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You have heard of Homer, and of the two wonderful poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey, which bear his name. No one knows whether these poems were composed by Homer, or whether they are the work of many different poets. And, in fact, it matters very little about their authorship. Everybody agrees that they are the grandest poems ever sung or written or read in this world; and yet, how few persons, comparatively, have read them, or know any thing about them except at second-hand Homer commences his story, not at the beginning, but "in the midst of things;" hence, when one starts out to read the...

From his start as an owner in the World Hockey Association at the age of 28 ("slim and none" was a Boston sportswriter s assessment of Howard s chances when he was first awarded the New England Whalers franchise), to winning the Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins and then on to Hollywood success, Howard Baldwin recounts his hugely entertaining life story. Baldwin has lived his life according to his belief that we should pursue our heart s desire. He never met a challenge he couldn t beat. From an entry level position in the ticket office of the Philadelphia Flyers to building his own...