Throwing Rocks at Houses ― My Life in and Out of Curling

Canada's greatest curling champion opens up about her extraordinary career and life
In every sport there is one name that stands above all others. In curling, there can be none other than Colleen Jones. When the sport was still developing, Colleen was pioneering the kind of play and dedication that would propel the sport forward. 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. With her two world championships in the same timeframe, no other competitor has matched her record.
In Throwing Rocks at Houses, Colleen Jones discusses her start in curling and her remarkable career--from the pure joy of the game for a large family in Halifax to outworking her competition through will and resilience. But as a successful broadcaster with the CBC, and mother of two, Colleen has strived for success in all parts of life and has insight and stories to share on building a healthy work-life balance. And health is very important: after a serious illness that nearly brought about the worst, Colleen has a renewed love of life and a powerful message about achieving meaningful, personal success.
Throwing Rocks at Houses is a candid, charming and thoughtful story about learning to value what matters most in life. Colleen Jones shares her unique perspective and reassures us that even the hardest working person can learn to breathe a little lighter.

COLLEEN JONES has been a reporter with the CBC for twenty-nine years. As a curler, she has won a record six Canadian women's curling championships and two world championships. She was also the youngest skip, at age twenty-two, to ever win the national tournament. She lives in Halifax. Online: https://twitter.com/cbccolleenjones

PERRY LEFKO is a Canadian award-winning journalist with more than thirty-one years of experience writing about national and international sports. He has published seven sports books and his national bestseller on curler Sandra Schmirler was optioned for a movie by the CBC. Perry has written for Sportsnet.ca on football, hockey, curling, and mixed martial arts. He worked for twenty-one years for the Toronto Sun and twice finished runner-up in the annual Sun Media Awards for sports writing. He also won an award from the Ontario Curling Association.