I breezed by the Sports section in Barnes & Noble and thought about buying something, but you know how it goes in the mall: too many places to go. Lol.
2007-07-23 12:13:31 · 14 answers · asked by Erica 6 in Sports ➔ Hockey
TBLIGHTNG - Wow, references with Amazon.com links---you rock! (I love Amazon.com, and they know it. They send me e-mails like 5 times a day, LOL.) The quotes book sounds great! I saw the second book you mentioned actually, and of course it sounds like a good buy. Thanks!
DOC HOLLYWOOD - Yup, I've been considering subscribing.
JOSE - Will check out the Messier book.
NOAH - Thanks for the references, I'll look into them. There are some good hockey reads out there though. Brodeur's book is good. I read a Crosby book that was a good read as well (and I've read one that I didn't care for too much, but it's a nice addition to my collection anyway).
2007-07-23 13:10:38 · update #1
Oh, and I saw a Jean Beliveau book that is definitely on the top of my list of ones to buy.
2007-07-23 13:11:57 · update #2
ELIVS - Naw, I'm looking for everything but how-to books, I guess.
2007-07-23 13:22:37 · update #3
PUCK - Ya, I'm gonna try to pick up the biographies of all the legends over time.
DARREN - 2 more to lookup, thank you, thank you!
BALDERARROW - I'll check it out. =)
ZAP - Interesting recommendations. I'd LOVE to read the book about the Miracle on Ice, don't know why I never thought to look that up!
2007-07-23 19:14:53 · update #4
I just bought two hockey books of Amazon the other day
"Shooting from the Lip, hockey's best qoutes and quips" was one and "Hockey's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Wicked Slapshots, Bruising Goons and Ice Oddities" was the other.
The quotes book was fun to read, and I've only started the second book.
2007-07-23 12:18:30 · answer #1 · answered by tblightng 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I absolutely loved Wayne Coffey's book The Boys of Winter. It is a great in depth look. It even has the letter that Herb Brooks wrote to his players afterwards.
If you are interested in the 1980 team there also is America's Coach by Ross Bernstein about Herb Brooks.
Hockey: A people's History by Michael McKinley. More historical one but very entertaining at the same time. Lots of interesting little tidbits that I had never heard before.
The Greatest Hockey Stories Ever Told by Bryant Urstadt, even has bits from the movie Slap Shot in it.
Blood Feud by Adrian Dater and Scotty Bowman a fun one all about the Red Wings Avalanche feud.
Just a few of my favorites hope there is something in there you enjoy.
2007-07-24 04:24:37 · answer #2 · answered by blameitonhenry 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Game. By Ken Dryden
Also The Pictorial History Of Hockey by Joseph Romain
2007-07-23 15:50:09 · answer #3 · answered by Darren 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I just finished "The Game" by Ken Dryden and it is now my all-time favorite. I am planning to start reading it again to pick up on additional details I may have missed the first time. It provides a lot of behind the scenes looks at the players' lives in the locker room, on the bus, in the hotels, the arena (at home and on the road). You get a real perspective on not just the NHL or the sport, but "the game" of hockey.
Highly recommended.
2007-07-29 08:49:42 · answer #4 · answered by HockeyJohn 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eleven Seconds. It's the Travis Roy storey. It's an amazing book. Not just about hockey but also about life. If you play hockey or just love hockey in general, you'll love this book. As a hockey player, it really put things into a whole new perspective for me. I dont take things for granted so much anymore. It's a great book and I highly recommend it.
2007-07-24 06:45:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've read the biographies of some pretty good players, Gretzky, Howe, Plante, Esposito, Orr. They're always good to see what goes on behind the scenes. Scott Young (the late father of rock star Neil Young) wrote some good books about hockey way back.
2007-07-23 13:55:21 · answer #6 · answered by PuckDat 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"From Behind The Red Line"
Tod Hartje, the former Harvard player, writes of his experiences as the 1st North American to play in the Russian Elite League with Sokol Kiev..
It was fascinating to experience Russian hockey customs in the early 90's through American eyes. The book was even more timely when you consider that the NHL was experiencing its own Russian invasion at the same time.
http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Red-Line-American-Hockey/dp/1895629624/ref=sr_1_2/002-1888709-5820039?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185248697&sr=1-2
You might also enjoy Wayne Coffey's "The Boys of Winter", a chronicle of the 19080 US Olmpic team that goes a little deeper than the documentary or the movie in capturing the personalities of the athletes and the emotions of their accomplishment.
http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Winter-Untold-Olympic-Hockey/dp/1400047668/ref=pd_bbs_2/002-1888709-5820039?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185249417&sr=1-2
2007-07-23 17:06:27 · answer #7 · answered by zapcity29 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
DOC hollywood got it the hockey news is great..i read it during my break at work..its good stuff
2007-07-27 12:43:33 · answer #8 · answered by becky b 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roger's World, the story of Roger Neilsen is very inspiring. I was given it as a gift because of my love of the Sens and I enjoyed it very much.
2007-07-23 16:12:03 · answer #9 · answered by balderarrow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
THN is Number 1 and weekly during the season
2007-07-23 12:26:37 · answer #10 · answered by Doc Hollywood 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋