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And, of course, Bucky Dent, who craved just such a moment in the sun -- a validation he had vainly sought from the father he barely knew. Es liegen 0 Rezensionen und 0 Bewertungen aus Deutschland vor, Entdecken Sie jetzt alle Amazon Prime-Vorteile. A missing nuke. Heaton's debut novel is filled with action-packed twists and turns, and the exotic locales feel like you're right there. Fans of Robert Ludlum and John le Carré will find plenty to love in “The Greatest Game,” the first book in J.A. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Enthält dieses Buch unangemessene Inhalte? To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. This book brought that back and filled in all of those details and background bits that somehow now give that moment, that game, even greater significance than my teenage brain could muster at the time. Stattdessen betrachtet unser System Faktoren wie die Aktualität einer Rezension und ob der Rezensent den Artikel bei Amazon gekauft hat. Laden Sie eine der kostenlosen Kindle Apps herunter und beginnen Sie, Kindle-Bücher auf Ihrem Smartphone, Tablet und Computer zu lesen. We are experiencing technical difficulties. A good baseball book, although not a great one, this book recounts a 1963 game in which Hall of Fame pitchers Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal dueled each other for 16 innings before one of them (Spahn) finally allowed a run and lost the game. I was surprised by how interesting this book managed to be. Time is running out—for Daniel and America. I am a serious hockey fan, and consider this game the best hockey game ever to have been played.. read the book, but even better, watch the DVD if you can.. This book provides an interesting, scholarly, and quite readable trip down memory lane, an especially enjoyable stroll for fans of the great Canadiens teams of the 1970s. Such is Richard Bradley's mastery of biography and baseball that I found myself hoping Dent's fly ball fell into Yaz's glove even as I hoped it disappeared behind the Green Monster. Instead it was played for pride, both personal and national. The bios of the most important players and coaches, i.e. It really got "into the weeds" when it came to the history of the ascent of the Russians in the world hockey stage and wasn't as focused on the "night that saved hockey" as I would have expected given the title. Some may quibble at the detail that Mr. Denault provides early on, but he does lay out the many concurrent trends in hockey and in sport in general at the time. Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover! They did not effect the story but we're a minor distraction to a hockey made person who lived through the era. That’s pretty high praise.” —Allsportsbooks.blogspot.com“One of the most important hockey books ever written.” — HockeyBookReviews.com, Prologue  PART ONE – THE HISTORY1. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, and The New Republic, and he was the executive editor of George magazine. When at last Mr. Denault brings us to the storied Forum to witness the game, he helps us re-live those exciting events through an elegant prose that is equal to the beauty and purity of the game itself. Please try again. The Preamble 17. If you are a hockey fan you will love this book! Highly recommend for any hockey fan! An incredible history of not only the enemy without but the enemy within the NHL. This is baseball history at its vivid best." Get your copy today! The powerful warlord his intel threatens doesn't see it that way. The book is a fantastic history of hockey in the 1970 focusing around the Flyers, Canadians (both teams) and the Russian national team. The final twists meet that great standard of unexpected, but also leave the reader thinking, “I should have seen it coming.”, Meet the Epic and Awesome Authors of Fall's Big Fantasy Novels. Wir verwenden Cookies und ähnliche Tools, um Ihr Einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern, um unsere Dienste anzubieten, um zu verstehen, wie die Kunden unsere Dienste nutzen, damit wir Verbesserungen vornehmen können, und um Werbung anzuzeigen. That Greatest Game has stuck in my brain for 38 years. As if the thoughts swirling around in the heads of pitcher and hitter are still fresh, both still hopeful of controlling events. "The Greatest Game is a rare and much-needed addition to the Yankee-Red Sox catalog. Thoroughly enjoyable retelling of one of hockey's greatest games and the story behind it AND the effects it had on world-wide hockey from that point on. What memories this brings back to a Montrealer growing up in the 70s. He enjoyed it very much. Instead it was played for pride, both personal and national. Um die Gesamtbewertung der Sterne und die prozentuale Aufschlüsselung nach Sternen zu berechnen, verwenden wir keinen einfachen Durchschnitt. Versandoption auswählen und eBooks kaufen. The only problem is there where a few errors in the book that would have been picked up by a good proofreader. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. The story although futuristic parallels what we are living and experiencing today. The back stories of the players was fantastic. He not only describes the perceived threat of Soviet hockey but the threat of Philadelphian hockey and how one night saved the game from both. March 22nd 2019 And his approach sets the stage for vivid descriptions of the 1972 Summit Series between the NHL and the Red Army, and the 1974 series in which the new WHA vainly attempted to repeat the NHL team's success. You won't be disappointed! After reading it, many will want to run out and find a recording of the game. Kaufen und versenden Sie dieses eBook an andere Personen. Geben Sie es weiter, tauschen Sie es ein, © 1998-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. oder Tochtergesellschaften, Übersetzen Sie alle Bewertungen auf Deutsch, Lieferung verfolgen oder Bestellung anzeigen, Recycling (einschließlich Entsorgung von Elektro- & Elektronikaltgeräten). The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey. Diese Aktionen werden auf diesen Artikel angewendet: Einige Angebote können miteinander kombiniert werden, andere nicht. He also tells us the stories of the participants -- how they got to that moment in their lives and careers, what was at stake for them personally -- including the rivalries within the rivalry, such as catcher Carlton Fisk versus catcher Thurman Munson,and Billy Martin versus everyone. Get your copy today! ", Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 31. But Daniel is a linguist, not a soldier, so he doesn't expect to find himself in the line of fire. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Well researched and well written. Richard Bradley is the author of the New York Times bestseller American Son: A Portrait of John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Harvard Rules: The Struggle for the Soul of the World's Most Powerful University. It was well written. Utterly Unerotic, Completely Nonromantic Books About Hockey, Meet the Epic and Awesome Authors of Fall's Big Fantasy Novels. I appreciate Mr. Little’s extensive research Please try again. by Flannel and Flashlight Press. You won't be disappointed. And while the final result was a 3-3 tie, no one who saw the game was left disappointed. Some of the biggest books out this fall promise to be epics full of magic, adventure,... To see what your friends thought of this book, The Greatest Game: Daniel Knox Thriller Book One. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Although to be fair, I suspect that one has to be a fan of the great Canadiens teams of the 60's and 70's to really enjoy the book. A cunning terrorist. We’d love your help. Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018. Tell us what you like and we'll recommend books you'll love. | ISBN 9780771026379 Superb thriller about the background and inner workings on the fight and war on terrorism. See full terms and conditions and this month's choices. Rezension aus den Vereinigten Staaten vom 8. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Prime-Mitglieder genießen Zugang zu schnellem und kostenlosem Versand, tausenden Filmen und Serienepisoden mit Prime Video und vielen weiteren exklusiven Vorteilen. -- Robert Lipsyte, author of Heroes of Baseball: The Men Who Made It America's Favorite Game, "The Greatest Game is a spellbinding, page-turning re-creation of a great rivalry, a great season, and a great game, which makes it a great sports book. The Game  PART FOUR – THE AFTERMATH19. Finden Sie alle Bücher, Informationen zum Autor, The Missing Spy: Daniel Knox Thriller Book Two (English Edition), The Night Fire: The Brand New Ballard and Bosch Thriller (Ballard & Bosch 2) (English Edition). Hinzufügen war nicht erfolgreich. I bought this as a Christmas gift for a Habs fan. You could say the vale between fact and fiction is getting thinner. Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2014. Long live the 70's in the hockey world! I was surprised by how interesting this book managed to be. . In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Anyone who calls himself a baseball fan knows the outcome of that confrontation. That game, played at Fenway Park on the afternoon of October 4, 1978, was the culmination of one of the most tense, emotionally wrought seasons ever, between baseball's two most bitter rivals, the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. Start by marking “The Greatest Game: The Montreal Canadiens, the Red Army, and the Night That Saved Hockey” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Its probably best for hockey fans born before 1970. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The Greatest Game Ever Played is a nonfiction story explains how Francis Ouimet, a 16 year old boy from Massachusetts, finds time to play golf although his father doesn’t want him to. — HockeyBookReviews.com The New Breed  PART THREE – THE GAME16. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Diese eBooks können nur von Empfängern im gleichen Land eingelöst werden. The author takes us behind the scenes of Canadian hockey in the 50s and 60s, the farm system, the evolution of the draft, and the impact of the WHA on salaries and the style of play. A Dynasty Delayed  PART TWO – THE DARK AGES11. If you love the fantasy genre, this is the season for you! A cunning terrorist. Current Habs GM Marc Bergevin should read this book. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I gained a little more knowledge and insight on Afghanistan and the Taliban. -- Dan Shaughnessy, author of Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball; sports columnist, The Boston Globe, "We've seen it, the implausible Bucky Dent home run. Enthält dieses Buch Qualitäts- oder Formatierungsprobleme? Refresh and try again. Denault has put together a gem of a book that tells the story of hockey from both a Canadian and Soviet perspective. Page turner from the start! Digital products purchased from this site are sold by Simon & Schuster Digital Sales Inc. Don't miss our eBook deals starting at $0.99! That game saved North American hockey from where the moron teams of the day (Boston and Philly) tried to drag it. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. —Allsportsbooks.blogspot.com"One of the most important hockey books ever written."

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