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"It's a Great Day for Hockey: A Tribute to Coach Bob Johnson From His Former Players" features testimonials to Johnson's influence from more than 50 former players and friends. Stories ranging from recruiting trips to off-ice dealings make for a fun and interesting look into Bob Johnson's life. The sources of the story range from the backup goaltender to All-Americans. Johnson won three NCAA championships in his 16-year tenure at the UW. He left in 1982 to coach the NHL's Calgary Flames, then won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1991. Later in 1991 he passed away due to brain cancer. His personality and love for hockey lives on with the stories.

The perfect board book for you little Wisconsin Badger fan. Features photos from around campus. The last page is detailed with a photo frame and a place to write all of your family's alumni. Makes a great baby shower gift.
Genuine College Product by Brad M. Epstein
Imported

Settle into a good book and mark your page with this Wisconsin bookmark! Metal bookmark with red print "Wisconsin" and Bucky Badger.
5″

"The Miracle Season" by Kathy Bresnahan is the story of a 17-year-old volleyball player, Caroline Found. On August 11, 2011 Caroline was tragically killed in a moped accident on her way to visit her terminally ill mother, Ellyn. Caroline's death, followed by her mother's twelve days later, shocked the Iowa City community and her family. The Iowa City West volleyball team and coach, Kathy Bresnahan, sought to bring normalcy to the city through volleyball and to honor their fallen leader. Through faith, strength, perseverance, and love this book will touch anyone who has struggled to overcome life's challenges.
Publisher: KCI Sports Publishing (March 8, 2018)
Paperback: 272 pages

"The Miracle Season" by Kathy Bresnahan is the story of a 17-year-old volleyball player, Caroline Found. On August 11, 2011 Caroline was tragically killed in a moped accident on her way to visit her terminally ill mother, Ellyn. Caroline's death, followed by her mother's twelve days later, shocked the Iowa City community and her family. The Iowa City West volleyball team and coach, Kathy Bresnahan, sought to bring normalcy to the city through volleyball and to honor their fallen leader. Through faith, strength, perseverance, and love this book will touch anyone who has struggled to overcome life's challenges.
Publisher: KCI Sports Publishing (March 8, 2018)
Paperback: 272 pages

The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum is a dramatic true story of how food was made safe in the United States and the heroes, led by inimitable Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, who fought for change. By the end of the nineteenth century food was dangerous. Chemicals were found in many products and food manufacturers were knowingly selling harmful items. Citizens began agitating for change. In 1883, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, a chemistry professor from Purdue University, was named chief chemist of the adriculture department, and the agency began methodically investigating food and drink fraud, even conducting shocking human tests on groups of young men who came to be known as, "The Poison Squad." Over the next 30 years Dr. Wiley fought for food safety and consumer protection. Blum brings to life this timeless and hugely satisfying tale of confronting corporate greed and government corruption with a bracing clarity, which speaks resoundingly to enormous social and political challenges we face today.
Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English

The Poison Squad: One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Deborah Blum is a dramatic true story of how food was made safe in the United States and the heroes, led by inimitable Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, who fought for change. By the end of the nineteenth century food was dangerous. Chemicals were found in many products and food manufacturers were knowingly selling harmful items. Citizens began agitating for change. In 1883, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, a chemistry professor from Purdue University, was named chief chemist of the adriculture department, and the agency began methodically investigating food and drink fraud, even conducting shocking human tests on groups of young men who came to be known as, "The Poison Squad." Over the next 30 years Dr. Wiley fought for food safety and consumer protection. Blum brings to life this timeless and hugely satisfying tale of confronting corporate greed and government corruption with a bracing clarity, which speaks resoundingly to enormous social and political challenges we face today.
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin Books
Language: English

"Walk-On This Way, The On-Going Legacy of Wisconsin Football Walk-On Tradition" by Joel Nellis and Jake Kocorowski, Foreward by Jim Leonhard highlights the contributions made by the underappreciated players who help bring the Wisconsin Badgers to victory year after year. The book features over 100 interviews with former players and coaches talking about the athletes who initially play without scholarships who help bolster depleted rosters. The walk-on program at the University of Wisconsin not only adds depth to the team but also has turned out some of the star players for the Badgers over the years.
256 Pages
Publisher: KCI Sports Publishing
Hardcover