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Hailing from Montreal, Canada, Lemieux is the star of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, known for his scoring prowess and stickhandling skill. ... Read more

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as tony the tiger would say "There great" just like this book.If your kids are into hockey i suggest that you shoot this book right under the tree this year.they will love it and learn what it takes to be great. ... Read more

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Autopen Signatures on cover of LEMIEUX and PAUL COFFEY Color photo cover color&b&w photos inside hockey tips as told to William Houston ... Read more

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Chapters: Mario Lemieux, Vladislav Tretiak, List of Members of the Iihf Hall of Fame, Sven Tumba Johansson, Angela James, Harry Sinden, Anders Hedberg, Vsevolod Bobrov, Cammi Granato, Jaroslav Drobný, David Bauer, John Mayasich, Bill Cleary, Philippe Bozon, Václav Nedomanský, Walter A. Brown, Geraldine Heaney, Bunny Ahearne, Erich Kühnhackl, Riikka Nieminen, Alexander Ragulin, Vlastimil Bubník, Vic Lindquist, Seth Martin, Rudi Hiti, Walter Bush, Gerry Cosby, Jacques Lacarrière, Urpo Ylönen, Vladimír Zábrodský. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 125. 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: Mario Lemieux, OC, CQ (born October 5, 1965) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 17 seasons as a forward for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1984 and 2005. Lemieux was a gifted playmaker and fast skater, despite his large size and strength. Lemieux often beat defencemen with fakes and dekes. He is currently the Penguins' principal owner and chairman of the board, having bought the team out of bankruptcy in 1999. He is the only person ever to win the Stanley Cup as both a player and an owner. Lemieux led Pittsburgh to two Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992, Canada to an Olympic gold medal in 2002, a championship at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and a Canada Cup in 1987. He won three Hart Trophies as the NHL's most valuable player during the season, six Art Ross Trophies as the league's leading scorer, and two Conn Smythe Trophies as playoff MVP. At the time of his retirement, he was the NHL's seventh-ranked all-time scorer with 690 goals and 1,033 assists. In 2004, he was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame. Playing only 915 out of a potential 1428 regular season NHL games, Lemieux's career was plagued by health problems. His numerous ailments includ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=148878 ... Read more

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Les achats comprennent une adhésion à l'essai gratuite au club de livres de l'éditeur, dans lequel vous pouvez choisir parmi plus d'un million d'ouvrages, sans frais. Le livre consiste d'articles Wikipedia sur : Peter Forsberg, Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Joe Sakic, Dominik Hašek, Jaromír Jágr, Valeri Kamenski, Sidney Crosby, Hooley Smith, Alekseï Goussarov, Robert Reichel, Eric Staal, Martin Brodeur, Martin Ručínský, Brendan Shanahan, Tomas Jonsson, Alekseï Kovaliov, Jiří Dopita, Alekseï Jitnik, Mark Johnson, Eric Lindros, Vladimír Růžička, Viatcheslav Bykov, Marc-André Fleury, Igor Larionov, Aleksandr Moguilny, Theoren Fleury, Jiří Šlégr, Neal Broten, Andreï Kovalenko, Josef Beránek, Ievgueni Davydov, Viatcheslav Fetissov, Ed Belfour, Dany Heatley, Curtis Joseph, Daniel Alfredsson, Vladimir Malakhov, Jan Čaloun, Ryan Smyth, Pavel Patera, Viatcheslav Boutsaïev, Ilia Biakine, Vladislav Tretiak, Henrik Lundqvist, Al Macinnis, Martin Procházka, Sergueï Zoubov, Mats Näslund, Igor Kravtchouk, Scott Niedermayer, Dave Christian, Dmitri Iouchkevitch, Aleksandr Maltsev, Mats Sundin, Ken Morrow, Adam Foote, Robert Lang, Vitali Prokhorov, Nikolaï Khabibouline, David Moravec, Joe Nieuwendyk, Samuel Påhlsson, Valeri Kharlamov, Chris Pronger, Nicklas Lidström, Owen Nolan, Jarome Iginla, Rick Nash, Christian Bäckman, Sergueï Makarov, Richard Šmehlík, Daniel Tjärnqvist, Petr Svoboda, Mattias Öhlund, Boris Mikhaïlov, Iouri Khmyliov, Nikolaï Borchtchevski, Ronnie Sundin, Darius Kasparaitis, Roman Hamrlík, Alekseï Kassatonov, Dunc Munro, Sergueï Petrenko, Henrik Zetterberg, Zinetoula Bilialetdinov, Jaroslav Špaček, Martin Straka, Rob Blake, Sergueï Baoutine, Mika Hannula, Dmitri Mironov, Joe Thornton, Anatoli Semionov, Igor Boldine, Vsevolod Bobrov, Frank Fredrickson, Paul Kariya, Ryan Getzlaf, Vladimir Kovine, Henrik Sedin, Mikael Samuelsson, Jörgen Jönsson, Libor Procházka, Daniel Sedin, Drew Doughty, Ed Jovanovski, Andreï Lomakine, Mike Ri...http://booksllc.net/?l=fr ... Read more

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Chapters: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Conn Smythe, Harold Ballard, Charlie Finley, Bernie Kosar, Philip Anschutz, Tom Hicks, Edmonton Investors Group Limited Partnership, Jack Kent Cooke, Steve Stavro, Mike Ilitch, William Davidson, Henry Samueli, George N. Gillett, Jr., James L. Dolan, Tom Golisano, Charles Wang, Stan Kroenke, Ronald Burkle, Wayne Huizenga, Bill Wirtz, Peter Pocklington, Hartland Molson, Larry Tanenbaum, Eugene Melnyk, Gordon Gund, Edward J. Debartolo, Sr., George Kennedy, Bruce Mcnall, James E. Norris, Nelson Skalbania, Arthur Griffiths, John Bassett, Edward P. Roski, John Rigas, Northrup R. Knox, Stafford Smythe, Ed Snider, Sanjay Kumar, Daryl Katz, Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr., Ted Dey, Léo Dandurand, Jerry Moyes, Joseph Cattarinich, Rocky Wirtz, John Mcmullen, Seymour H. Knox Iii, Charles Dolan, James D. Norris, Raul Fernandez, John H. Mcconnell, Francesco Aquilini, Marcel Aubut, Howard Baldwin, Roger Marino, Alan Cohen, Bruce Norris, Oren Koules, Len Barrie, Rod Bryden, Dave Checketts, Bruce Firestone, Peter Karmanos, Jr., Roy Boe, Denise Debartolo York, Thomas Scallen, Morris Belzberg, Arthur Wirtz, Donat Raymond, Harley Hotchkiss, Jeffrey Vanderbeek, Craig Leipold, Larry Quinn, Frank Griffiths, Marguerite Norris, John Mccaw, Jr., Steve Belkin, San Jose Sports ... Read more

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Hockey has been a part of Mario Lemieux's life since his childhood. Atthe age of six he was holding his own against boys four years older;by the time he was sixteen, he had captured the attention of theNational Hockey League, and soon after signed on with NHL's PittsburghPenguins.At the 2002 Olympic Winter Games he captained the Canadianhockey team, leading them in their gold medal winning performance. ... Read more

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Super Mario
I would recommend this book because it made you want to turn the page because the way he used the words in the book. This book showed me that Mario was a devoted person and how much he cared about people. The book inspired me to never give up on anything that you enjoy doing. When you hear about people caring so much it makes you want to be like them. ... Read more

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It was the Rumor of the New Millennium for the entire hockey world. The biggest story of the 2000-2001 National Hockey League season began as a whisper in Pittsburgh, and then raged across the sports pages and web sites of North America as the holidays neared. Mario Lemieux, the super-sized star of the National Hockey League driven too young from the game at which he excelled, was contemplating a comeback. In the wake of an interminable string of ailments and injuries, Super Mario had left the game in 1997 and limped into the Hockey Hall of Fame, barely into his thirties. By age thirty-four, he was president of the Pittsburgh Penguins, once again resurrecting a foundering franchise, this time in a suit. Ironically, accepting that responsibility only heightened his desire to address some unfinished business...on the ice. Healthier than he had been at any time in the last five years of his playing career, No.66 confirmed his return to the NHL ice wars, a belated Christmas present for Pittsburgh and the hockey world. Few could imagine the impact he would have on the league. From his early days as a hockey prodigy to the brilliant rise of his career (and its unexpected fall due to injury) and finally his return in a blaze of glory, Mario Lemieux: Over Time is the definitive book on one of the greatest hockey players of all time.
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A MUST READ
THIS BOOK IS A GREAT READ FOR ALL MARIO AND PENGUIN FANS. THE MANY PHOTOS REALLY MAKE THIS A STAND OUT BOOK. WE FOLLOW MARIO FROM HIS CHILDHOOD TO BEING THE CEO OF THE TEAM HE PLAYED HIS ENTIRE CAREER FOR. IT CONTAINS EACH GOAL MARIO SCORED IN HIS CAREER ALONG WITH WHO ASSISTED AND WHAT GOALIE GAVE IT UP. WE REALLY DON'T GET A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF MARIO'S LIFE BUT WE GET THE NITTY GRITTY. ONE OF THE OTHER HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS BOOK IS ABOUT HIS BACK INJURY AND THE REHAB HE HAD TO GO THRU TO PLAY AGAIN. MARIO ALSO HAD TO DEAL WITH A LIFE THREATENING DISEASE AND THE AFTER AFFECTS OF RADIATION. ALL IN ALL THIS REALLY IS AN EXCELLENT SALUTE TO THE MAGNIFICENT ONE. VERY RECOMMENDED.

Mario Lemieux Over time
This Book is a must Have for any Die-HARD or just a fan of ''Le Magnifique''or ''The Magnificent''. It mainly about his life from Pee-wee hockey to the comeback, Its covred. They have on most pages the games from mario's first back to the Final game of the 2000-20001 regular season. ... Read more

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The Stanley Cup, steeped in tradition and lore, revered by any player to set foot on the ice-drop-kicked into a canal?!

Follow the true exploits of the most celebrated of sport's trophies beyond the champagne toasts and all-star embraces.Why is the Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux's Swimming Pool is a wild, globe-trotting romp filled with zany, surprising, and often touching accounts of what really happens once hockey's greatest quest has been conquered and the celebration begins-off the ice.

What did the sport's greatest players do when, king for a day, they spent an eventful twenty-four hours with the Stanley Cup? The prestigious trophy has held everything from beer to infants, and has been carted from Moscow's Red Square to Bob's Big Boy. Why is The Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux's Swimming Pool? includes:* Stories of raw emotion and personal triumph-a visit to MIKE KEANE'S one-hundred-year-old grandmother's nursing home, and a presentation by JOE NIEUWENDYK to his blind professor during a reception at Cornell University* Raucous anecdotes of high comedy-nights abandoned on street corners, visits to strip clubs, golf course hi-jinks, and a trip to the bottom of MARIO LEMIEUX'S pool* Unbelievable twenty-four-hour world travel to Sweden, Russia, and beyond, mysterious tales of the Stanley Cup ghost, and reflections from hockey's greatest of the greats -HOWE, GRETZKY, ESPOSITO, and HULL

Would you drink from the Stanley Cup if you knew where it had been? Here's your chance to find out!

KEVIN ALLEN has been the USA Today's hockey beat writer since 1986 and is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association. His previous books include Brett Hull, USA Hockey and Crunch: A History of Fighting in the NHL. ... Read more

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Great info but needs more pictures
Lots of interesting info but could use more pictures of the places the cup has been found.

Makes You Want To See The Cup Yourself!
Oh, man.....after reading this book I'd give anything to see and touch the Stanley Cup.I always looked at it with awe but after reading this stories compiled by Kevin Allen, I appreciate the Cup even more.As he says, it's the most recognizable and meaningful trophy in all of sports.

The book gives us a number of short stories of how players reacted to winning it after capturing NHL championships.The fun really gets going when you read about the players taking it around to their friends places and to parties where unspeakable things happened to it!Man, this Cup has been through a lot.

I appreciated the funny stories in the book but was even more impressed with the touching stories.To some, like the fathers and mothers who got up at 4 a.m. to drive their kids to hockey practices year-after-year, seeing their now-grownup son hold this Cup can't do anything but bring tears of joy.I know I got choked up reading some of this.

This is a wonderful book....and very readable.

A must for any Hockey fan
Great insight to what goes on around the Cup.Of course, visiting the Cup live is the best option but this books allows you the appreciation of seeing her live and knowing who touched it and where she traveled to or in.
A must for any hockey fan.It gives some fun topic to chat about with your buddy's over some beers.

Why Is the Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux's Swimming Pool?: Ho
What do hockey players do with the Stanley Cup after winning the most cherished trophy ? That's what author Kevin Allen wrote about in the book Why is the Stanley Cup in Mario Lemieux's Swimming Pool?: How Winners Celebrate With the World's Most Famous Cup. With each player getting twenty-four hours to spend with Lord Stanley's Cup the cup comes back with a lot of bizarre memories.
The book takes you through the long journeys that they Stanley Cup endures. It takes you to many foreign countries like Russia and Canada, to the pool of Mario Lemieux or even to Cornell with Joe Nieuwendyk to visit his blind college professor. The book describes how meaningful winning the Stanley Cup is to hockey players. Long after the final game the players still have the same emotions with the Stanley Cup as they did the day they raised it over their heads. The book includes many players stories of when they won the Cup from the likes of Maurice Richard to more recently Brett Hull.
I highly recommend to those hockey fanatics who just can't get enough hockey. This book defiantly makes you want to keep reading and once you start you will not be able to put it down. Every time I see the precious trophy I always think back to this book and all the unusual things that the athletes did with the Stanley Cup.

a pretty funny book
this book was pretty funny to hear all the stories of the stanley cup it makes you laugh when you see people drink out of it to it also makes you think what you would do if you ever won the cup its great ... Read more

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Despite a relentless series of medical setba cks, including a well-publicised battle with cancer, Mario L emieux led the Pittsburgh Penguins to two Stanley Cups and w on six NHL scoring titles before retiring in 1997 at the age of 31. 'Amazon.com Review
One of those rare athletes whose skills raise the level of hissport, Mario Lemieux, who twice led the Pittsburgh Penguins to theStanley Cup, was a courageous and charismatic presence from the momenthe skated onto the ice; he deposited his first NHL shot into the net,and never looked back. No defense could stop him, not even Hodgkin'sdisease. He forechecked just about everything that stood between himand his goals--both on and off the ice. Lemieux retired in 1997, hisplace in the hockey pantheon assured, and The Final Period,with its dazzling display of text and photographs, is a brillianttribute to his career. ... Read more

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A great athlete and an awesome man
I like to call this book an "Adult picture book" because of the easy read and scrapbook of great pictures.I only wish it was written a few years later so Mario could tell us about his plans to save thePittsburgh Penguins.This is one athlete that has never been arrested, hasnever done drugs, has been happily married to his wife (and he has only hadone wife), and he's not going to go bankrupt anytime soon.Hats off to agreat athlete and an awesome man.

Read this book to find the definition of a true class act.
This book is the best book I've ever read on an athlete.It gives plenty of information throughout his career and really shows you what a class act Mario is.Not only is it detailed well, but the pictures are awesome.Ifyou doubt Mario as being one of the best athletes out there, read thisbook.You'll see why he earned the name Super Mario.

The Pictures make you feel like if your part of the game!
GREAT PICTURES

Great photos of a great player
Mario Lemieux:The Final Period is a very nice book, mainly made up of photos of "Le Magnifique". The book has few words, but countless wonderful photographs.It features many game-action photos of Mario duringhis years as a Pittsburg Penguin, as well as personal photos of him and hisfamily, and even hockey action photos of Mario before his NHL playing days. A must have for a Mario Lemieux fan.

A Must for Mario Lemieux Fans
A perfect book to remember the glory days of one of the best hockey players ever. ... Read more

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He is "The Best" there ever was on the ice!!!
This was a fantastic book compiling the story of the greatest player ever and his comeback from Hodgkins Disease and major back surgery.If you enjoy reading stories of courage this is the one for you!

A great book on the best Hockey player ever
This book is a very good summary of Mario career, including highlights and memorable events in his life. ... Read more

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Mario Lemieux(6-7)
Mario started playing hockey when he was just little. When Mario was about eleven years old he had good talent for his age. He was first drafted to Pittsburgh, But he refused to play here because of the salary. Mario got Hodgkin's disease when he was in Pittsburgh, But he soon came back and started scoring again. Mario married a girl named Nathalie.

I liked the book because it was interesting. The pictures were really good. There are little captions that tell more information like how many trophies Mario won. I thought it was really good and I would rate the book 7 out of 10.

I would recommend this book if you like to watch or play hockey. ... Read more