Figure skating is the most beautiful and mysterious of all sports. When the skaters are on the ice, every twitch of a muscle and every slip of a skate blade is visible for the world to see. In Inside Edge, Christine Brennan chronicles—for the first time—a season on the skating circuit, intimately portraying the lives, on and off the ice, of the sport's current and upcoming stars. Woven into the narrative are stories of figure skating luminaries—including Peggy Fleming, Janet Lynn, Katarina Witt, Brian Boitano, Scott Hamilton, Kristi Yamaguchi, Nancy Kerrigan, Oksana Baiul, Michelle Kwan, Rudy Galindo, and Tara Lipinski. Revealing the backstage conflicts high-profile figure skaters face, and the ambition that drives them, Brennan also tells the stories of their families, of improbable rises to the top, and of wasted talents. If skaters are perfect, they can become international heroes. But if they fall, if they miss a three-revolution jump on a quarter-inch blade of steel, the despair is theirs alone. This is their life on the edge, where decades of training culminate in little more than four crucial minutes on the ice. There is no other sport like it. There is no other story like theirs.

In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Maggie and Shannon are figure skaters and sisters. But Maggie is really tired of Shannon always being in the spotlight. For once, Maggie is determined to come out from behind her sister's shadow. Can Maggie learn to shine, even when Shannon always seems to get in her way?

The SKATER'S EDGE SOURCEBOOK is a comprehensive resource book & rink directory for the sport of ice skating. The second edition (1998) is 70% bigger than the first & includes: (1) Consumer Article: GUIDE TO FITTING SKATES, SKATE BOOTS, GUIDE TO BLADES, LACING SKATES, CHOOSING A PRO, CHOOSING A SUMMER SCHOOL & more. (2) COMPANIES - 620 companies listed by name, then cross-referenced by services provided {e.g., agents, blades, book sales, clothing, equipment, rink construction & supplies, etc; (3) RINKS - profiles of more than 1100 skating rinks in the U.S. {address, phone number of ice surfaces, whether enclosed, months open, etc.; (4) BOOKS - more than 1200 skating books dating back to 1792; (5) VIDEOS - over 190 skating videos & where to find them. Other sections include associations, boots & blades, champions, fan clubs, federations, training centers, summer skating schools & more. New chapters on adult skaters, hockey, precision & speedskating. The SKATER'S EDGE SOURCEBOOK (1998, 456pp, $39.95, ISBN 0-9643027-1-3) is published by SKATER'S EDGE, an instructional skating magazine with articles & tips by the world's top coaches & pros. The SKATER'S EDGE SOURCEBOOK is available from Koen Book Distributors, Baker & Taylor, or direct from the publisher. Contact SKATER'S EDGE, Box 500, Kensington, MD 20895. Phone/FAX: 301-946-1971, E-MAIL: [email protected]. WEBSITE: www.skatersedgemag.com.

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In 1963, Jimmy Wynn was the second most famous man in America. The comedian's uncanny impression of the President made him a star. But when the genuine article died in a hail of bullets on a sunny afternoon in New Orleans, Jimmy's career met a fate almost as grisly. What happened to the funny man afterward was a mystery no one cared to solve. Nearly 25 years later, Nathan Grant, an ambitious young journalist, discovers the trail Jimmy cut through the entertainment netherworld. He soon realizes this forgotten court jester may have played a very serious part in the country's favorite conspiracy theory. Grant's strange and increasingly dangerous odyssey takes him from a dingy New York record store to the showrooms of Las Vegas, a ghost town in the Mojave Desert, and even a dinner theatre in Niagara Falls. A dark comedy about the cost of fame, Jason Anderson's "Showbiz" is the story of a man who became a punchline and a writer who is desperate to find out how the rest of the joke goes.

There are dozens of published guides to New York City, nearly all of them covering the same well-trodden territory of pricey restaurants, major hotels, and shopping. Here, New York insider and "Village Voice" columnist Robert Sietsema has assembled a topic-focused book to get the most bang for your buck, from cheap eats or hidden sites to Metrocards.

Known throughout the world for equipping people of all walks of life and companies of all sizes for entrepreneurship and business success, Doug Barger reveals his success secrets so you can use them for yourself and begin to profit today!

The murder in 1884, in Fernandina, Amelia Island, Florida, of a prominent citizen by a local railroad conductor, whose pretty wife may have caused the tragedy. The venue of the trial is changed to nearby Jacksonville and the jury reaches a verdict in 10 minutes.

Iley and Marie Hinton created one of the most successful roller skating rinks during the 70's and 80's, Skate Odyssey. Told by their youngest son, this is a memoir of Iley and Marie, the family they created, and the business that brought thousands of people together.