Whether wearing his Edmonton oil-drop, the black and silver colours of L.A., or the famous Rangers sweater from New York, all hockey fans agree that Wayne Gretzky was the best hockey player of all time. His point totals, his puck control, and the manner in which he conducted himself both on and off the ice reflected the very best of the game. You can't talk about Gretzky without talking about his records and achievements: 50 goals in just 39 games, 9 Hart Trophies, 10 Art Ross Trophies, 4 Stanley Cups, 215 points in a single season, and, of course, retiring with 2856 points. Each record is a remarkable achievement by the game's most remarkable player, and each will be broken down in this book. Published with Wayne Gretzky's approval and written with his cooperation, this is the Gretzky biography that his fans have so anxiously awaited. Veteran sports journalist Al Strachan has enjoyed an extremely close friendship with Gretzky for well over 25 years, and... Views: 12
Zac Randolph owns and runs the Little Corner of Heaven Saloon in San Francisco's notorious Barbary Coast. He's a gambler by trade and by nature. He takes care of the girls who work for him. His life is perfect until a distant cousin, Lily Sterling, arrives from Virginia and upsets everything. He should have known that where there's a flower woman, there's a Randolph about to lose his heart. Views: 12
A sparkling novel by the bestselling author of THE VERY PICTURE OF YOU and A VINTAGE AFFAIR. Everyone likes radio reporter Minty – she’s so terribly nice. But being nice doesn’t save her from being jilted at the very altar by her attractive but domineering fiancé Dominic. Ditched rather than hitched, a shocked Minty takes stock, and, on her husbandless honeymoon, she vows to become just a little less ‘nice’, and sets out on a Quest for the Self, in which she will finally learn how to say ‘No’. But Dominic’s devastating desertion has left her with an unhealed wound, which opens up again when Minty stumbles upon the real reason for Dominic’s dreadful defection. Faced with the ugly truth, she prepares to move on, let go, and learn how to say ‘Yes’ once more. Views: 12
Think Hunger Games, Revolution, Mark Twain, and The Odyssey all rolled into one. "The explosion threw me back across the deck where I started from. The explosion was large enough that it jarred the boat loose from the fallen tree. We were upright again, but taking in water, and now moving down the river sideways with no running engines to straighten our course. We were out of control!" All electricity on Earth has been slowly and sporadically disappearing. Cars and modern trains stop where they are, ships lay dead in the water, the unprepared suffer in the harsh and unpredictable Michigan weather. People are forced to adapt to a world without electricity. Due to the collapse of government and public order, many areas are now ruled by tyrants and militias. Follow a family of four from the beginning of the blackouts to the final total blackout that sends the world back to the dark ages. Discover what happens when the family’s small town is overtaken and they are forced to leave into the unknown. Follow each family member as they are separated and forced to find each other in a strange and dangerous new world. Views: 12
Stevie Lake is in big trouble. She's failing classes and has to pull up her grades or it's summer school and no riding. She has one last chance to redeem herself: Write a report explaining why she hasn't done her schoolwork--and make the explanation good. She's serious and committed. She's going to get this assignment done if it kills her. Her friends will help with encouraging emails, phone calls--whatever it takes to get Stevie through this crisis. But it's up to Stevie--can she do it? Views: 12
