Here's a list of what books will be featured in our next issue...
1. “Adventures of Caraway Kim...Right Wing” by Don Truckey
Genre: children’s fiction age 7-9
Specs: 256 pages, paperback, 5.25 x 7.5 x 1 in
Author: Don Truckey
Publisher: Thistledown Press
Price: $10-$12
Description: This kids’ novel follows the competition between teammates Caraway Kim, a skilled player, and Brad Rooks, an imposing power forward, to be the highest scoring player on their team.
2. “Gordie: A Hockey Legend” by Roy MacSkimming
Genre: biography
Specs: 224 Pages, paperback, 5.5 x 8.5 x 0.6 in
Author: Roy MacSkimming
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre Child Books
Price: $20
Description: This best-selling, unauthorized biography covers the lengthy, illustrious career of hockey legend Gordie Howe.
3. “Between the Lines” by Ray Scapinello & Rob Simpson
Genre: memoir
Specs: 288 Pages, paperback, 14.1 x 21.8 x 1.93 CM
Author: Ray Scapinello and Rob Simpson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Price: $15-$20
Description: Linesman Ray Scapinello was respected by players and coaches around the league during his 33-year career. This memoir looks back on a colourful life in hockey from a oft-overlooked perspective.
4. “One Hundred Greatest Canadian Sports Moments” by James Bisson
Genre: non-fiction
Specs: 160 Pages, hardcover
Author: James Bisson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Price: $25-$40
Description: A compilation of the 100 greatest sports moments in Canadian history, as ranked by top sports analysts and personalities. As would be expected, hockey features prominently.
5. “Open Ice: Reflections and Confessions of a Hockey Lifer” by Jack Falla
Genre: non-fiction - essays
Specs: 288 Pages, hardcover, 15 x 22 x 2.37 cm
Author: Jack Falla
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Price: $15-$25
Description: Hockey writer Jack Falla’s collection of essays looks back on fifty years of being involved in the game, from childhood memories of the backyard rink to covering the NHL.
6. “Hockey Goaltending: Proven Techniques for Dominating the Net” by Brian Daccord
Genre: instructional
Specs: 256 Pages, paperback, 7 x 10 in
Author: Brian Daccord (editor)
Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers
Price: $20-$30
Description: This instructional book comes with a bonus DVD that demonstrates the skills described in the book. Also includes off-ice training programs.
7. “Hockey’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records” by Don Weekes & Kerry Banks
Genre: non-fiction
Specs: 168 Pages, paperback, 6 x 6.75 x 0.61 in
Author: Don Weekes & Kerry Banks
Publisher: Greystone Books
Price: $10-$15
Description: Two hockey experts present their cases for the most impressive and important records in the history of the sport.
8. “Casey and Derek on the Ice” by Marty Sederman, illustrated by Zachary Pullen
Genre: children fiction, ages 4-8
Specs: 36 Pages, hardcover, 10.9 x 10.7 x 0.41 in
Author: Marty Sederman, illustrated by Zachary Pullen
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Price: $13-$18
Description: This book for young hockey fans is a ice version of the 1888 classic baseball poem, Casey At The Bat.
9. “Simply the Best: Players on Performance” by Ryan Walter & Mike Johnston
Genre: non-fiction
Specs: 192 Pages, paperback, 6 x 9 x 0.25 in
Author: Ryan Walter & Mike Johnston
Publisher: Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd
Price: $14-$20
Description: Ex-Canucks assistant coach Mike Johnston teams up with current assistant Ryan Walter for this collection of interviews with some of hockey’s biggest names, including Trevor Linden, Scott Niedermayer, and Hayley Wickenheiser.
10. “Black and Gold: Four Decades of the Boston Bruins in Photographs” photography by Steve Babineau, written by Rob Simpson
Genre: non-fiction (photography)
Specs: 224 Pages, hardcover, 22.4 x 28.05 x 2.5 cm
Author: photography by Steve Babineau, written by Rob Simpson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Price: $25-$40
Description: This photographic chronicle of the Boston Bruins’ history features some of the franchise’s best moments and many of the greats to have worn a B’s uniform, including Bobby Orr, Terry O’Reilly and Cam Neely.
11. “Saving Face: The Art and History of the Goalie Mask” by Jim McRae, Jim Hynes, and Gary Smith
Genre: non-fiction
Specs: 160 Pages, hardcover, 22.4 x 27.15 x 1.69 cm
Author: Jim McRae, Jim Hynes, and Gary Smith
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Price: $25-$40
Description: Goalie masks are one of the more unique aspects of hockey, and this pictorial collection details the history of the goalie mask, including information on construction of masks.
12. “Don Cherry’s Hockey Stories and Stuff” by Don Cherry and Al Strachan
Genre: non-fiction
Specs: 240 Pages, hardcover, 6.3 x 9.31 x 1.04 in
Author: Don Cherry and Al Strachan
Publisher: Random House
Price: $15-$30
Description: The infamous Don Cherry’s latest book is a collection of stories from his colourful career as coach and broadcaster, written with hockey writer Al Strachan.
13. “Patrick Roy: Winning, Nothing Else” by Michel Roy
Genre: biography
Specs: 416 Pages, hardcover, 16.35 x 23.4 x 4.56 cm
Author: Michel Roy
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Price: $18-$30
Description: Written by the legendary goaltender’s son, this biography in an intimate account of the life and career of Patrick Roy.
14. “The Montreal Canadiens: 100 Years of Glory” by D’Arcy Jenish
Genre: non-fiction
Specs: 336 Pages, hardcover, 6.36 x 9.51 x 1.05 in
Author: D’Arcy Jenish
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Price: $20-$35
Description: Just in time for their100th anniversary in 2009, a definitive historical account of the storied Montreal Canadiens franchise – from the stars, the coaches, the personalities, and 23 Stanley Cups.
15. “Reflections 2008: The NHL Hockey Year in Photographs” by NHL, NHLPA, and Getty Images
Genre: non-fiction (photography)
Specs: 160 Pages, paperback 12.13 x 8.8 x 0.47 in
Author: NHL, NHLPA, and Getty Images
Publisher: Greystone Books
Price: $18-$28
Description: A photographic collection of the highlights of the 2007-08 NHL season, including some of the game’s biggest stars and a feature on the second Winter Classic. A portion of proceeds goes to Hockey Fights Cancer.
16. “Slap Shot Original: The Man, the Foil, and the Legend” by David Hanson and Ross Bernstein
Genre: non-fiction
Specs: 216 Pages, hardcover, 7.4 x 9.3 x 0.8 in
Author: Scott Morrison
Publisher: Key Porter Books Ltd
Price: $20-$30
Description: Sportswriter Scott Morrison, regular contributor to Hockey Night in Canada’s Satellite Hot Stove segment, complied interviews with fifty well-known names in hockey about their greatest day in the sport. Features interviews with Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby, Dominik Hasek, and more. |