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The Most Useless Journey in the World
"The Lost Men", by Kelly Tyler-Lewis is the sister book to the original saga of Sir Ernest Shcakelton's journey to Antarctica. The original called "The Worst Journey in the World" tells of Shackelton's failed expedition to cross Antarctica. His ship the Endurance was smashed by ice in the Weddell Sea and his men stranded until their eventual rescue by Shackelton himself after a harrowing journey in a 22 foot open boat across the southern ocean.
How the choice and use of dogs may have affected the outcome
The Lost Men: The Harrowing Saga of Shackleton's Ross Sea Party is not about Inuit Sled Dogs. It isn't even mostly a story of the largely mixed breed, non-polar spitz, pathetic lot of twenty-four dogs that actually survived the voyage to the Ross Sea side of Antarctica and were expected to relay tons of supplies along a treacherous route to establish a line of life-sustaining depots. There is no doubt, however, that the hindsight of "what ifs" and "what should have been done" regarding the dogs loomed large throughout the pages of this book. The year was 1913 and a war soon to engulf the world was heating up in Europe. Nevertheless, Sir Ernest Shackleton would embark on his audacious plan. He was motivated by the death of his fellow countryman and nearest rival, Robert Falcon Scott, who froze to death while coming in second to Norwegian Roald Amundsen's stunning achievement, the first to reach the South Pole. In his haste and relentless pursuit of glory, Shackleton put together a flawed strategy. As the pages of The Lost Men flew by, I came to understand how Shackleton was no different from so many others of his ilk. While he had some fine qualities, he had a colossal ego and was unwilling to let such details as a looming world war, acquiring suitable transportation, finding qualified men, ensuring an orderly command and securing adequate funds stand in his way once his mind had been seduced by the prospect of his country's adulation. The vicious Antarctic weather, its wind-driven seas and massive ice pack, a blind adherence to British military ritual, and a lack of commitment to collect up the right dogs for the job helped ensure the mission's fate.In a nutshell, the plan was for Shackleton, some of his men and the majority of the ninety-nine dogs, collected in Canada, to sail on the ship Endurance to one side of Antarctica while the Aurora and the balance of the crew and remaining dogs would navigate to the other side. The Ross Sea Party, ten men from the Aurora, would then be responsible for laying depots enabling Shackleton and his men to complete the first crossing of the continent, promoted as The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. And then everyone would triumphantly sail back to Great Britain on the Aurora whereupon Shackleton would be acclaimed as the hero. A fundamental plot of this story details the antagonism between Æneas Lionel Acton Mackintosh who, despite lack of any polar experience, Shackleton made Commander of the shore party, and Ernest Edward Joyce who, although assigned the role of Sledging Equipment and Dogs, enjoyed no decision-making authority regarding the care, training and use of the animals. Indeed it was Mackintosh who insisted on calling all of those shots despite having not one shred of skill or understanding of working sledge dogs, even though Joyce did. The odds were already against the dogs. They were sick, malnourished, parasite riddled, infected by fight wounds, not socialized into cohesive teams, unfamiliar with commands given by unskilled mushers who didn't know their original names. Putting a man like Mackintosh (who was not inclined to listen to the voice of reason and experience, let alone that of a subordinate) in charge of when and how the dogs were to be used, spelled disaster. Duty bound to follow Mackintosh's orders, right or wrong, the Ross Sea Party's success was in doubt. By the end of the first disastrous year, all but six of the dogs were dead, the depot-laying operation was far from complete and the men had no inkling of Shackleton's progress in their direction or if their failure to that pointwould spell doom for their commander-in-chief.Providing adequate communication was another of Shackleton's shortcomings. Between the end of December, 1914, when the Aurora steamed toward Antarctica from Australia, and January, 1917, when the landing party's seven survivors and their three remaining dogs were recovered, neither Shackleton's contingent nor the Ross Sea Party had any idea of the other's outcome. It wasn't until their rescue that the Ross Sea Party, miraculously having fulfilled their leader's orders to lay the all his required depots, learned that Shackleton was never able to set foot on the continent in the first place.Inuit Sled Dog enthusiasts will recognize that had Shackleton insisted on acquisition of more suitable draught dogs, and had given authority to a man competent in their training and use, The Lost Men might have had no reason to be written. Although it surely cannot be said that the right dogs would have all survived and would be singularly responsible for ensuring mission's success without enduring horrific hardship, the story of The Lost Men is a case in point of how not using the far better suited Inuit Dog can and has resulted undue suffering.This is a splendid narrative, beautifully written, replete with minute details, background and history preceding Shackleton's failed expedition. It offers readers comprehensive understanding of what drives men to dangerous places, and the socio-political-economic forces affecting their survival. The reader becomes intimately familiar with the lives of the characters before, during the expedition and, for the `lucky' ones, after their return to civilization. Kelly Tyler-Lewis leaves no stone unturned, including those elements relating to the dogs, in creating a yarn that will leave readers shivering.

A Fantastic Nonfiction Adventure
Kelly Tyler-Lewis' The Lost Men is the first full account of the Ross Sea Party side of Ernest Shackleton's attempt to cross Antarctica during World War I.The book simultaneously tells a harrowing tale of adventure as well as exemplifying outstanding historical research.Until this book, the men of the Ross Sea Party were truly lost and voiceless.Tyler-Lewis located diaries, photographs, and even film that no other historian could find.The result of her research is an outstanding, clear, and concise work of nonfiction.
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Subjects:  1. (1914-1917)    2. 1874-1922    3. Adventurers & Explorers    4. Antarctica    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Endurance (Ship)    9. Historical - General    10. Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition    11. Polar Regions    12. Shackleton, Ernest Henry,    13. Sir,    14. Travel    15. Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers   

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Tom Collins is The Greatest!!
If I could rate this book a 10 I would. Great Book of Skating!
I love this book!!Brennan gives a year by year history of each tour, she highlights favorite skaters, talks about unique antics/events that occured with touring, but my favorite is when she gives a blow by blow 24 hour day in the life of the skaters and the Champions on Ice staff.Marvelous!Page after page is devoted to setting up of the ice show (they start early in the wee morning hours), problems that occur, and how the skaters spend their time, warm up prior to the show, what they do during the performance.Lots of pictures of the skaters on and off the ice.One of the best skating books ever!

Awesome
Love the tour, love the skaters, love the book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Ice & Figure Skating    2. Sports    3. Sports & Recreation    4. Sports & Recreation / Ice & Figure Skating   

Editorial Review

Before Everest, there was Annapurna. Maurice Herzog led an expedition of French climbers to the summit of this 26,000-foot Himalayan peak in 1950. At the time of the assault, it was the highest mountain ever climbed, a remarkable feat in itself made all the more remarkable by the fact that it had never previously been charted. Herzog and his team not only had to climb the darn thing, they had to find the route. As riveting as the tale of the ascent remains nearly half a century later, the story of the descent through virtually unsurvivable--think avalanche and frostbite, for starters--conditions is unforgettable. Herzog's masterful account, finally back in print, is a monument of courage and spirit, an epic adventure excitingly told. ... Read more

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Great story, flawed method.
Reading the other reviews of this book, I'm reminded of a quote from one of my favorite, although little known Sean Connery movies, where he plays an Arab pirate.At one point Connery says to his second in command: "It is good.""What is good?", replies the other man."It is good to know where we are going," answers Connery.Alas, Herzog and his men didn't know where they were going, and spent a month wandering around looking.It would have been good to send out an initial recon group to find the mountain before they started out.Or, to paraphrase an english adventurer, "to lose a pack animal is unfortunate; to lose an entire mountain seems downright careless."

An Amazing Story of Incredible Human Endurance
Wow! This is one of those real life adventure stories that has you wondering how much more the people can endure before they collapse and die. These guys climbed one of the world's most difficult mountains with old climbing technology. What they lacked in modern equipment, they made up for with strength and fitness. The more I read about mountaineering, the more I agree that it is 75% mental and 25% physical. Being in the best physical condition possible definitely gives you a better opportunity for success on high ground. If you liked this book, I encourage you to read my book "Rocky Mountain Adventure Collection". Best wishes on your adventures in life!

Mountaineering Classic
A marvellous book. Remarkably written, griping, and inspiring. A must for all mountaineers. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1919-    2. Annapurna    3. Essays & Travelogues    4. General    5. Herzog, Maurice,    6. Mountain Climbing    7. Mountaineering    8. Nepal    9. Sports & Recreation    10. Travel    11. Herzog, Maurice    12. TRAVEL & HOLIDAY    13. Travel / Polar Regions   

Editorial Review

Within the 11 seconds that inspired this memoir, Travis Roy realized his dream, then smashed into his nightmare. On an October night in 1995, Roy, a talented young hockey player, skated onto the ice for his varsity debut with Boston University. Eleven fateful seconds later, he was paralyzed from the neck down. Aided by the sure touch of Read more

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Eleven Seconds review
In Eleven Seconds, a story about a young man at the age of twenty-one living life and one event happens to change it all. Playing in his first collegiate game of hockey, Travis Roy crashed the corner after a dump in, tripped, fell, and broke his fourth vertebrae and becomes paralyzed from his neck down. This single event changes the way he and his family act towards each other. The story goes through his amazing recovery and the heart and determination he had. The author portrays Travis Roy as a hero to those that are in deep pain or trouble. He accomplishes this by showing the good and bad times in his recovery stages. After a few months at the hospital, Travis Roy wants to get back into the world and show that this freak accident will not keep him down. He returns to college and tries to become a normal student, but this is impossible because he has become a well-known person due to the accident. The grit and determination of Mr. Roy and his family members through the hard times to get to a level of peace and acceptance of what has happend is amazing. This story makes you, the reader, feel that you just need to make the best of the hand that is dealt and that if anything goes wrong you just have to deal with it and make the best of the situation. Eleven Seconds is a great book and should be read by all.

Reading this brought that night back
On Oct. 20, 1995, two of my friends and I gleefully took our seats in Walter Brown arena.We'd saved up the money to purchase season tickets (huge money for undergraduates), and couldn't wait to see the triple crown banner be raised.The beginning of the night was all of the heartpounding celebration it could be.
Worth More Than 11Sec.
If your looking for a book that lets you get into the world of college hockey this is it.Its a heart felt story of a kid who is a great hockey player and dreams of playing for the University of Boston.He does so and his dreams come true when he finally hits the ice.However he only sees 11 seconds of ice time.He checks a player in the boards and breaks his neck, his whole college career ends in just 11 sec of ice time.The rest of the story tells about his life after hockey as a former player now confined to a wheelchair.It goes into detail about how his family must change, his girlfriend must change and how he must change all due to an accident.The book is not only a good ready, but also an easy read.I found that is was hard to put this down even for a min.I have to admit as a I guy I try not to show emotion, but there are times while reading this book that I did get a tear or two in my eyes.The book makes you think and also you will come to love this kid when you are done reading.I know I have!!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Accident victims    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Hockey players    7. Ice Hockey    8. Roy, Travis    9. Specific Groups - Special Needs    10. Sports - General    11. United States    12. Biography & Autobiography / Sports   

Reviews (2)

Visions for Leadership
This book is a must read for the dedicated hockey coach. The 12 coaches interviewed (pro, semi-pro and college) offer their philosophies on "leading" people. The other reviewer is correct. This is not a guide to developing strategy. Rather, a very effective way to explore how you evaluate and develop players, how you create team, how you develop yourself as a coach with a vision, and how you implement the vision. This book is an honest examination by the most successful coaches of their successes, failures, the challenges of being a coach, leading players, and balancing work and life. If you approach coaching hockey as a "calling," to help improve young men and women, you will read and re-read this book constantly.

Insights
Good book.It's basically an interview process with all the coaches listed where they write the question asked followed by the response from the coach, with most of the questions being the same.There is little strategy discussed in the book which was the only disapointment I had.Other then that, it's fantastic for anyone in the coaching bussiness or in managenement.Some of the coaches don't go into great detail on things or give short answers, but I'd recommend it for an hockey lover. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Hockey - General    2. Sports    3. Sports & Recreation    4. Ice hockey   

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gorgeous illustrations, info. you won't find anywhere else
This has got to be the single best guide to Antarctica's unusual wildlife. Everything is covered here, from Gentoo Penguins to Crab-Eater Seals (which don't actually eat crabs). Beautiful illustrations make it easy to identify birds & other animals while your out on the ice. If you're going to the White Continent, you'll want to stash this little book in your daypack. This book was useful when my husband & I visited the Antarctic peninsula, which we chronicle in our DVD "T&T's Real Travels in Antarctica" (also available on amazon.com).

A handbook essential for any Antarctica-bound traveler
The price tag may seem steep for the fourth edition of this 144-page paperback - but where else are you going to find details on the wildlife of Antarctica, tailored as a take-along tote for the Antarctica-bound traveler? Color drawings by Dafila Scott accompany nature history descriptions of each creature and discussions of identification specific to Antarctica, from contending with visibility factors to seasonal identification features. Antarctica: A Guide To The Wildlife is a unique and strongly recommended "take-along" handbook essential for any Antarctica-bound traveler.
Great, portable guide
I bought this book in preparation for a trip 'South' in December 1999/January 2000 and it was an extremely useful guide to wildlife in general but especially good for penguin information. The drawings by an ancestor of Robert F. Scott's are lifelike, and engaging art as well.The brief summaries of natural and exploration history are accessible and informative. If you are looking for a portable guide to peninsular wildlife get the book--you won't regret it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Australia & Oceania - General    2. Polar Regions    3. Travel    4. Travel - Foreign    5. Travel - General    6. Travel Guides    7. Wildlife    8. Wildlife Conservation    9. Antarctica    10. NATURAL HISTORY, COUNTRY LIFE & PETS    11. Travel / Polar Regions   

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Ice Hockey
This book is wonderfully writen and easy to understand for people who want to learn the basics of hockey.I have been an occasional spectator of the sport since 1965 and enjoy watching high school, college and professional games (especially the Minnesota Wild!).Unfortunately, I wasn't familiar with all of the rules and types of penalties (except for of course, high sticking, hooking and slashing).So just the other day, while watching an intense college game, I decided it was time to buy a book.I am pleased with my selection and am buying another copy for my friend.By the way, were women! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Hockey - General    2. Ice Hockey    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation   

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Summary
I was very fortunate to see Michael Dweck's exhibition "The Surfers Life" here at the renown Blitz Gallery in Tokyo last week and I was very impressed. The show was an astonishingly beautiful collection of images by a very gifted photographer who presents his subject with great sensitivity and warmth. And, though many of these images have been seen before in his book The End:Montauk, NY", it was worth a trip to Blitz to see the show live.
Save Your Money
The book's title is, "The End."Let's hope that it is just that...the last of a sorry attempt of portrayal to nowhere.We don't need anymore of this crap shoved on us via a misleading cover photo on a dust jacket solely designed to sell a bad product.Most amazon.com people probably did purchase this book because of the nude surfer chick on the front cover.This is as good as it gets.
this book sucks
anyone who is from montauk or the hamptons will this this book is lame. number one the photography is bad. number 2 this guy knows nothing about the area. He rented a house at ditch for 1 summer? big friggin deal. The only bright spot in the book is his choice of models, who he photographed badly. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Beaches    2. History    3. History: American    4. Montauk    5. Montauk (N.Y.)    6. New York (State)    7. Photoessays & Documentaries    8. Photography    9. Pictorial works    10. Social life and customs    11. Subjects & Themes - Nudes    12. Subjects & Themes - Travel - U.S./Mid-Atlantic    13. Surfers    14. United States - State & Local - General    15. Youth    16. New York    17. Photographs: collections    18. Photography / General    19. Places & peoples: general interest    20. Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing   

Reviews (13)

Key product
The amazing thing is that... this CD cost me less than a day pass at the local ski site, and saved me years of floundering around on snow.Tao (the way) of skiing is a large web site on a CD-Rom, complete with ample advise (text, images and small movies).The movies were a lot of fun and the text was straight to the point. (The way you would want to be instructed).Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed the package and appreciated what it has done for me... and I'm not hung on an occasional Typo.

Great format and delivery - Well Done.
The CD-ROM is packed full of great advice delivered in easy to read point form (like an Aide Memoire). Each sentence or teaching point stands on its own.I could take one gem of knowledge at a time; without having to wade through pages of pretentious prose.The explanations were very precise and most meaningful to those with some skiing experience under their belt. Best read with an open mind.

What a fun way to study technique
A CD-ROM; I do not know why someone did not think of this before. It is great. I spent hours digesting hundreds of hints on everything from technique, to training and playing the fun and informative Quicktime videos. It is not often that you can look into a decade worth of training diary entries and training notes of a World Cup Gold medalist. ... Read more

Subjects:  1.  Skiing - CrossCountry    2.  Skis and skiing    3. CD-ROM    4. Cross-country skiing    5. Winter Sports    6. Skiing - CrossCountry    7. Skis and skiing   

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Future trip to Antarctica
My friend and I are off on an adventure to Antarctica in February and this book offered by Lonely Planet and authored by Jeff Rubin has been very informative and helpful in many aspects. I purchase all my travel books printed by Lonely Planet.

great backgrounder
If you're one of the few actually going to Antarctica, this book will give you an excellent background on the White Continent. It's not necessarily the best for planning a trip -- you'll get more up-to-date cruise ship info. online. But Lonely Planet will tell you all about the different possible landing spots, which can help you choose which tour to take. There's also good details about the most common embarkation points for Antarctica cruises. This book was handy when my husband & I planned our trip to the peninsula, which we chronicle in our DVD "T&T's Real Travels in Antarctica" (also available on amazon.com).

A truly great achievement up to LP standards, and even more
This book from Lonely Planet is, as always, the ultimate choice of guidebook for travelers.It provides excellent and up-to-date information which any type of traveler will find invaluable.Despite the fact that Antarctica is probably the least visited of the many regions of the world covered by LP, the authors have managed to put together an outstanding agglomeration of data and advice, well edited and excellently written.But... furthermore, on top of being an excellent travel book, this LP guide is also (like many other LP guides, but even more outstandingly) a great book about Antarctica's reality: the place itself, the peculiar or unique characters of this wonderful land, etc.Truly wonderful material is provided in this book, ensuring excellent reading for the armchair traveler, or the Antarctica beginner alike.Its many chapters and additional text boxes about a variety of topics, contain and provide extremely rich information on matters from history to politics, from geography to biology.All in all, a masterpiece. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Polar Regions    2. Travel    3. Travel - Foreign    4. Antarctica    5. Travel & holiday guides   

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Rename to proper mogal skiing
I have been taught and have taught every thing in this book, but NOT AS WELL

The title says it all
If you are a good-to-expert groomed-trail skier who has been frustrated when trying to use those skills in the bumps, there's a reason. Contrary to what so many of us believe, mogul skiing isn't just a harder version of carving turns down groomers. It's a totally different animal, and once Dan DiPiro explains it in his outstanding new book, you'll understand why all that effort in the bumps has so far not produced any results.
Best and probably only book on bump skiing
I've taken many bump lessons, and have attended weekend mogul camps, and they have ranged from being taught 'mogul survival', which is not what I need, to spending a weekend with great mogul skiers, who point out a mistake or two that your making, and usually teach with the 'watch me' approach.
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Subjects:  1. Skiing - General    2. Sports    3. Sports & Recreation    4. Skiing   

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Great book for any skiier (beginner or expert).
I usually don't write reviews for purchases I make.If I'm having to write a review for this one, it really means something.
Hey, this is a really cool book
I must say this is a really cool book.I mean, first of all, the title is exactly what this book is about "Things Every Skier Must Know".Finally, a book that lives up to its title!Daaamn!This book is quite unique in that it does not teach you ski technique or ski mechanics or ski maintenance...just way, way too many of these books.Instead, this book teaches you stuff...really useful, practical stuff like how to hook up your skis on your car rack...the right way!Or how to look for a well-qualified ski instructor - believe me, this is not an easy task to do!I've taken so many ski lessons and ended up with so many bad ski instructors, it's not even funny and I pretty much had to learn skiing on my own.There is also great advice on how to prepare for a ski vacation and some brief notes on skiing on various terrains and even a chapter on ski racing!This book ponders on almost every aspect of skiing but the kitchen sink (What does that have to do with skiing, you wonder...absolutely nothing).I highly recommend this book.It is a great read on the plane or long trips to the ski resort.I mean it is quite lengthy for a ski book, but then I can't recall a ski book that is about everything there is to know about skiing?

Vital information for new skiers
This book contains a lot of information useful to new skiers. I wish I had it when I started skiing a few years ago. Worth at least the price of a few skiing lessons. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Reference    2. Skiing - General    3. Skis and skiing    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Winter Sports    7. Sports & Recreation / Skiing   

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allsport
Slightly unfair review by the previous reviewer, when they say the book doesn't have all the great photos of the last 50 years. It is made fairly clear by the tag line of the book that it IS a collection of photos from the Allsport and Hulton-Getty. Anyway, for me, it was enlightening to see a lot of extraordinary photos that I had never seen before. I've already seen the really famous ones !!

A beautiful book, but...
This mammoth book does a wonderful job of displaying some brilliant sports images, and does a fairly good job tracking the evolution of sporting photography from static view-camera shots to today's cinemaesque, remote-camera action images. But as an actual history of sports photography, it's a bit lacking. The editors apparently felt content to limit their selection of photos to those in the Allsport and Hulton-Getty agency archives, and so a large chunk of the notable sporting images and history from the last century are just plain not there. Yet another great book from ALLSPORT
Sports photography is both a fascinating medium and one which has stood the test of time. Despite the onset of the digital camera and computer generated images, the craft remains fresh, yet few give thought to the creativity and skill of our best sports photographers. Sportscape shows in detail the creativity, efforts and techniques that world - class photographers use to take the stunning pictures we see in newspapers, magazines and other printed media. Many great pictures feature in the book taken by photographers such as Clive Brunskill and Adam Pretty. I recommend it for anyone with a keen interest in the art. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. General    2. Hockey - General    3. Photoessays & Documentaries    4. Photography    5. Photography of sports    6. Photojournalism    7. Pictorial works    8. Sports    9. Sports (Specific Aspects)    10. Photography / General   

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Awesome story my son loves it!
We love all of her books and buy them 1 at a time as we can afford them. In an age of big in your face pop up books and childrens books that make your eyes hurt these books are a wonderful find. As always the illustrations are beautiful - I read all the reviews first but few had actual specifics about the actual invdividual stories of her books, so that's what I've done here. I hope it helps others know what wonderful books they are. I wish they were easier to find in Canada.
Gorgeous, old-world art and story
Ollie gets his first pair of skiis and uses them in the woods near his home somewhere in Scandanavia.He meets up with Jack-Frost, and some other colorful characters.The art-work is of a style and beauty long missing inchildrens' books.Ms. Beskow's drawings are from an earlier period inchildren's literature, and are quite nostaligic for those of us raised withour grandparent's childrens' books. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Fiction    3. General    4. Skiing - General    5. Skis and skiing    6. Sports    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Winter    9. Winter sports    10. Picture books   

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Wide variety of stories
This mini-anthology has a wide range of hockey stories from one written by the American, Pulitzer-winning author William Faulkner (this story was junk, though well written if you like Faulkner) to life on the road as a minor league player hoping to be called up (poignantly and rawly written like the life itself), to a homily to Toe Blake, to a portrait of The Great One (Gretzky) by Peter Gzowski, to how to make your own backyard rink.
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Subjects:  1. Anecdotes    2. Hockey    3. Hockey - General    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Sports & Recreation / Hockey   

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A "big little book"
As a longtime Alaskan, I feel fortunate to have had both Doug and Jill in many courses. The book Snow sense is now the required reading material for all Nat'l Ski Patrol avalanche courses, and rightly so. I read it at thebegining of every season. True avalanche professionals. If you ever havethe chance, come to Alaska and take one of their courses.

From Backcountry Magazine #19, 1999
Used by avalanche professionals as a base for avalanche education classes. Small size but HUGE on concise information for learning to recognize, evaluate, and avoid potential avalanche hazards.

Review from Outside Mag.,The Outside Canon:A Few Great Books
"Avalanches are not acts of God. This valuable book details how to read terrain, snowpack, and weather variables to determine the possiblities ofavalanche and how to save yourself in case of one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Canada    2. Natural Disasters    3. Nature    4. Outdoor Skills    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Skiing - General    7. Sports    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Sports & Recreation / Outdoor Skills    10. Atmospheric disturbances    11. Avalanches   

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For us (ahem!) seasoned skiers
I've been skiing for over thirty years so I know everything right? Ha! My first time on modern shaped skis was pretty well...interesting.
Awesome ski instruction system
I have experiencedfirst hand instruction with this system.I have also taken the PSIA lessons offered at many ski areas. If you don't want to be stuck in the wedge forever then have a look at this.Harald Harb's PMTS is a systematic approach that will get you skiing better than 90% of the people you see skiing on any given day.Don't beleive the hype about out of the mainstream.They have something here. Believe it, this system works.If you want to carve and rip this is it!

false information
Yes, this is the author of, "Anyone Can Be an Expert Skier." I am doing this to fairly represent a service for the public. Regular ski instructors don't want you to know about the PMTS. They misrepresent our product.
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Subjects:  1. Skiing    2. Sports & Recreation / Skiing    3. Sports    4. General    5. Sports & Recreation   

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Great book!
I use this many times a season to grab a drill or two when needed.

Excellent drill book!
As a coach of a club level 11-up girl's team, this book is the "go to" book for drills for skating, stick handling, shooting, etc.The drills are described in detail, and each one has a drawing to make explanations to the players more simple.This is the book I refer to the most, (second only to the USA Hockey info) for coming up with practice plans and season goals. ... Read more

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

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Mr. Hockey, plain and simple...
I read this book back in November of 1999.The co-author Frank Condron did an excellent job with Gordie Howe in putting this historical book together.On top of the simple fact that a picture is worth 1,000 words. The whole book is a Hockey Pictoral Treasure.Mr. Condron did an excellentjob of writing this book.What I mean by that is.Simply because youdon't feel your reading Gordies words.Its like Mr. Howe is right next toyou and he is pointing at each picture as you turn every page.Also it isquite obvious after all the press, awards and fame, Gordie Howe is still agentleman.

TRUE HOCKEY MEMORBILIA!
This work represents the finest photo collectionof GORDIE HOWE'S career to date. If YOU are old enough to remember the epic battles between the Montreal Canadians and the Detroit Red Wings of the 1950's-60's, YOU canrelive these times in photo concepts - eg. Howe's 545 goal in the MontrealForum eclipsing Rocket Richards's record and the 15 minute standing ovationby Montreal fans; Howe's commentary on the Montreal dynasty once JacquePlante and Jean Bellevue arrived on the hockey scene; the skilledfis-ti-cuffs of Gordie Howe against bad boy, Lou Fontinato of the New YorkRangers; and Howe's best picks of NHL players he most admired! ... BUY TWOAND MAKE A FRIEND! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1928-    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Canada    5. Hockey - General    6. Hockey players    7. Howe, Gordie,    8. Ice Hockey    9. Personal Memoirs    10. Sports    11. Sports & Recreation    12. Sports - General    13. Hockey players - Canada - Biography    14. Howe, Gordie, 1928-   

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Great Contribution to XC Skiing
Einar Svensson has put an amazing level of effort and care into producing "Ski Skating With Champions: How to Ski With Least Energy," and it shows. Detailed, analytical approach
Mr. Svensson's book presents detailed analyses of 17 skate skiing techniques and more.I really liked that each technique was presented in a several different ways.Anyone who has teaching experience knows that two different students may find different approaches to a subject more effective.As to 'technical errors' found by 'elite skiers' I have a feeling nordic skiiers are like musicians.It is said that the only thing two musicians can agree on is the incompetence of a third.Indeed there are a variety of tweeks and variations on each technique that will prove to be effective for each skiier.This book provides ample material for a starting point.This is a really amazing book.

Extensive Work
A lot of work went into writing Ski Skating With Champions.It dissectsski skating like no other book before it.Many intermediate level skierswill find it thought provoking.Read more

Subjects:  1. Skiing - CrossCountry    2. Skiing - General    3. Sports    4. Sports & Recreation    5. Winter Sports    6. Biomechanics    7. Cross-country skiing    8. Skating