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Keep the Olympic spirit alive! Children can learn all about the Winter Olympic Sports and catch the spirit with these highly motivational and fun-to-read Easy Olympic Sports Readers. These colorful and exciting books represent six of the most popular winter sports: Sledding, Skiing, Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Ice Hockey, Snowboarding. With such enticing subjects, beginning readers will visit their favorite sports often while learning how to read. ... Read more

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From the peewees to the pros, no sport can match Ice Hockey for fast-paced action and thrill-a-minute play. A Basic Guide to Ice Hockey tells you what you need to know about the fundamentals of the sport, whether you're sharpening your playing skills or rooting for your favorite team. You'll learn how to tell an icing from an offsides, how to kill penalties, and how to cash in on the power play. You'll also read the inspiring stories of the U.S. men's teams that won Olympic gold medals against overwhelming odds in 1960 and 1980.
• Profiles of the U.S. men's and women's Ice Hockey teams for the 2002 Olympics
• Dramatic accounts of the “Team of Destiny” and the “Miracle on Ice”
• Clear, concise explanations of Ice Hockey rules
• Basic skills and advanced strategies
• Nutrition, health, and fitness tips
• Guidelines for parents, fans, volunteers, and team members ... Read more

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Angela Ruggiero is the world’s best women's ice hockey player as rated by Hockey News magazine. She was the first female non-goalie to play in a men’s professional hockey league, and she has used her status as a top female athlete to promote education, health, and the value of sports across the globe. A Harvard graduate, humanitarian, and rare hockey “triple crown” winner (Olympic gold medalist, world champion, and collegiate champion), she traces in Breaking the Ice the growth of girls’ and women’s hockey from the fringes of the sports world to the center of the Olympic and world stage.Angela’s inspirational journey from a childhood in the suburbs of Southern California, where she had to overcome skepticism concerning girls in hockey and even about the sport of hockey itself, to stardom in rinks around the world is a remarkable story of determination and athletic achievement. A leading player for all three U.S. Women’s Olympic Hockey teams for which she has played, she recounts not only the joys of ultimate victory but also the physical and emotional challenges that confront a topnotch athlete, including strains on family life, a punishing training regimen, and the rigors of constant travel. It reveals Angela as a dynamic and outspoken woman who has packed a rucksack full of intense experiences and hard-learned lessons into her life. Her story will appeal not only to hockey and sports fans but also to readers of all ages who are interested in the triumph of a woman who would not be daunted by the challenges of blazing a trail and breaking through barriers. Angela has played in six International Ice Hockey Federation Women’s World Championships, and in April 2005 she scored one of the shootout goals that helped the U.S. team win the tournament for the first time. She was recognized by the NCAA as one of the Top VIII scholar athletes in the country. Since graduating from Harvard in 2004, Ruggiero has founded the All-American Girls Hockey School. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

hockey role model
I read this book after my 13 year hockey player finished. This is a life lesson book. She is one of the top in her field and like C.Gunn had things to overcome that made them stronger. This book lets girls know these are real people that worked hard, and it is possible to shoot for the stars.

A must read for ALL female athletes
My daughter is a 10 year old girl hockey player and both she and I read the book, she actually did a powerpoint presentation for school on the book.This book is more than just a hockey book but an insiration to all girls about the obstacles Angela overcame in her life.After reading the book myself I am glad to know that my daughter looks up to Angela and wants to be like her, there is NO better role model for a young girl to look up to than Angela.This book is a must for all young girls, no matter what sport or activity they are involved in.

Inspiring.
This book talks about some of the early formings of girls/womens hockey in the USA. This is a very good book to read if you are familiar with hockey. Even if you are not involved with hockey you will like this book, because it talks about overcoming the odds and moving up in the ranks.

Angela Ruggiero rocks my (hockey) socks
This book is less about hockey and more about getting a peek inside the life of one of the greatest athletes of all time.It details the dedication that excellence requires, combined with personal stories from Angela's life.This book should be a part of every female hockey player's library.As a bonus, Ruggiero is seriously hot. ... Read more

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Meet the women of Team USA: twenty high-achieving, defiant female athletes, both seasoned players and enthusiastic rookies. Follow this dream team for the many months of training in practice arenas and tournaments across the United States and Canada in anticipation of Nagano.Join them in the locker room and feel the tension of pregame strategies and the Olympic team selection process. Experience the drama of the battles on the ice and the friendships that were made along the way.Meet their coach, a mythical figure in men's ice hockey who treated his players as world-class athletes, and the families and friends of the team, who encouraged these girls to follow their dreams and challenge all prejudices against contact sports for women.Watch and be inspired by this unforgettable team--the women who risked everything in crashing the net. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (9)

a different aspect
I have a friend who is a female hockey player and this book helped me see her aspect of the game womens hockey is still growing and maybe one day we'll see a women play in an actual NHL game

An amazing book about an amzing team.
This book is wonderful!It gives all young athletes, like mysefl, hope for the future.Plus, this is a team that deserved to have their story told, and Mary Turco did a wonderful job at telling it.

Crashing the Net, my all-time favorite
Crashing the net is my all-time favorite book. This is a well written book that makes you feel that your really there standing beside K.L. or Cammi. It shows you the glory of being an Olympian and one day I want to try to play womens hockey in the Olympics. This book is one of the things that persuaded me! This book shows that anything is possible when you believe in yourself.

Great Book
This is such an amazing book with a true positive message for female athletes and their sports.Mary Turco has done a teriffic job of capturing this team's heart and spirit.This is an excellent book, one that I recommend highly.

Dana

She Shoots.....She Scores!
Mary Turco captures the excitement that surrounded the first U.S. Women's Olympic Ice Hockey Team.Unfortunately, the text wasn't quite as excited.Although the stories were interesting, they were dryly written.It washard to get behind these remarkable athletes as there just didn't seem tobe enough character developement.These wonderful gold-medal winners allhad to fight the prejudices against women's sports to follow their dreamsand serve as inspiration, but this aspect was barely touched upon.Thespirit of the 1998 U.S. Women's Hockey Team and their amazing journey wasnicely remembered and portrayed, but you will not find much of anythingelse. ... Read more

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Great Book. Should be Collectors Item. Lots of Action Shots!
Very colorful book. The action shots are great and lots of them. The editorial is light and easy to read. ... Read more

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New York, 1980.Though the world was in turmoil, the U.S. Olympic hockey team united Americans on February 22.The Soviet Union had dominated Olympic hockey and they were aggressively invading the Middle East.Many felt the Soviets were unstoppable.Skate with the 20 young American men who made history when they did just that in this inspiring graphic novel. ... Read more

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A good history lesson
This book was okay for an elementary/middle school child's library. It contained more historical information of world events than actual information about the games played by the 1980 Olympic Hockey team. Very little information was given about the players themselves or their sentiments at the time. ... Read more

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The Story of the Greatest Sports Moment of the Twentieth Century

Once upon a time, they taught us to believe. They were the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, and they engineered what Sports Illustrated called the greatest sports moment of the twentieth century. Their “Miracle on Ice” has become a national fairy tale, but the real Cinderella story is even more remarkable.

Wayne Coffey casts a fresh eye on this seminal sports event, giving readers an ice-level view of the amateurs who took on a Russian hockey juggernaut at the height of the Cold War. He details the unusual chemistry of the Americans—formulated by their fiercely determined coach, Herb Brooks—and seamlessly weaves portraits of the boys with the fluid action of the game itself. Coffey also traces the paths of the players and coaches since their stunning victory, examining how the Olympic events affected their lives.

Told with warmth and an uncanny eye for detail, The Boys of Winter is an intimate, perceptive portrayal of one Friday night in Lake Placid and the enduring power of the extraordinary.


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Left Wanting More
The book is 288 pages with extremely wide margins.To tell this story properly the book should be in the 400-500 page range.I wanted to know more about the American players, the ones who brought home the gold as well as those who, like Her Brooks in 1960, were among the last cuts.What were their feelings after "The Miracle" knowing that they had been that close to being a part of it.I wanted to know more about Brooks himself.His relationship with his wife and kids, did he ever get tired of talking about the 1980 games?I wanted to know more about the Russian players.Is the loss still talked about in Russia?How long did it take the players and hockey in the Soviet Union to get over the upset?

All of these subjects were touched upon, but that's the point--they were only touched upon and nothing was delved into completely so as to peel away layers of a more interesting story.

The 1980 U.S. hockey team is one of my favorite subjects.I found the team back then, and still find their achievement today, a tremendous source of inspiration.I just didn't learn very much new about them in this book.

I couldn't put it down
The 1980 Olympic hockey game between USA and USSR was the kind of event that you remember where you were, when we won.This book takes you back to that special time, that could be considered a turning point for US/USSR relations.After reading the book, I bought 2 DVDs.The movie about the game and the HBO documentary on the same subject.All were completely enjoyable.

We'll probably never have a team like the young amateurs that played for our country just because the loved the game.....a special book about some special kids and their coach.

boys of winter ....
this book is without a doubt the best book i've read on the 1980 usa hockey team .outstanding in every way.mr. coffey takes you inside the locker room of both teams and inside the lives of most usa players .

USA! USA! USA!
I can still hear the chants. Still feel the excitement. Still remember where I was, on the day a group of little known athletes beat the worlds best to move on to the gold medal game.

Mr. Coffey does a good job of bringing those moments back, although his concentration is soley on the one game itself.

A nice glimpse into those involved....both prior, during and since that momentous night (afternoon).

I enjoyed his job of retelling the event, although I have to admit, I popped "Miracle" into the DVD player about half way through the book in order to get a quick fix.

All in all.....a quick read and a nice way to bring those memories back to the surface.

I do believe
Although I wasn't born yet to witness the Miracle on Ice, this book almost makes up for it. Truly inspirational, especially the stories of Eruzione and Wells. A must read if you love to root for underdogs or if you are interested in what happened to the boys after Lake Placid.




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Title: Go downhill fast: feel that timeless Winter Olympics vibe in Lake Placid, N.Y. If you survive the bobsled, you'll have your own little miracle on ice.(BUZZER BEATERS: Things all sports fans must do before they die)
Author: Matt Crossman
Publication: The Sporting News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 24, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 230Issue: 8Page: 10(2)

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