Download or read book The Ultimate Book of New York Lists written by Bert Randolph Sugar and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2009-11-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where can you find New York City's best hamburger? What are the ten best songs ever written about New York? The ten best books set in New York? Bert Randolph Sugar and some famous friends answer these burning questions, helping both New Yorkers and tourists learn what makes the greatest city on earth so great. With a foreword by legendary newspaperman Bill Gallo of the New York Daily News and lists from celebrity New Yorkers like Pete Hamill and Howard Stern, this is a book no lover of New York City should be without.
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Hockey Lists written by Hockey News and published by Transcontinental Books. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writers and editors at The Hockey News, along with recognizable personalities in the hockey world, pool their resources to deliver 200 varied and compelling top 10 lists. Each list will be accompanied with a story from the worst uniforms to the best skaters; from the scariest moments to the scariest mullets; from the most heated rivalries to the game’s coolest characters; the magazine staff delivers definitive rankings of all things about hockey. It’s a hockey fan’s dream come true!
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists written by Jami Frater and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-11-03 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of obscure facts, impressive achievements, despicable crimes, bizarre records, unforgettable films and more from the authors of listverse.com. Discover bizarre facts, amazing trivia, astonishing mysteries, natural wonders, little-known people, useful tips and much more in this mammoth bathroom reader. From crime, movies and music to science, history and literature, this book offers an incredible array of intriguing top-ten lists, including: • Urban Legends—Debunked • Influential People Who Never Lived • Ancient Methods of Execution • Poisonous Foods We Love to Eat • Inventions of the Middle Ages • Gruesome Fairytale Origins • Secret Societies • Amazing Film Swordfights • Bizarre Animal Mating Rituals • Misconceptions About Evolution • Tips for Frugal Living • Fascinating Graveyards You Must See
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists written by Bert Randolph Sugar and published by Running Press Adult. This book was released on 2011-01-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What were the ten most fantastic knockouts in boxing history? Which pugilist had the greatest jab of all time? What were the sport's most intense rivalries? Who scored the biggest upsets in the sport's annals? Which fighters have the best nicknames? These questions and many others are answered in this bold collection of ranked lists from two of boxing's most popular commentators. Each list has an introductory paragraph followed by a number of ranked entries, with each entry featuring a brief explanation of ranking plus entertaining and enlightening background information. Also included are original lists contributed exclusive to this book by more than 25 top personalities from boxing and beyond, including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Oscar De La Hoya, Bernard Hopkins, and more.
Download or read book Face Off written by The Editors of Sports Illustrated Kids and published by Sports Illustrated Kids. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth book in the best-selling Sports Illustrated Kids Top 10 series, Face-Off: Top 10 Lists of Everything in Hockey, ranks the best players, shooters, slap shots, and toothless smiles in the NHL. With over 150 different players and teams ranked in more than 15 different categories, this fun look at the greatest aspects of the NHL will serve as the ultimate argument-ender (or debate-starter!) for young hockey fans. Don't miss the other books in the Top 10 series from Sports Illustrated Kids: The Top 10 Lists of Everything in Sports, 1st and 10: Top 10 Lists of Everything in Football, and Slam Dunk!: Top 10 Lists of Everything in Basketball.
Download or read book The Ultimate Book of Sports Lists 1998 written by Mike Meserole and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with fascinating facts on sports from baseball to boxing, and competitive venues from college to the Olympics, this new and definitive, illustrated annual sports reference manual includes a wealth of statistics--including the 1997 World Series--plus full-color photos.
Download or read book Listverse com s Ultimate Book of Bizarre Lists written by Jamie Frater and published by Ulysses Press. This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FREAKS OF NATURE, ODD CRIMES, SHOCKING DEATHS, DEVASTATING DISASTERS, BLOOD-CURDLING RITES, CRAZY CONSPIRACIES & MUCH, MUCH MORE -Gruesome Torture Devices -Mass Hysteria Outbreaks -Unbelievable Miniatures -Disturbingly Scary Clowns -Outer Space Mysteries -Astonishing Aphrodisiacs -Disgusting Ancient Jobs -Spooky Sports Curses -World-Famous Penises -Mail-Order-Bride Shockers -Brutal Pope Deaths -Outrageous Wedding Locales -Grossest Edible Animals -Appalling Religious Practices
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to the Ultimate Reading List written by John Charles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-07-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Great reads for busy people. This is a guide to help busy people find great reads in fiction and nonfiction. Filled with recommendations of popular, entertaining reading, this book covers mystery and suspense, romance, women’s fiction and chick lit, Westerns, science fiction, such nonfiction topics as animals, art, biography, memoirs, business, true crime, and more. Plus, each entry includes a summary of the book, its significance, and a critique/observation/comment.
Download or read book Jaw Dropping Hockey Trivia written by Don Weekes and published by Greystone Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the scoring exploits of historic greats like Gordie Howe, Dit Clapper and Joe Malone to hockey heroics ripped from yesterday's headlines—including the wild 2011 Cup final between the Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks—these quizzes and games will test the knowledge and stoke the passions of hockey fans everywhere. In eight cleverly constructed theme chapters, among them a chapter on swashbuckling Stanley Cup clashes and another on the on-ice drama at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, renowned hockey trivia master Don Weekes takes the reader on a colourful journey through hockey lore. From glorious victories to hilarious interview quotes, the greatest sport on ice is crammed, in all its zany glory, into this terrific trivia collection.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Hockey written by Malcolm G. Kelly and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2001 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Hockey will cover the complete history of hockey, including: in the beginning-bandy and shinny are the precursors to what would become hockey; full-blown hockey invented in...Dartmouth, N.S.; How hockey hit the lower forty-eight; the first Winter Olympics; the birth of the NHL; the 70's-goons to the left, goons to the right-hockey's darkest days; the rise of Lemieux, Gretzky, Messier, and the modern hockey hero; hockey comes out from behind the Iron Curtain; and inroads women and minorities have made into the sport. The authors have also included four Top 10 lists in the back of the book, including players, teas, moments, and influential people in hockey history.
Download or read book Stan Shirley Fischler s All time Book of Hockey Lists written by Fischler, Shirley and published by Whitby, Ont. : McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1993 [i.e. 1992]. This book was released on 1992 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scholastic Canada Book of Hockey Lists written by Paul Romanuk and published by Scholastic Canada. This book was released on 2007-10 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want to know which trophies are the oldest in the NHL? Or who has the best facial hair? How about the most popular nicknames? Boys love compiling statistics of great sports moments and milestones, particularly in hockey. This book is full of hockey lists that kids will love, from the fun to the serious. Some of the lists included are: teams with the most home wins; fastest goals from the start of the game; the tallest NHL players; the shortest NHL players; franchises with the most Stanley Cups; popular hockey arena songs and most unusual hockey fashion statements (yes, the mullet is included).
Download or read book The Three Stars and Other Selections written by Jefferson Davis and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following on the heels of the successful "Hello Hockey Fans from Coast to Coast", the authors present their second book of obscure hockey lists. Photos.
Download or read book More All Time Hockey Lists written by Stan Fischler and published by . This book was released on 1998-03 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A second collection of All-Time Hockey Lists to keep you laughing. Among the outrageous lists in this collection are: the six reasons why the Rangers were able to win the Stanley Cup after 54 years & a dozen curses; Jacques Demers' eight most inspirational words; three reasons why Gordie Howe will always rank above Wayne Gretzky on the list of all-time great scorers; four reasons why Alexandre Daigle is the biggest build-up to the biggest let-down of the 1990's; the ten best fighters of the last decade; five reasons why hockey officiating is the worst in all major sports, & much more. B/W photos.
Download or read book DK Ultimate Sports Lists written by Mike Meserole and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides information on team and individual records in professional and collegiate sports including baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and more.
Download or read book Boston Bruins written by Fischler Stan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by hockey's most authoritative author, this is the definitive collection of Boston Bruins history. In his newly revised edition of Boston Bruins: Greatest Moments and Players, “Hockey Maven” Stan Fischler examines the storied history of the Boston Bruins from their first game in 1924 to their epic Stanley Cup victory in 2011 and beyond. Beyond the stats and facts, this veteran sportswriter brings fans off the ice and into the locker room to share a treasure trove of stories and anecdotes from this legendary franchise. Within these pages, Bruins fans will read about all of Boston hockey's most famous names—Phil Esposito, Bobby Orr, Eddie Shore, Milt Schmidt, John Bucyk, Zdeno Chara, Patrice Bergeron, Tuukka Rask, and many more.
Download or read book Who s who in Hockey written by Stan Fischler and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If there is one book that's missing from the ever-growing number of hockey books available, it is an A-to-Z guide of the sport's all-time greatest stars. Finally, that book has arrived. Veteran hockey authors Stan and Shirley Fischler's Who's Who in Hockey is the complete guide to the game's greatest players.This indispensable hockey reference book features all of the sport's most notable players, from Wayne Gretzky and Howie Morenz to Rocket Richard, Marcel Pronovost, and Bep Guidolin.For easy reference, this comprehensive 480-page volume is divided into three parts: pre-World War II players, World War II to Expansion, and From 1967-68 to the present.Each player's entry includes his biography, personal statistics, and career highlights, along with anecdotal information. In addition to player listings, this power-packed book will include: o Dozens of player photoso Capsule histories of every past and present NHL franchiseo The colorful history behind the Stanley Cupo Profiles of the game's best coaches and managers o Profiles of others who've helped make the game great, such as Pete and Jerry Cusimano, who pioneered the Detroit tradition of throwing octopuses onto the ice for luck.Perhaps the most complete compendium of biographies on hockey's greatest players ever published, Who's Who in Hockey will be a hot item with both die-hard and newer fans of this popular professional sport.
