Slap Shot Original: The Man, the Foil, and the Legend
by David Hanson, Ross Bernstein, Foreword by Bob Costas, Foreword by Gordie Howe
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Author: David Hanson, Foreword by Bob Costas, Foreword by Gordie Howe, Ross BernsteinEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-15
ISBN: 1600781152
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Triumph Books
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- ISBN13: 9781600781155
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Book Reviews of Slap Shot Original: The Man, the Foil, and the Legend
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Summary: 5 Stars
I received this as a gift, and thought what most of us do when someone give you a book. Oh, Thanks... I really liked the movie, but figured what could possibly be in the book that would be interesting.
Once I picked it up, I found it completely addicting and entertaining. I got mad when I had to put it down, and it is so full of good stories, I already know I will read it again.
The book covers a lot of details about how the movie was made, and what hockey was really like in the 70's. It is amazing how hard a player had to work and live to make it to the NHL or WHA. The book is very insightful and with perspective that is often lacking these days.
Beyond that it is just a fun book to read. I mean really fun. Laugh out loud at times fun.
It's easy to dismiss Mr. Hanson as a goon, but he is the type of person that deserves everyone's respect.
Even as a writer.
Summary of Slap Shot Original: The Man, the Foil, and the Legend
Slap Shot ranks as one of the most popular sports movies of all time, and the bespectacled, fighting Hanson Brothers are among the most memorable characters ever spawned by the silver screen. Now, one of the brothers--real-life hockey player Dave Hanson--invites readers onto the movie set and into the rough-and-tumble world of minor-league hockey in this hysterical and highly anticipated autobiography. Follow Hanson's fascinating life from the tough neighborhoods of St. Paul, Minnesota, to Johnstown, Pennsylvania, where he played for the Jets and made hockey's greatest movie (chumming with Paul Newman and getting involved in all kinds of mischief), and on to the NHL, where his boyhood dreams were fulfilled. Hanson's story--filled with both hilarity and adversity--will make you laugh out loud and warm your heart.Entertainers Books
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