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Boom Boom The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion
by Geoffrion, Bernard; Fischler, Stan
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0075527154
- ISBN 13
- 9780075527152
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About This Item
Whitby: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, 1997. BOOK: Spine Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. FRONT COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF: Imperial Oil - Turofsky/Hockey Hall of Fame. BACK COVER PHOTO COURTESY OF: Bob Fisher Copyright CHC. JACKET DESIGN, DIGITAL PHOTO COLORIZATION: Dave Hader/Studio Conceptions. PUBLISHER: Joan Homewood. EDITOR: Erin Moore. PRODUCTION COORDINATOR: Sharon Hudson. INTERIOR DESIGN/COMPOSTION: Bookman. EDITORIAL SERVICES: Ron Edwards. CONTENTS: Acknowledgements; Special People in Our Lives 1. They Love Me; They Hate Me! 2. From the Sidewalks of Montreal to The Forum 3. The Calder Trophy and the Girl of My Dreams 4. Tasting My First Cup of Champagne 5. Getting Into Trouble 6. The Riotous End of Dick Irvin's Coaching Career 7. A New Coach and Another Cup 8. The Greatest Team Ever 9. I Almost Died; The Players' Association Did 10. Full Recovery and Another Cup 11. The Drive for Five (Straight Cups) 12. 50 Goals or Bust 13. Our Reign is Over 14. A New Captain Leads the Habs 15. The Beginning of the End 16. Au Revoir, Montreal 17. From Quebec to New York 18. Give My Regards to Broadway 19. Boom Boom with a Southern Drawl 20. Atlanta to Montreal 21. On to a New Career; Epilogue: There's Life After Hockey; Playing and Coaching Records; Index. SYNOPSIS: BOOM BOOM The nickname says it all. Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion stands among the 20th Century's most galvanic athletes. And its most magnetic personalities. Right winger on hockey's greatest team--the 1955-60's Montreal Canadiens--Geoffrion skated for six Stanley Cups and is revered today along with Maurice "Rocket" Richard and Jean Beliveau as one of the most beloved of Les Canadiens. His achievements speak for themselves. Boom Boom--Invented the slapshot and, in the process, re-invented hockey as we know it today. Was one of the first players in the post-World War II era to produce 50 goals in a season. Teamed with Jean Beliveau and Bert Olmstead to form one of big-league hockey's greatest lines. Had teammate Doug Harvey saw off his leg cast against doctor's orders so that he could skate in the 1961 playoffs. Won the Calder Trophy in 1951-52; twice won the Art Ross Trophy, 1954-55 and 196-61; and won the Hart Trophy for most valuable player in 1960-61. Yet Geoffrion's story is one of tragedy and melodrama as well as award-winning achievement and humor. At the apex of his career a freak accident during practice left him just minutes from death due to a ruptured bowel. And, who else but "The Boomer" could claim that his life was threatened by home-town fans after he won the NHL scoring championship? Geoffrion describes the gut wrenching conflict he experienced leading up to this 1955 incident. From his early days in the Quebec Junior League with rising stars Jean Beliveau and Dick Gamble through his glory days with the Habs and his coaching career in New York, Montreal, and Atlanta. From riots and tear gas in Montreal to the Atlanta golf course, Boom Boom is a candid, entertaining and at times controversial story of this great Hall of Famer. Born in Montreal on February 16, 1931, Bernard Geoffrion learned his hockey on neighborhood rinks. After his retirement as a player in 1968, boom Boom coached the Atlanta Flames, the New York Rangers, and the Montreal Canadiens. He now lives in Atlanta with his wife, Marlene. They have three children and eight grandchildren. Prize-winning author Stan Fischler has published more than 60 books on hockey and is a frequent contributor to Hockey News. The versatile Fischler is also a prominent hockey broadcaster, providing regular color commentary on SportsChannel during New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils games. He has two sons and lives in Manhattan with his wife, Shirley.. First Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Fully Booked
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Boom Boom The Life and Times of Bernard Geoffrion
- Author
- Geoffrion, Bernard; Fischler, Stan
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0075527154
- ISBN 13
- 9780075527152
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited
- Place of Publication
- Whitby
- Date Published
- 1997
- Keywords
- Biography - Sports Figures
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography - Sports Figures;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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For a good portion of the 1990's, our family was interested in the idea of entering the used book business. We are all avid readers, book lovers, and book collectors who cannot pass a bookstore without popping in. Family trips to the library and our local used bookstore were a regularity while growing up. With each of us having interests in different genres (with a little overlapping here and there), we cover a lot of bases. The thought of having a store of our own was appealing, and the hunt was on - both for stock and a location.
We thought to combine under one roof many different things that would appeal to readers and book lovers. Not only used books, but some new items as well. Bookmarks (to ward off dog-eared pages), bookends (to keep those out-of-control collections under control), bookplates (to label books on the "Can I borrow that?" circuit to ensure that they always found their way home), book repair tape (to lend a helping hand to collectors with tattered favourites in their collections), and so on. With an interest in book-themed knick knacks as well, we had two sides to our would-be business: books and knick-knacks. Hence the business was born.
In the early part of 1998 we bought a commercial property, and in the summer we first opened our doors in a storefront in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. With start-up stock consisting of a garage full of books hand-picked for just such a venture that we purchased from someone who changed their plans, we were in business.
For several years we operated in this storefront, growing our business and learning about the industry and the backbone of it - the customers. It was very satisfying to be present at the end of someone's book quest, as we were quite often. Many a time we heard shouts of joy from somewhere in the shop as customers happened upon just what they'd been looking for (oftentimes for quite a while). At other times, people would approach us with bits and pieces of information that they remembered from long ago favourites in hopes that we could at least help them come up with an author or title to help in their search, which we often times did, with the book in hand. And when we couldn't come up with anything on our own, we would pick the brains of other customers in conversation, or turn to the internet for help for them. For us, quality and selection of stock go hand-in-hand with customer service. One isn't much good without the other.
But times, people, places, and lives change and after several years in our storefront we made a change of our own - in 2004 we relocated to the internet. Now a home-based business in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, we are gradually bringing our inventory online here.
We carry used paperbacks, hardbacks, and magazines for both adults and children. We have thousands upon thousands of books that are not yet listed for sale on the internet, but are gradually making their way there.Fully Booked sells on Biblio.com, as well as on other online venues: abebooks.com (as Past Pages), alibris.com (under Lisa Van Munster), amazon.ca (as resurrectedreads), Etsy.com (as OutOfOurHands), and from time to time on ebay.ca (as littleredreadinghood or thebigbadbookseller).
We thought to combine under one roof many different things that would appeal to readers and book lovers. Not only used books, but some new items as well. Bookmarks (to ward off dog-eared pages), bookends (to keep those out-of-control collections under control), bookplates (to label books on the "Can I borrow that?" circuit to ensure that they always found their way home), book repair tape (to lend a helping hand to collectors with tattered favourites in their collections), and so on. With an interest in book-themed knick knacks as well, we had two sides to our would-be business: books and knick-knacks. Hence the business was born.
In the early part of 1998 we bought a commercial property, and in the summer we first opened our doors in a storefront in Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada. With start-up stock consisting of a garage full of books hand-picked for just such a venture that we purchased from someone who changed their plans, we were in business.
For several years we operated in this storefront, growing our business and learning about the industry and the backbone of it - the customers. It was very satisfying to be present at the end of someone's book quest, as we were quite often. Many a time we heard shouts of joy from somewhere in the shop as customers happened upon just what they'd been looking for (oftentimes for quite a while). At other times, people would approach us with bits and pieces of information that they remembered from long ago favourites in hopes that we could at least help them come up with an author or title to help in their search, which we often times did, with the book in hand. And when we couldn't come up with anything on our own, we would pick the brains of other customers in conversation, or turn to the internet for help for them. For us, quality and selection of stock go hand-in-hand with customer service. One isn't much good without the other.
But times, people, places, and lives change and after several years in our storefront we made a change of our own - in 2004 we relocated to the internet. Now a home-based business in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, we are gradually bringing our inventory online here.
We carry used paperbacks, hardbacks, and magazines for both adults and children. We have thousands upon thousands of books that are not yet listed for sale on the internet, but are gradually making their way there.Fully Booked sells on Biblio.com, as well as on other online venues: abebooks.com (as Past Pages), alibris.com (under Lisa Van Munster), amazon.ca (as resurrectedreads), Etsy.com (as OutOfOurHands), and from time to time on ebay.ca (as littleredreadinghood or thebigbadbookseller).
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