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Pele

The best of a generation of Brazilians universally acknowledged as the most astounding group ever to play the game, Pele is a true legend in the world of soccer. He won the World Cup three times and is Brazil's all-time record goal scorer with 97 goals. This exciting collection gathers together some of the greatest images from Pele’s long and storied career, from his first days playing at the club level to his astounding performances on the international level. Accompanied by commentary from Pele himself, this is a beautiful compendium of the greatest player in the history of the beautiful game.

Clemente Angelo Lisi

"A History of the World Cup: 1930-2006" chronicles this international phenomenon, providing vivid accounts of individual games, highlighting the players and coaches who left their mark on the competition over the past six decades, and featuring a glossary of terms, statistics for each competition, photos, and profiles of the most memorable-and controversial-figures of the sport.

Lillian M. Li, Alison Dray-Novey, Haili Kong

Few world cities have a record as long, as fascinating, or as well-documented as Beijing's. A capital almost continuously for more than a thousand years, the city has been Khubilai Khan's Mongol headquarters, home to emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the main stage for Communist-era achievements and upheavals. "Beijing" is the first book in English to trace this vibrant city's history from its earliest days to the present. It highlights recent changes in the city as its more than fifteen million people live through record-level economic growth and intensive preparations for the 2008 Olympics. Focusing on the lives of ordinary residents and rulers alike, the authors examine the controversial destruction of historic districts as well as the construction of new residential and business districts and Olympic venues. Extensive photographs and paintings, many not previously published, offer a window onto Beijing not only in major phases of its past, but also in its startlingly...

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1981 Nhl Entry Draft, 1980-81 Toronto Maple Leafs Season, 1980-81 New York Rangers Season, 1981-82 New York Rangers Season, 1981-82 St. Louis Blues Season, 1980-81 Calgary Flames Season, 1981-82 Vancouver Canucks Season, 1981-82 Los Angeles Kings Season, 1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs Season, 1980-81 Montreal Canadiens Season, 1981-82 Pittsburgh Penguins Season, 1981-82 Montreal Canadiens Season, 1980-81 Los Angeles Kings Season, 1981-82 Chicago Black Hawks Season, 1980-81 Pittsburgh Penguins Season, 1980-81 St. Louis Blues Season, 1980-81 Winnipeg Jets Season, 1980-81 Chicago Black Hawks Season, 1981-82 Boston Bruins Season, 1980-81 Boston Bruins Season, 1981-82 Colorado Rockies Season, 1981-82 Calgary Flames Season, 1980-81 Colorado Rockies Season, 1981-82 Washington Capitals Season, 1981-82 Quebec...

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 1941-42 Toronto Maple Leafs Season, 1942-43 Detroit Red Wings Season, 1942-43 Montreal Canadiens Season, 1941-42 Montreal Canadiens Season, 1941-42 Detroit Red Wings Season, 1941-42 Boston Bruins Season, 1942-43 Boston Bruins Season, 1942-43 Toronto Maple Leafs Season, 1941-42 Brooklyn Americans Season, 1941-42 Chicago Black Hawks Season, 1941-42 Nhl Season, 1942-43 Chicago Black Hawks Season, 1942-43 Nhl Season, 1942 Stanley Cup Finals, 1942-43 Ahl Season, 1941-42 Ahl Season, 1942 Memorial Cup. Excerpt: The 1941 42 AHL season was the 6th season of the American Hockey League . Ten teams played 56 games each in the schedule. The Indianapolis Capitals won the F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy as the Western Division champions, and the Calder Cup as league champions. Team changes Final standings Note: GP = Games...

Scott Surgent

The World Hockey Association started play in 1972, and for seven seasons challenged the mighty National Hockey League for hockey dominance in North America. It was the league founded on the shoulders of Bobby Hull and Gordie Howe, and carried forth by Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Mike Gartner. This book details the seven-year run of the WHA, with year-by-year standings, thumbnail stories, regular-season and playoff game results and player statistics. Also included are complete draft lists, all-star game results, summaries to significant games, international series results, team summaries, coach and player registries, and a near-complete gallery for every single coach and player to participate in the WHA - over 800 images in all.

Editors at the NFL

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Michael Abrams

The Wright Brothers were wimps. Or so you might think after reading this account of their unsung but even more daring rivals—the men and women who strapped wings to their backs and took to the sky. If only for a few seconds. People have been dying to fly, quite literally, since the dawn of history. They’ve made wings of feather and bone, leather and wood, canvas and taffeta, and thrown themselves off the highest places they could find. Theirs is the world’s first and still most dangerous extreme sport, and its full history has never been told. "Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers" is a thrilling, hilarious, and often touching chronicle of these obsessive inventors and eccentric daredevils. It traces the story of winged flight from its doomed early pioneers to their glorious high-tech descendants, who’ve at last conquered gravity (sometimes, anyway). Michael Abrams gives us a brilliant bird’s-eye view of what it’s like to fly with wings. And then, inevitably, to fall....

Larry Lloyd

Laurence Valentine Lloyd - Larry Lloyd - was one of the toughest, most uncompromising players in his heyday. His strength and battle-hardened nature saw this defender win league titles and European cups throughout an illustrious career. Signed from his hometown club, Bristol Rovers, by legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly, Lloyd soon became a regular in the Liverpool team. Alongside skipper Tommy Smith he became renowned as being one half of the toughest defense in the game; no mean feat considering this was in the 1970s, when football really was a tough game. Making his first appearance for England in 1971, under Sir Alf Ramsay, Lloyd's career went from strength to strength. Liverpool stormed to a League and UEFA Cup double in 1973 - a season in which he didn't miss a single minute of the 54 games - and it seemed there was no stopping this indomitable defensive force. But disaster struck in the following season when an injury saw him replaced by up-and-coming Reds' hero Phil...

Benjamin Hochman

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