanted to read this book for a long time and I’ve tried many times. I’m a diehard New York Rangers fan and I thought a fictional take on what it would be like to be a female Ranger would be a blast. But after 10 pages, I soon realize that’s not what “Cleo Birdwell” (aka Don DeLillo) is going for here. This book is really about sex. Lots and lots of sex. Sexual exploration, etc. Which is fine. I’m not a prude. But wanting to read about one thing (hockey, the Rangers, gender dynamics) and instead getting […]

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7/27/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:65 |

Life might not be basketball, but basketball can be Life

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

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My goal this year was to read books I tend not to read. I was doing well but quickly fell back into my comfort zones. One being YA graphic novels. As far as I know, I have not read any Kwame Alexander novels. I might have read a short story or two, but that is it. Therefore, I have wanted to add him to my To Be Read List and figured a graphic novel was a good way. What it turned out to be was a strong and relatable to almost everyone story. The Crossover in the graphic novel format […]

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6/24/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:239 |

Sign up for Taloyoak’s annual Christmas Jigging Dance Contes

Simonie and the Dance Contest  by Gail Matthews

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Simonie and the Dance Contest  will not be for everyone. It has a voice that is probably slightly older than the format and possibly a bit too classical sounding (even though it is coming out in August of this year). Gail Matthews book introduces the people of Taloyoak, Nunavut, and one boy who love of reading and dancing.  While perhaps more culture could have been brought in, the story is about trying, practicing and learning about listening to the music. It is set at Christmas and has a traditional Christmas feeling to the story. However, it is not a “Merry […]

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6/19/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:229 |

“Claim your power, and bring along your full humanity.”

Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game by Abby Wambach

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One of the weird things about me is that I *enjoy* attending graduation ceremonies. I can understand why others don’t like attending them – they can be very long and require us to sit in uncomfortable locations but there’s something about watching people I love accomplish something and be recognized for it that makes my heart happy. Because I’m a human full of contradictions I hated attending my own graduations. All of them were pure torture. One of the quintessential parts of graduations is the commencement addresses. I’ve read one before but I wasn’t expecting to read another. Abby Wambach’s […]

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6/13/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:24 |

A couple of sisters take on a game like no other has before

Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams by Jeanette Winter

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Sisters: Venus & Serena Williams by Jeanette Winter is in their signature style of text and illustrations. Sisters is a simple, poetic book about the Williams sisters. There is not a lot of background in a traditional text book way, but there is just enough to move the story on. You see how the sisters played on gang-controlled tennis courts, hearing shots in the background, seeing a sea of white faces as they played their first games and up to the present time. The illustrations are what make this story. The realism to an almost abstract look fills each page. You […]

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6/13/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:216 |

A Professional Athlete Who Doesn’t Take Himself Too Seriously

How to Be a Footballer by Peter Crouch

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Best for: People who enjoying playing or watching football, especially the men’s game, especially the English Premier League. In a nutshell: Professional football (soccer) player Peter Crouch offers a glimpse into the lives of professional players, including what goes on in the changing rooms, what it’s like to be traded (sold) to another team, and why so many seem to buy such … interesting cars. Worth quoting: “You should probably be able to absorb the pain of an opposition goal without needing to wave two finders in the scorer’s face…We all like goals. And if it’s a goal you personally […]

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6/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:22 |


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