The Magnificent One: The Story of Mario Lemieux

by Michael McKinley

Filled with photos, trivia, and career statistics, an intimate portrait of this hockey champion details his first steps on the ice at the age of two, his rise to success, his glory years with the Pittsburgh Penguins, his successful fight against Hodgkin's disease, and his victorious return to the ice in December 2000. Original.

104 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Michael McKinley is an author, filmmaker, journalist, and screenwriter. A Vancouver native, he was educated at the University of British Columbia, and then at the University of Oxford. As a journalist, he has written for publications on both sides of the Atlantic, and has won national newswriting awards. He has produced several television shows for CNN, History, and the CBC, and is the author of several books, among them Codebreakers: The Secret Intelligence Unit that Changed the Course of the First World War (with James Wyllie) and Finding Jesus: Faith. Fact. Forgery, the companion book to the CNN TV series he created with David Gibson. He lives in New York City.
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Reviews

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I saw on the back cover "For ages 6 and Up" my expectations were not very high. But I still wanted to read it! I love Mario! And it really wasn't all that bad! As a HUGE Pens fan, and Mario is my favorite player, you can imagine my hunger to read anything on him. I learned a little, and was refreshed on other facts. The one thing I will never get over is how much of a diva Mario started out as. I am just so happy that he changed and turned into the man that all of Pittsburgh knows and adores.

[Shap · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. The story was amazing, and I learned a lot more about Mario.