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Traces the development of the Canadian superstar's professional career which began at age fourteen. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from American Decades: Primary Sources, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 831 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.American Decades Primary Sources provides fresh insight into the decade's most important events, people, and issues. Entries representing a diversity of views that provide insight into the seminal issues, themes, movements and events from the decade. Also included are concise contextual information, notes about the author and further resources. American Decades Primary Sources includes chapters on the arts, medicine and health, media, education, world events, religion, government and politics, lifestyles and social trends, law and justice, religion, business and the economy, and sports. Included to provide unique perspectives and a wealth of understanding are first hand accounts that include oral histories, songs, speeches, advertisements, TV, play and movie scripts, letters, laws, legal decisions, newspaper articles, cartoonsand recipes. ... Read more

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Chapters: Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Maurice Richard, Bernie Federko, Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman, Jacques Plante, Mario Lemieux, Joe Sakic, Scott Stevens, Trevor Linden, Bobby Clarke, Howie Morenz, Émile Bouchard, Mark Messier, Patrick Roy, Phil Esposito, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille, List of Nhl Retired Numbers, Marcel Dionne, Ray Bourque, Tim Horton, Bryan Trottier, Ken Dryden, Pat Lafontaine, Gilbert Perreault, Mike Bossy, Jari Kurri, Ted Lindsay, Thomas Steen, Ulf Samuelsson, Terry Sawchuk, Al Macinnis, Dale Hunter, Grant Fuhr, Johnny Bucyk, Brian Leetch, Mike Vernon, Doug Harvey, Denis Potvin, Guy Lafleur, Stan Smyl, Mike Gartner, Rod Gilbert, Paul Coffey, Peter Šťastný, Bernie Parent, Adam Graves, Alex Delvecchio, Eddie Shore, Jean Béliveau, Stan Mikita, Tony Esposito, Ron Francis, Mike Richter, Larry Robinson, Cam Neely, Glenn Anderson, Bernie Geoffrion, Elmer Lach, Andy Bathgate, Henri Richard, Rod Langway, Glenn Hall, Neal Broten, Dave Taylor, Billy Smith, Denis Savard, Bill Barber, Milt Schmidt, Teppo Numminen, Yvan Cournoyer, Harry Howell, John Mckenzie, Kevin Dineen, Bill Goldsworthy, Bob Nystrom, Sid Abel, Lanny Mcdonald, Serge Savard, Frank Finnigan, Larry Aurie, Glen Wesley, Brian Sutter, Clark Gillies, Marc Tardif, J. C. Tremblay, Terry O'reilly, Dit Clapper, Rick Martin, Rogatien Vachon, Michel Brière, Michel Goulet, Al Hamilton, René Robert, Pierre Pilote, Dickie Moore, Danny Gare, Barry Ashbee, Bill Barilko, Ken Daneyko, Eddie Giacomin, Bill Masterton, Barclay Plager, Rick Ley, Ace Bailey, Bob Gassoff, Yvon Labre, Lionel Hitchman, Keith Magnuson. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 737. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC LLD (hc) (pronounced ; born January 26, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Nicknamed "The ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=33422 ... Read more

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A GOOD LOOK AT THE ROUGH HOUSE BRUINS
THIS IS A BOOK COVERING THE BOSTON BRUINS FROM THE LATE 1960'S TO THE EARLY 1970'S. IT COVERS HOW THEY PIECED TOGETHER THEIR STANLEY CUP TEAM OF 1970. THIS A SHORT BUT INTERESTING READ COVERING MANY OF THE PLAYERS THAT HELPED MAKE THIS STANLEY CUP POSSIBLE. FROM BOBBY ORR TO PHIL ESPOSITO AND MANY OTHERS THIS IS A GREAT AND EASY BOOK TO READ. FOR ALL BRUIN FANS. ALSO HAS SEASON SCORING RECORDS, SOME GOOD PHOTOS AND MANY STATS. WELL WORTH IT. ... Read more

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Chapters: Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Bobby Hull, Bernie Federko, Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman, Mario Lemieux, Pavel Bure, Theoren Fleury, Markus Näslund, Joe Sakic, Sidney Crosby, Peter Forsberg, Bobby Clarke, Alexander Ovechkin, Dany Heatley, Teemu Selänne, Jaromír Jágr, List of Nhl Players With 100 Point Seasons, Mats Sundin, Marián Hossa, Mark Messier, Brendan Shanahan, Phil Esposito, Brett Hull, Evgeni Malkin, Luc Robitaille, Marcel Dionne, Jeremy Roenick, Eric Lindros, Daniel Alfredsson, Bryan Trottier, Doug Gilmour, Sergei Fedorov, Pat Lafontaine, Gilbert Perreault, Mike Bossy, Joe Thornton, Jari Kurri, Al Macinnis, Johnny Bucyk, Brian Leetch, Darryl Sittler, Rick Tocchet, Peter Mahovlich, Denis Potvin, Guy Lafleur, Mike Gartner, Dale Hawerchuk, Paul Coffey, Peter Šťastný, Vincent Lecavalier, Joe Mullen, Charlie Simmer, Mark Recchi, Vic Hadfield, Brent Sutter, Adam Oates, Ron Francis, Paul Kariya, Alexander Mogilny, Glenn Anderson, Kent Nilsson, Doug Weight, Martin St. Louis, Neal Broten, Barry Pederson, Rick Middleton, Dave Taylor, Pierre Turgeon, Mats Näslund, Denis Savard, Bill Barber, Bobby Smith, Jacques Richard, Kevin Stevens, Eric Staal, John Cullen, John Tonelli, Joé Juneau, Bernie Nicholls, Ken Hodge, Jean Ratelle, Dino Ciccarelli, Michel Goulet, Rob Brown, Blaine Stoughton, Mike Bullard, René Robert, Steve Shutt, Dennis Maruk, Pierre Larouche, Guy Chouinard, Steve Larmer, Rick Macleish, Jimmy Carson, Håkan Loob, Bob Macmillan, Craig Janney, Jean Pronovost, Paul Maclean, John Ogrodnick. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 757. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC LLD (hc) (pronounced ; born January 26, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. Nicknamed "The Great One", Gretzky was called "the greatest player of all time" in Total Hoc...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=33422 ... Read more

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This is why we love sports: Great stuff from the late Jack Falla
I wasn't a hockey player growing up.Basketball was my first love.My Dad put up a hoop in the driveway back in the early 70's, and the memories of playing 21, Horse, and three on three will last forever.Meeting neighbors and friends, playing by myself working on skills:those were the days.

And Falla's stories of his backyard rink inspire the same kind of love and committment to family and friends that my father's hoop did.What a wonderful book, made all the more important and influential by the author's passing away not too long ago.He was a wonderful writer who seemed to inspire many others through his life, teaching, and writing.

Thanks to Jack Falla...

Home Ice
After reading the book I wanted to head right out and build the rink it was the spring thaw but I did clear out my back lot and leveled it got it ready for winter can't wait until the first freeze

A Great One
I was geared up to read about the experiences the Fallas and their friends shared on the Bacon Street Omni. And Falla delivers the goods with humor and honesty, with wit and wisdom. But Home Ice, for me, has become more than a celebration of hockey and that which unites families and communities.

I, a relative newcomer to New England, didn't expect to learn so much about the Boston Bruins. I had heard of Orr and O'Reilly, of course, but I didn't grow up watching them as Falla did. He brings his memories of the Big Bad Bruins to life. Falla also mixes Black and Gold with the Oil. His skate with Wayne Gretzky enriches the book, giving it balance: the Great One juxtaposed to the average Joes who play on the pond.

A Wonderful Little Book
Even if you live in a climate that will never allow you to build a backyard rink, this wonderful little book should be read. In a age where youth sports are increasingly dominated by organization and structure and where the attraction of video games keeps kids inside on even the nicest of days, this book takes us to a place where play is unstructured, where one can lose themself in the early morning hours or under the stars, where family and friends can gather to play, skate and even sometimes compete, where the rituals of building, maintaining and disassembling the rink mark the passage of time.

Ultimately this book is as much about a family and a bond between them as is it about ice skating or hockey.Read, enjoy and take something away from the experience.

Great Book
A good easy read.A must have for hockey fans in New England and for builders of backyard hockey rinks.Not a big reader, but I couldn't put this on down.Very well written. ... Read more

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This is a paperback by Stan Fischler. It is the Hockey Stars of 1972. Phil Esposito is on the front cover. The book has pictures and facts in it. Some of the players mentioned in the table of contents are: Red Berenson, Yvan Cournoyer, Ken Dryden, Phil Esposito, Doug Favell, Ed Giacomin, Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Dave Keon, Frank Mahovlich, Bobby Orr, Brad Park, Gilbert Perreault, Derek Sanderson, Garry Unger, Lorne Worsley ... Read more

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This is the first issue of the Dymamite Magazine. It features feature article of Mash (and cover). Other great articles include horseback riding training, Superman (3 pages), Basketball players, 1974 Bicycles and Bike tips, Morris the Cat, Bobby Orr (2 pages), and a pull out double sided room poster. All articles include color photos. ... Read more

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Cover story and photo: Ken Hodge. Features several photographs of 20-year-old Bobby Orr, and stories and/or photographs of his teammates Phil Esposito, Gerry Cheevers, Gary Doak, Teddy Green, Johnny Bucyk, Ed Johnston, Derek Sanderson, Don Awrey, Ed Westfall, Eddie Shack, Fred Stanfield, Dallas Smith, and many others, as well as Coach Harry Sinden and GM Milt Schmidt, and many opponents including Bobby and Dennis Hull, Gordie Howe, Jean Beliveau, Ken Wharram, Lou Angotti, Norm Ullman. Team photo of first Boston Bruins team, 1924. Classic ads featuring Orr, Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Johnny Havlicek, Bobby Hull, Jimmy Cannon, Louis Nye, the Boston Playboy Club, and Bob Lee's Islander. ... Read more