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Title: Thunder and Lightning: A No B.S. Hockey Memoir by Phil Esposito, Peter Golenbock ISBN: 1-57243-539-9 Publisher: Triumph Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (13 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Sports athletes not very interesting people.
Comment: I read this book because I grew up on hockey and Phil Esposito was definitely foremost in his profession. He was top NHL scorer of all time, until Wayne Gretzky, unofficial captain of Team Canada in 1972, so I really put him up on a pedestal.
But reading his book, I was hoping to plenty of insight into the 1972 Russia series, instead I get a diatribe about how plastered he and others were on the plane ride home and how he told Alan Eagleson to f___ off. In fact, if I had the capability to download this book, the f word probably would have returned a few thousand hits.
Phil does give some insight into pro hockey culture and it isn't pretty. His New York Ranger teammates after morning practices had no idea what to do with themselves so the majority would park at the local bar until closing time or passing out, whichever came first. How interesting!
If you're really kean on reading, do what I did and borrow from local library.
Rating: 3
Summary: Entertaining, but not necessarily great
Comment: From Esposito you can always expect a good laugh and brutal honesty and this book provides all of this. Yet it isn't enough, I agree with others that there was not enough on the Summit Series, I also think some things could have been left out. I'd rather not have known some things, but I'm not surprised he included them either.
This book will never be classed among the best books, not even the best hockey books, but it still is entertaining for the hockey fan, or the Esposito fan. Worth reading unless you are looking to use an ounce of brain work.
Rating: 4
Summary: It ain't Shakespeare - and it ain't supposed to be....
Comment: I get the impression that this is a transcript from Phil just sitting at the kitchen table, drinking a beer, talking about the good old days. The writing style is very conversational and reflective and his thoughts and emotions are quite real.
The content is exceptionally interesting and the book has a very good flow to it. It is easy to pick this book up and read half of it, before realizing you have done so.
Many of the stories are laugh-out-loud funny. The motley cast of characters is never-ending, from Eddie Shack to Wayne Cashman to Ron Duguay. Esposito had some great times on and off the ice and he delivers his experiences in a neat little package.
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Title: The Goal: Bobby Orr and the Most Famous Shot in Stanley Cup History by Andrew Podnieks ISBN: 1572435704 Publisher: Triumph Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Tales from the Boston Bruins by Kerry Keene ISBN: 1582615659 Publisher: Sports Publishing Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Oldtimers: On the Road with the Legends of Hockey by Gary Mason ISBN: 1550549391 Publisher: Greystone Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Messier by Jeff Z. Klein ISBN: 1572435917 Publisher: Triumph Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Zamboni Rodeo: Chasing Hockey Dreams from Austin to Albuquerque by Jason Cohen ISBN: 1550549456 Publisher: Greystone Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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