Ice hockey has a long and illustrious history, stretching back to the nineteenth century when games were played on frozen lakes and in outdoor arenas. The NHL was formed more than 75 years ago and is, after baseball, the second longest surviving sports league in America, although its championship trophy, ...
The Official NHL Hockey Treasures tells the rich and fascinating history of North American professional hockey through hundreds of photographs and an exhaustively researched and lucid text.
How to explain the enduring appeal of "The Godfather", and its two sequels? This book focuses on the elements that combined, against all odds, to make it successful when it appeared in 1972: the screenplay from Mario Puzo's novel; the vivid locations in New York and Sicily; and the inspired direction of Francis Ford Coppola.