Sean Avery

Author : Sean Avery,Michael McKinley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780735232860

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Offside by Sean Avery,Michael McKinley Pdf

Hockey's most polarizing figure takes us inside the game, shedding light not only on what goes on behind closed doors, but also what makes professional athletes tick. As one of the NHL's most polarizing players, Sean Avery turned the rules of professional hockey on their head. For thirteen seasons, he played for some of the most storied franchises in the league, including the Detroit Red Wings, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Rangers, making his mark in each city as a player who was sometimes loved, sometimes despised, and always controversial. In Offside, Avery displays his trademark candor about the world of pro hockey and does for it what Jim Bouton's game-changing Ball Four did for baseball. Avery goes deep inside the sport to reveal every aspect of pro athletes' lives, from how they spend their money and their nights off to how they stay sharp and conditioned and employed. Avery also examines his singular career path–while playing the talented villain on ice, he skated out of character in the off-season, taking on unexpected and unprecedented roles: Vogue intern, fashion model, advertising executive, restaurateur, gay rights advocate, and many more. Rollickingly honest and compelling throughout, Offside transcends the sports book genre and offers a rare, unvarnished glimpse into the world of twenty-first-century hockey through the eyes of one of its most original and memorable players.

Author : Sean Avery,Michael McKinley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780399575761

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Ice Capades by Sean Avery,Michael McKinley Pdf

**One of Sports Illustrated's Best Sports Books of 2017** Controversial hockey star Sean Avery's no-holds-barred memoir of high living and bad behavior in the NHL—coupled with the behind-the-scenes glitter of celebrity and media nightlife in New York and LA. As one of the NHL’s most polarizing players, Sean Avery turned the rules of professional hockey on its head. For thirteen seasons, Avery played for some of the toughest, most storied franchises in the league, including the Detroit Red Wings, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Rangers, making his mark in each city as a player that was sometimes loved, often despised, but always controversial. In Ice Capades, Avery takes his trademark candidness about the world of pro hockey and does for it what Jim Bouton's game-changing Ball Four did for baseball. Avery goes deep inside the sport to reveal every aspect of an athlete’s life, from what they do with their money and nights off to how they stay sharp and competitive in the league. While playing the talented villain in the NHL, Avery broke far away from his on-ice character in the off-season, and Ice Capades takes the reader inside the other unexpected and unprecedented roles that Avery inhabited—Vogue intern, fashion model, advertising executive, restauranteur, gay rights advocate, and many more. Love him or hate him, Sean Avery changed the way professional hockey is played today. Rollickingly honest and compelling throughout, Ice Capades transcends the “sports book” genre and offers a rare, unvarnished glimpse into the world of 21st century hockey through the eyes of one of its most original and memorable players.

Author : Sean Avery Medlin
Publisher : Two Dollar Radio
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781953387073

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808s & Otherworlds by Sean Avery Medlin Pdf

"September’s Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ Literature" —Lambda Literary "Most-Anticipated New LGBTQIA+ Books of 2021" —Paperback Paris "An elegant mash of memoir, poetry, tales of appropriation, thoughts on Black masculinity, Hulk, Kanye." —Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune 808s & Otherworlds announces a bold and incendiary new voice in Sean Avery Medlin. Against the backdrop of the Phoenix suburbs where they were raised, Medlin interrogates the effects of media misrepresentation on the performance of Black masculinity. Through storytelling rhymes and vulnerable narratives in conversation with both contemporary Hip-Hop culture and systemic anti-Blackness, 808s & Otherworlds pieces together a speculative reality where Blackfolk are simultaneously superhuman and dehumanized. From the gut-wrenchingly real stories of young lovers unmythed by segregation or former classmates appropriating Black culture, to the fantastic settings of Hip-Hop songs and comic characters, Medlin weaves a tapestry of worlds and otherworlds while composing a love letter to family and self, told to an undeniably energetic beat.

Author : Sean Avery
Publisher : Fremantle Press
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781925162295

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Harold and Grace by Sean Avery Pdf

A sweet picture book with a different take on metamorphosis and a surprising ending Two tiny eggs, one in a pond and one on a tree, survive a brutal storm and hatch at the same time. Harold is a tadpole and Grace is a caterpillar. Neither of them can find similar creatures, and they are mocked and ridiculed by those around them until they find each other and become friends. But as they grow, they grow apart. Harold explores further in the pond and leaves Grace behind on her tree. Harold's new friends, the fish, think he's great until he starts growing legs, then they turn on him. Sad and dispirited, Harold returns to find Grace but she is nowhere to be seen; in her place is just a hard little chrysalis. Harold mourns for Grace and keeps vigil over the chrysalis. One morning Harold wakes to something fluttering in the dim light. Hungry, he flicks out his tongue and grabs it, but the fluttering is no meal, it is Grace, hatched at last and now a beautiful butterfly. Back together again they remain true friends and live happily ever after.

Author : Theo Fleury,Kirstie McLellan Day,Wayne Gretzky
Publisher : Triumph Books
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781617490750

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Playing With Fire by Theo Fleury,Kirstie McLellan Day,Wayne Gretzky Pdf

In Playing With Fire, Theo Fleury takes us behind the bench during his glorious days as an NHL player, and talks about growing up devastatingly poor and in chaos at home. Dark personal issues began to surface, and drinking, drugs, gambling, and girls ultimately derailed a career that had him destined for the Hall of Fame. Fleury shares all in this raw, captivating, and honest look at the previously untold story of one the game's greatest heroes.

Author : Some White Guy,Sean Avery
Publisher : S.a Novels
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0984541101

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E.O.N.: Evolution of a Nigger by Some White Guy,Sean Avery Pdf

Eon Montgomery, aka E the MC, is at the top of the Hip-Hop food chain. His music is burning up the airwaves and he cares more about making money than making sense. In the blink of an eye Eon's world takes a vicious turn for the worse. He is forced to move back to his hometown where the horrible discoveries of his past create an evolution that will change his life forever!

Author : Sami Jo Small
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781773056098

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The Role I Played by Sami Jo Small Pdf

Three-time Olympic medalist shares behind-the-scenes insight into the beloved Canadian National Women’s Hockey Team Men’s hockey in Canada may hog the limelight, but interest in women’s hockey has never been higher. The Role I Played is a memoir of Sami Jo Small’s ten years with Canada’s National Women’s Hockey Team. Beginning with her experience as a rookie at the first-ever women’s Olympic hockey tournament in Nagano in 1998 and culminating with Canada’s third straight Olympic gold medal in Vancouver in 2010, the veteran goaltender gives the reader behind-the-scenes insight into one of the most successful teams in sports history. Small offers insider access, writing with unflinching honesty about the triumphs of her greatest games and the anguish of difficult times. This book honours the individuals who sacrificed so much of their lives to represent Canada on a world stage and celebrates their individual contributions to the team’s glory. While bringing the personalities of her teammates to life, Small takes the reader into the dressing rooms and onto the ice for an up-close glimpse into the ups and downs of athletes pursuing a sport’s highest achievement.

Author : Sean E. Avery
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03
Category : Animals
ISBN : 1922503010

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Happy As a Hog Out of Mud by Sean E. Avery Pdf

Warthogs LOVE to play in mud. But not Charlie? Charlesworth Oinkington is a sophisticated gentle-hog who would rather sip tea, go bird watching and read poetry. Happy as a Hog out of Mud celebrates difference and acceptance via lighthearted humour and cannonballs! Readers will enjoy exploring a range of different animals, engage with the hilarious and quirky illustrations and marvel at the memorable characters.

Author : Terry Ryan
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781770905047

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Tales of a First-Round Nothing by Terry Ryan Pdf

Terry Ryan was poised to take the hockey world by storm when he was selected eighth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1995 NHL draft, their highest draft pick in a decade. Expected to go on to become a hockey star, Ryan played a total of eight NHL games for the Canadiens, scoring no goals and no assists: not exactly the career he, or anyone else, was expecting. Though Terry's NHL career wasn't long, he experienced a lot and has no shortage of hilarious and fascinating revelations about life in pro hockey on and off the ice. In Tales of a First-Round Nothing, he recounts fighting with Tie Domi, partying with rock stars, and everything in between. Ryan tells it like it is, detailing his rocky relationship with Michel Therrien, head coach of the Canadiens, and explaining what life is like for a man who was unprepared to have his career over so soon.

Author : Martin Avery
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557053513

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Sean Avery by Martin Avery Pdf

Author : Martin Avery
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-12
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780557056910

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Sean Avery and the Cinderella New York Rangers by Martin Avery Pdf

Sean Avery And The Cinderella New York Rangers is "the best story in the NHL this year" about the return of the Rocky of hockey to the Rangers in New York and how they were transformed into a Cinderella team like the great New York teams of history.

Author : Martin Avery
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780557063659

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The Next Sean Avery by Martin Avery Pdf

Author : Martin Avery
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-13
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780557082711

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Averella!: Sean Avery and John Tortorella, New York's Two-Headed, Fire-Breathing, Monster Leads Dark Horse Rangers in Playoffs by Martin Avery Pdf

In this book: All the details about how the dark horse New York Rangers turned into a Cinderella team by winning their first round NHL playoff series against the high-flying Washington Capitals with Alexander Ovechkin while being led by "Averella", the two-headed, fire-breathing monster made up of the hot-headed Sean Avery and the fiery coach John Tortorella. These articles, features, recaps, humour pieces, etc., have appeared on CBS Sports, MSG.com, Sports Fan Goods, T.O. Sports, and Bleacher Report.

Author : Sean Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Ex-football players
ISBN : 1921462310

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The Fat Paddler by Sean Smith Pdf

Horrific car accidents, the Bali bombing, too many sausages ... Sean Smith survived them all. This is one man's story of his journey back to health and fitness and recapturing his passion for life....

Author : Jordin Tootoo
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780143193104

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All the Way by Jordin Tootoo Pdf

It seemed as though nothing could stop Jordin Tootoo on the ice. The captain of Canada’s Under-18, a fan favourite on the World Junior squad, and a WHL top prospect who could intimidate both goalies and enforcers, he was always a leader. And when Tootoo was drafted by Nashville in 2000 and made the Predators out of camp in 2003, he became a leader in another way: the first player of Inuk descent to suit up in the NHL. The stress of competition in the world’s top hockey league, the travel, the media, the homesickness—and the added pressure to hold one’s head high as a role model not only for the young people of his hometown of Rankin Inlet but for the culture that had given him the strength and the opportunities to succeed—would have been more than enough to challenge any rookie. But Tootoo faced something far more difficult: the loss of his brother in the year between his draft and his first shift for the Predators. Though he played through it, the tragedy took its inevitable toll. In 2010, Tootoo checked himself into rehab for alcohol addiction. It seemed a promising career had ended too soon. But that’s not the way Tootoo saw it and not the way it would end. As heir to a cultural legacy that included alcohol, despair, and suicide, Tootoo could also draw on a heritage that could help sustain him even thousands of miles away from Nunavut. And in a community haunted by the same hopelessness and substance abuse that so affected Tootoo’s life, it is not just his skill and fearlessness on the ice that have made him a hero, but the courage of his honesty to himself and to the world around him that he needed to rely on others to sustain him through his toughest challenge. All the Way tells the story of someone who has travelled far from home to realize a dream, someone who has known glory and cheering crowds, but also the demons of despair. It is the searing, honest tale of a young man who has risen to every challenge and nearly fallen short in the toughest game of all, while finding a way to draw strength from his community and heritage, and giving back to it as well.