The Magnificent Mario

A young hockey player learns the value of playing one's best -- no matter what the circumstances -- from real-life hockey hero Mario Lemieux! Tyler is already a big Mario Lemieux fan, but he still loves looking at his dad's memento -- Mario's rookie card -- and hearing about how Mario started out with the worst team in the NHL. Tyler is also on the worst team in his league, and losing so often gets very frustrating. He is inspired by his hero's work on the ice, especially as he watches Mario through the 1990-91 season, giving a magnificent performance during the playoffs, and, of course, scoring an unbelievable goal against the Minnesota North Stars in the finals. As Mario and the Pittsburgh Penguins become the Stanley Cup winners, Tyler learns that things can change, and a team can become stronger if you give your best -- the way Mario did for his team.

This in-depth biography of the NHL legend begins with Lemieux's first tentative steps onto the ice as a two-year-old, and takes readers through his NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, his successful fight against Hodgkin's disease, his early retirement, and his triumphant return to the ice in December 2000. Full-color photo insert.

This in-depth biography of the NHL legend begins with Lemieux's first tentative steps onto the ice as a two-year-old, and takes readers through his NHL career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, his successful fight against Hodgkin's disease, his early retirement, and his triumphant return to the ice in December 2000. Full-color photo insert.

In nineteenth-century London Lizzie Brown wants nothing more than to escape from the slums and her drunk, abusive father, so finding work and friends in a passing circus seems like a dream come true--but when she starts to have visions she finds herself confronting the mysterious phantom of London.

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.

A biography of the hockey superstar who overcame injury, disease, and even aging to return to the rink.

Alors qu'il ressent un grand découragement du fait que son équipe de hockey ne semble pas pouvoir remonter la pente et obtenir une victoire, Max s'inspire des souvenirs que lui rappelle son père, photographe sportif, au sujet des exploits de Mario Lemieux. Ce hockeyeur de talent était parvenu à faire sortir du lot une équipe qui ne semblait pourtant pas taillée pour gagner. Comble de bonheur, l'équipe de son idole emporte, cette même année, la coupe Stanley en fin de saison. [SDM].

Power Up! Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia: The Official Guide to the First 30 Years is jam-packed with content from all seventeen Super Mario games--from the original Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario 3D World. Track the evolution of the Goomba, witness the introduction of Yoshi, and relive your favorite levels. This tome also contains an interview with producer Takashi Tezuka, tips to help you find every coin, star, sun, and mushroom--even explanations of glitches! With information on enemies, items, obstacles, and worlds from over thirty years of Mario, Super Mario Bros. Encyclopedia is the definitive resource for everything Super Mario!