Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey
by George Plimpton
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 031632681X
- ISBN 13
- 9780316326810
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George Plimpton takes to the ice with the Boston Bruins in this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and featuring a foreword from Denis Leary and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives.
In Open Net, George Plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins. After signing a release holding the Bruins blameless if he should meet with injury or death, he survives a harrowing, seemingly eternal five minutes in an exhibition game against the always-tough Philadelphia Flyers.
With reflections on such hockey greats as Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Eddie Shore, Open Net is at once a celebration of the thrills and grace of the greatest sport on ice and a probing meditation into the hopes and fears of every man.
In Open Net, George Plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins. After signing a release holding the Bruins blameless if he should meet with injury or death, he survives a harrowing, seemingly eternal five minutes in an exhibition game against the always-tough Philadelphia Flyers.
With reflections on such hockey greats as Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Eddie Shore, Open Net is at once a celebration of the thrills and grace of the greatest sport on ice and a probing meditation into the hopes and fears of every man.
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- Joshua Creek Services (US)
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- Title
- Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey
- Author
- George Plimpton
- Book Condition
- New NEW
- Jacket Condition
- n/a
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 031632681X
- ISBN 13
- 9780316326810
- Publisher
- Little, Brown And Company
- Date Published
- 2016-04
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