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Devils RULE!!!!!
This book is a behind the scenes look into the life of one of the best netminders ever... Brodeur.
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Hockey - General    5. Ice Hockey    6. Sports - General    7. Cricket    8. Sports & Recreation / General   

Subjects:  1. Hockey - General    2. Reference    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Winter Sports   

Editorial Review

Fueled by a passion for running dogs, Gary Paulsen entered the Iditarod--the 1150-mile winter sled-dog race between Anchorage and Nome-- in dangerous ignorance and with a fierce determination.Read more

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Funny, entertaining, a great read!
As a big Paulson fan this book was a great read. Gary provides an insight into the iditarod that only Gary can do. You will feel the cold, share his pain and truley feel you are running the race with him. Gary's love of his dogs and nature come through in this book. Anyone who wants an entertraining lesson on the iditarod, must read this book.

Laughing all the way
My husband read this book first. He constantly interrupted whatever I was doing to read it aloud because he was enjoying it so much. Finally, so that he would leave me alone, I agreed to read a chapter.All I can say is that a book has never made me laugh out loud like this one did.We both laughed until tears were running down our cheeks! I am so glad that my husband has never had any inclination to run the Iditarod like Paulsen did. I'm sure that if he had, the results would have been as hilarious as Paulsen's experiences.It's funny enough just to see my husband pack up to go duck hunting with our two Labs.As he drives off with the dogs disagreeing about who will get to sit up front, I am always reminded of the Three Stooges, but instead of Larry, Curly, and Moe, it's Stan, Daisy, and Buddy.

Laugh until you cry
This is a book for all ages.If my husband, who normally doesn't read anything but business material,can laugh until he cries you have to believe it is funny.I actually bought a second copy because my first had been around so much it was falling apart! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alaska    2. Biography    3. Dogs - General    4. Fiction    5. General    6. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Alaska    7. Mushers    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Winter Sports    10. Sports & Recreation / General    11. True stories of endurance & survival    12. USA    13. Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race,   

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Melding superb research and the extraordinary expedition photography of Frank Hurley, Read more

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An essential book
This is such a good book, because of the way it is written, and also because of the incredible adventure it describes.It is the story of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914 expedition to Antarctica.Shackleton had been to the Antarctic twice before.The first time he accompanied Robert Falcon Scott in 1901 in an attempt to reach the as yet unclaimed South Pole and claim it for Great Britain.They were unsuccessful and came very close to losing their lives.The significant problems that went with traveling in the Antarctic were that no one lived there (and so no one was there to help if you got into trouble), nothing lived in the interior (no plants or animals to feed on), and the climatic conditions were horrific (snow, ice, wind speeds of up to 200 miles an hour and temperatures as low as -100 degrees Fahrenheit).Scott proved to be a very difficult man to travel with -arrogant, abusive and not particularly competent, which is not what you are looking for in the leader of such an expedition.The next time he journeyed south, in 1908, Shackleton, as the leader, chose his own men, and made his own mistakes, such as taking a team of ponies that were supposed to pull the sledges.The ponies were very ill-suited to such an environment and were eventually shot and eaten.This expedition was also a failure, but Shackleton had again learned a lot from the experience.By the end of 1912 the South Pole had been conquered by the Norwegian Amundson, and Shackleton's rival, Scott, had perished with all of his men only eleven miles from a supply depot that would have saved their lives.Now the only significant prize left to be achieved in the Antarctic was the traversing of the continent from one side to the other.Thus Shackleton's 1914 expedition was called the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Real adventure
It's a book that takes you to an incredible adventure. Photogrpahs make it even more exciting !

What an Adventure, and Pictures,Too.
I don't know why I keep reading these sagas of sufferring and adventure about polar expeditions,but I do.Of course, Shackleton's Anarctic expedition is one of the best of the bunch.
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Subjects:  1. (1914-1917)    2. 1874-1922    3. Discovery And Exploration (General)    4. Earth Sciences - Geography    5. Endurance (Ship)    6. Expeditions & Discoveries    7. History    8. History - General History    9. History: World    10. Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition    11. Polar Regions    12. Shackleton, Ernest Henry,    13. Sir,    14. Special Interest - Adventure    15. Travel    16. Biography: general    17. Geographical discovery & exploration    18. Ireland    19. Journeys    20. Shackleton, Ernest Henry    21. Travel / Adventure   

Subjects:  1. Canada - General    2. Hockey - General    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Sports & Recreation / Hockey   

Subjects:  1. Hockey - General    2. Ice Hockey    3. Reference    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Sports & Recreation / Hockey   

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Keep looking.Brunt didn't find him.
This is a reasonably well-written book by somebody who is supposed to be an expert on sports, though some of his hyperbole makes me wonder about that.(He describes a game where Orr got three goals and two assists as the most amazing, incredible, unbelievable performance by a defenceman in the history of the sport, when half a dozen defencemen had had 4 goal games, others had 6+ point games, and Orr himself would do better in subsequent years.)
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Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Hockey - General    5. Sports - General   

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Amundsen was funny!
This book was a lot of fun, in a geeky documentary sort of way.
The Norwegian Method
Roald Amundsen's "The South Pole" is a detailed, even exhaustive account of his successful 1910-1912 expedition to the South Pole.Amundsen's expedition was the first to reach the South Pole, after failures by other expeditions.
Preparedness Leads To Success
In the Foreword, Roland Huntford describes Amundsen's narrative as "all that Scott's is not".How right he is!This a very large book, but nonetheless an easy read.Amundsen relates a fascinating tale of fortune, misfortune, hardship, and ultimately - success.The narrative is detailed, but not overly so.In many places, a dose of humor is weaved in.Complete with numerous photos, maps, and scientific data, this book should be considered one of the great narratives of exploration.The great moral lesson of this tale is that preparedness ultimately leads to success.Is it any wonder that Roald Amundsen and his comrades won the race to the South Pole? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1872-1928    2. Amundsen, Roald,    3. Antarctica    4. Discovery and exploration    5. Expeditions & Discoveries    6. General    7. History    8. History - General History    9. History: World    10. Norwegian    11. Polar Regions    12. South Pole    13. Travel    14. Geographical discovery & exploration    15. History / General    16. True stories of endurance & survival    17. c 1900 - c 1914   

Subjects:  1. Bodybuilding & Weight Training    2. Skiing - General    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Sports & Recreation / Bodybuilding & Weight Training    6. Sports & Recreation / Skiing    7. Sports & Recreation / Training    8. Training    9. Athletic Training And Conditioning    10. Exercise    11. Health & Fitness    12. Physical education and training    13. Skiing   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Hockey - General    3. Personal Memoirs    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Sports - General    7. Ice hockey    8. Sports & Recreation / Hockey   

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Tis the season!
We get snow on the ground, and friends and couples will once again hit the powdery hills. Why not join them? Learn to snowboard - lessons on the slope are great, but give yourself a headstart with this terrific book.
Better than lessons in some cases
I took 2 group lessons and was never in so much pain. I was ready to quit. I got this book and went from complete beginner to intermediate after 4 times on slopes. I read entire book, then before and after each session I re-read the section with drills for my level. The book has some ambiguous descriptions and re-reading after snowboarding is important for understanding. If you don't have patience to re-read, work on drills, and take time to understand each sentence, then you'd be better off finding a qualified instructor.

Must have knowledge of the concepts of snowboarding
Once I started reading it I could not put it down!Being a rather new snowboarder now going into my 3rd season this book makes sense of all the things I've learned the hard way.By no means does this nor any book replace the need for lessons, but it does a great job of illustrating the concepts of this awesome sport.5 out of 5 stars for sure. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Psychological aspects    2. Snowboarding    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Winter Sports    6. Sports & Recreation / Winter Sports   

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A good resource for more advanced teams
A good resource for an inexperienced coach to find the info needed to introduce the X's and O's to a house Pee Wee team. Very helpfull

Great Coach's Manual
My son is the head coach of a Tier 1 girls hockey team.This manual has been invaluable for developing plays, systems and a players manual.I highly recommend this to any serious coach.

A good book
Over-all this was an easy to read and understand book. The special teams aspect of the book lack 5-3's on the power plays and penality killing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Coaching    2. Coaching - General    3. Hockey - General    4. Ice Hockey    5. Sports    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Hockey - Coaching    8. Hockey - Training    9. Sports & Recreation / Hockey   

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LOVED IT
This book is amazing!!! The photos are spectacular, and the author is very descriptive -- he makes you feel like you are actually there. Recommend highly.

what it is like to work and wonder way way down under
This is a clearly written, funny, moving and fascinating account of what it was like for the author to work in Antarctica over a number of years.While he has told it like a one-year trip, in fact it is a distillation of 14 years experience.
First Person Text And Beautiful Photographs
The author, Jim Mastro, got to spend one year at the bottom of the world and he wrote first person text and included beautiful photographs in his presentation. Some of the photographs capture the incredible beauty of Antartica and of the beauty of the wildlife. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1953-    2. Antarctica    3. Description and travel    4. General    5. Mastro, Jim,    6. Nature    7. Nature/Ecology    8. Photography    9. Polar Regions    10. Subjects & Themes - Plants & Animals    11. Subjects & Themes - Travel - World/General    12. Travel    13. Geographical discovery & exploration    14. NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS    15. Nature / General    16. Photography & Photographs    17. Travel writing   

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Like its teammates in the Dummies series, Read more

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Hockey for Dummies
Very informative book.A must for new fans and old ones alike.Broken down into understandable terminology.

Hockey?Not for me, thank you.
I got this book as a gift.Boy, this person doesn't know me very well.I don't like hockey.And this book doesn't help matters.Not at all.Its boring, and there are no interesting characters or plotlines.These guys that wrote this book clearly tried hard to write an informative book.I guess I recommend it for people who are interested in hockey.

a good book for beginers and old fans alike
this book was suprisingly very good. I really liked that it had a work out to follow and tips on playing from the pros to get you started playing hockey. It is also imformative for new hockey fans and fans like myself who have loved the game for some years now ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Handbooks, manuals, etc    2. Hockey    3. Hockey - General    4. Ice Hockey    5. Miscellanea    6. Sports    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Sports & Recreation / Hockey   

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Best of the Bunch!
I used to play hockey when I was much younger and now that I am getting back into it, I wanted to get as many books and videos as possible to remember the old skills and to find out how much has changed since I used to play. Of all the books that I bought and read, this one was the best in my opinion. I felt that it went deeper into the "How's and Why's" of techniques than Hockey Goaltending by Brian Daccord, which is my second favourite book. The way that Jim Corsi presented the concept of the Goaltender's "toolbox" was excellent for getting the information to stick in my head.
Endorsements
Several testimonials provided to the authors and publisher that are sure to be of interest. Goaltending by Daccord is better
If you already have or are considering Brain Daccord's Goaltending, then leave this one alone.It's not bad but Daccord's is better. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Goalkeeping    2. Hockey    3. Hockey - General    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Ice hockey    7. Sports & Recreation / General   

Subjects:  1. Skiing - General    2. Sports    3. Sports & Recreation    4. Sports & Recreation / General    5. Sports & Recreation / Skiing   

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Spellbinding story - uneven writing and organization
This is a spellbinding book on a scuba diving drama that raises mixed emotions, as it combines a variety of topics and experiences and confronts the reader with a number of challenges. As the title implies, it is nominally about the last dive of Chris and Chrissie Rouse, a dare-devil father-and-son scuba dive team that perished in 1992 while trying to unlock the secrets of an undocumented German U-Boat laying at 230 feet of water about 60 miles off the New York/New Jersey coast.
Intriguing study of what drives risk takers
Bringing their only child into the world, and making a lifetime commitment to each other, changed everything for Chris and Sue Rouse when they faced her unplanned pregnancy. Chris was 18 years old, and still in high school, when Chris Jr. - known throughout his life as "Chrissy" - arrived. Sue gave up her dreams of college, a career, and world travel so the young couple could build a business and a family instead. Eventually they succeeded so well financially that Chris could afford such hobbies as owning his own small airplane. Then he discovered scuba diving, a sport to which he promptly introduced both Sue and Chrissy; and the Rouse family's lives changed again. Never inclined toward doing anything by halves, they soon moved from recreational diving - a relatively safe pursuit - to the adrenaline rush of cave diving.
A Must Read For Any Wreck Diver
Bernie Chowdury does a great job at giving an in depth look in the life and death of the Rouse's. This book is a must read for anyone involved in the sport of Wreck Diving. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Family & Relationships    3. Family/Marriage    4. Oceans & Seas    5. Outdoor Skills    6. Parenting - Fatherhood    7. Scuba & Snorkeling    8. Winter Sports    9. Sports & Recreation / Outdoor Skills   

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Great for Serious Skiers
This book is detailed and comprehensible.Just right for someone seeking to move up intermediate to higher challenges.
Written for the intermediate skier
Elling wrote this for an intermediate to advanced skier looking to take their skiing to a higher level.Although it does have a good, large section on basic ski skills, it doesn't pretend to coddle a novice through pizza and french fries.
Pretty good book on skiing
I started out really liking this book, but was less impressed by the end.What I liked about the book is the writing style.Its well written, in an engaging way that makes it easy to keep turning the pages.However, I felt that much of the content was a bit disorganized, like a brain-dump of a terrific skier, but not presented in a way to nurture a skier along from one skill to the next.A good skier will be easily bored with this book in my opinion, I learned very little from it.
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Subjects:  1. Skiing - Alpine    2. Skiing - General    3. Skis and skiing    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Skiing    7. Sports & Recreation / Skiing   

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Great Book!
I loved it. I have referred to it many, many time for my sled dogs' problems, and it is a great source of information. It covers just about everything you need to know for mushing, choosing a dog, making supplies, running them, etc. I would reccomend it to anyone who is an experienced musher or a beginner.

Dog Driver
This is an excellent book for beginners as well as professional. It is the most detailed and updated book on the market. Covering finding the right dog, proper gear and how to use it (detailed photos) quality of food, daily care, medical needs, breeding, training, recreational, distance and sprint racing. I reccommend it to ALL beginner mushers.

Must Book for Dog Drivers
Dog Driver by Miki and Julie Collins is a book all who have ever wanted to drive a team, who are driving a team, or who have drove a team should have. It has something for everyone.Read more

Subjects:  1. Dogs - Breeds - Working & Herding Dogs    2. Dogsledding    3. Equestrian    4. Outdoor Life    5. Sled dogs    6. Sports    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Winter Sports    9. Active outdoor pursuits    10. Equestrian & animal sports   

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Great book for skaters of all levels and age
I highly recommend this book. It details off-ice conditioning programs for singles, pairs, or dance and skaters of all ages and skill levels. Strength training, effective warm-up and cool down, plyometric, and other off-ice conditioning programs are detailed, as well as effectively improving your muscular and cardiovascular conditioning on ice. The only negative to this book is the photos and text explaining some of the moves - they could be a bit more descriptive.
Must have books for competitive skaters in differnt levels
This is a wonderful book that provides both in-depth analysis of why off ice training is critical to a successful skater and step by step off ice strength and conditioning manual.It totally changed my view of ice skating.It helps my daughter to train smarter.Highly recommend. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Figure skating    2. Ice & Figure Skating    3. Physical Education    4. Physical fitness    5. Skating    6. Sports    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Training    9. Winter Sports    10. Basketball    11. Fitness & diet    12. Ice-skating    13. Sports & Recreation / Ice & Figure Skating