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Tighten Your Lines and Hang On! You're in for quite a ride! There is simply no other race like it. The Calgary Stampede's Rangeland Derby brings together a unique community of men, women and horses for the toughest teamster competition in the world! In 2023, the Rangeland Derby celebrates its 100th anniversary. Every summer for 10 decades, drivers and outriders with their horses and wagons have dashed, yelled and thundered around Calgary's racetrack. Craving excitement and speed, cowboys and their horses have stoked their version of hell on wheels, creating an electrifying uniquely western event. This book takes its hat off to this incomparable contest and gallops into the lives, stories and true tall tales of the men and women in a community that has no equal. The Calgary Stampede is the Super Bowl of chuckwagon racing. Chuckwagon races originated on the western plains, and nowhere else in the world are they held on the same scale as in Calgary. Here the best drivers and horses compete for the sport's richest prizes. To compete, every contending cowboy relies upon their family to support their avid racing passion. Working, playing and laughing, the involvement of entire families is rare in any pro sport, but it has always been this way in chuckwagon racing. They share a rare lineage as many families trace their involvement in decades or generations.

Johnny Depp--Hollywood bad boy? Rebel? Or simply misunderstood. His name and photo have been on the covers of the major entertainment 'zines and the tabloids for both his powerful portrayals and his eccentric exploits. After making his film debut in A Nightmare on Elm Street, he shot into the hearts of the teen population in 1987 as Detective Tommy Hanson in the hit TV series 21 Jump Street. Never feeling comfortable with the teen idol mantle, he's since been very choosy about the roles he has accepted. From Cry-Baby to Captain Jack Sparrow, Depp puts an indelible stamp on the characters he portrays, and his performances have often been singled out. Stone Wallace shows us a singularly sensitive man, who is passionate about his work, is selective about the films he puts his name to and fiercely guards his family and his private life. Johnny came from nothing to become one of the most sought-after names in Tinseltown, as well as a loving husband and father who is completely over the moon about his wife and children.

Russell Crowe has been compared to Marlon Brando, Errol Flynn, Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. He demonstrates a versatility as an actor rarely seen among today's generation of Hollywood stars. His cast of memorable characters ranges from the raw physicality of the Roman general Maximus in Gladiator or the skinhead Hando in Romper Stomper to the psychological complexity of the brilliant but mentally ill mathematician John Nash in A Beautiful Mind. Crowe's climb to the top of Hollywood's A-list has been a tough one, made all the more difficult by his feisty temperament and a cocky--some say arrogant--self-confidence. His off-screen brawls and romantic dalliances have made headlines as often as his Oscar-winning performances. This biography reveals the larger-than-life personality that fuels both the fiercely dedicated actor and the Australian bad boy--a personality that has taken Russell Crowe from a one-time rock 'n roll wannabe Down Under to his status today as a true Hollywood superstar.

Gwyneth Paltrow was born to acting, the daughter of producer Bruce Paltrow and Tony-award-winning stage actress Blythe Danner. With a delicate beauty and quiet dignity, Paltrow came to the attention of such Hollywood notables as Steven Spielberg early in her career. Seven years after her film debut in 1991, she received an Academy Award for her role in Shakespeare in Love. Earlier, the public knew her better for her much-publicized engagement to and break-up with Brad Pitt. Superstar Julia Roberts says of Gwyneth: She has an incredibly interesting look that transcends time. She can look very today, she can look very ''60s. She''s got a face you want to look at for a very long time; you want to absorb it. You''re a fool if you don''t take her seriously because she''ll smoke you, says one movie director. Gwyneth Paltrow has achieved much: Oscar-winning actress, acclaimed stage actress, fashion cover girl, wife and mother. She succeeds at embracing her celebrity while maintaining her privacy. She remains all the more enigmatic and alluring to her fans as a result. This entertaining biography explores the private world, the remarkable talent and the graceful public persona of this rising star.

Face it, Canada, we're SEXY! Our men offer more minutes of foreplay to their partners than Americans, and that's just for starters. When it comes to sex in the Great White North, we've definitely mastered the art of staying warm. We've come a long way from our prudish past, but just how does sex fit into Canada's national fabric in the 21st century? Join Jeff Pearce as he takes an irreverent romp through Canada's little-known sexual history and peeks into the bedrooms of the nation. From goofy sex scandals involving German strippers and top-secret government documents to the battle between feminist activists and pornographers, there's plenty here to get you hot and bothered. And the controversies rage on, with movie titles we can't even print on this cover! So slip into something comfortable and get ready to read a seriously sexy chronicle that's steamy enough to melt snow. Lie back and think of... Canada...