Biography & Autobiography Sports
No Limits
The Amazing Life Story of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele, Canada's Olympic Skiing Pioneers
- Publisher
- Twinski Publications
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2009
- Category
- Sports, Skiing, General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9782895860556
- Publish Date
- Oct 2009
- List Price
- $40.00
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780978389000
- Publish Date
- Nov 2007
- List Price
- $40.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780978389017
- Publish Date
- Dec 2011
- List Price
- $14.00
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 13 to 18
- Grade: 8 to 12
Description
No Limits tells the previously undisclosed tale of Canada’s most decorated alpine skiers of all time: Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele. Decades before extreme sports, identical twins Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele were unstoppable, inseparable trailblazers not only for skiers, but also for women and Canadian sports. Today, they’re carving new trails for seniors in sports.
About the authors
Awards
- Winner, International Skiing History Association's ULLR Award
Editorial Reviews
As a ski reporter for the Montreal Gazette in the 1940s, I watched Rhona and Rhoda win race after race. They were truly phenomenal as they tamed the wildest hills. But I knew nothing about their later lives until I read this book. It led me to further admiration as I learned how the twins overcame many hardships and brought up, between them, seven children, all of whom have had outstanding careers. The book is much more than a chronicle of sporting achievement; with its revealing sidelights it is also a valuable contribution to the social history of Canada in the Twentieth Century.- William Weintraub, author of Crazy About Lili
User Reviews
No Limits: Life story of Rhona and Rhoda Wurtele
Everyone who reads this book says they love it. Even though it is history, it reads like a novel, tracing the story of the twins from birth to the present day. Some people read it right through, others find it is a book easy to browse as there are interesting stories and comments on the sidebars.Byron Rempel's light style makes this an entertaining read!
