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This three-book box set includes: * HOCKEY JOKE BOOK: When it comes to our beloved ''good ol' hockey game,'' humour abounds in Canada. The Hockey Joke Book shows you just how funny the sport, its teams and its toothless players can be. * HOCKEY QUOTES: This book is a collection of some of the greatest, funniest and most memorable words spoken when hockey heroes swap game day for wordplay. Witty, insightful and just plain confusing quotations about coaching, hockey hair, attitude, penalties and much more. * CANADIAN HOCKEY TRIVIA: Hockey is so much a part of Canadian life that the theme song to Hockey Night in Canada has been called our unofficial national anthem. Read about the fascinating facts and stories from Canada's favorite game.

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Three-book box set including: * GREATEST MOMENTS IN CANADIAN HOCKEY: A fan-tastic collection of stories about the players, teams, coaches and moments that changed the game forever. These memorable highlights stand out as significant markers in the history of Canadian hockey. * CANADIAN HOCKEY RECORD BREAKERS: On ice and steel, Canada's players have carved out a place among the greatest legends of hockey, pushing the edge and evolving the game into the fast-paced, strategy-laden sport it is today. This engaging book explores the stories behind the spectacular moments of Canada's hockey record breakers. * WEIRD FACTS ABOUT CANADIAN HOCKEY: Canadian hockey is rife with tales of the odd, the strange, the funny and, occasionally, the disturbing side of the game. This book relates the craziest stories associated with Canada's national pastime.

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In the court of Elizabeth I, Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, is favoured above all the noblemen of England. It is rumoured that the Queen may chose him for her husband, but Leicester has secretly married the beautiful Amy Robsart. Fearing ruin if this were known, he keeps his lovely young wife a virtual prisoner in an old country house. Meanwhile Leicester's manservant Varney has sinister designs on Amy, and enlists an alchemist to help him further his evil ambitions. Brilliantly recreating the splendour and pageantry of Elizabethan England, with Shakespeare, Walter Ralegh and Elizabeth herself among its characters, Kenilworth (1821) is a compelling depiction of intrigue, power struggles and superstition in a bygone age.

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