Champions of Nothing Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I am mainly interested in Sports and Music (surprise, surprise) and from these genre's I really like biographies and autobiographies. For Sports, I am interested in Hockey and football first a foremost, but have read a couple books outside of those, including my all-time favorite book, Moneyball. For Music, I am most interested in the Grunge Era. But am open to other era's (providing I like the music). Books I've read (off the top of my head): Sports: Moneyball The Blindside Friday Night Lights The Game by Ken Dryden The Waterboy The Riddle of the Russian Rocket Out of Control: Confessions of an NFL Casulaty (Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson) Music: Scar Tissue None Too Fragile: Pearl Jam & Eddie Vedder Grunge is Dead a few others I'm drawing a blank on Plus a handful of books on football coaching/leadership/strategies/drills/ect... Having read Moneyball and The Blindside, I have come to really love Michael Lewis' writing style. It's a shame he wrote most of his books about Economics. You can see what I like, suggest away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeydews Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Canucks in 40 book :D Amazing book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champions of Nothing Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Canucks in 40 book :D Amazing book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 http://www.amazon.ca/Thunder-Lightning-No-B-S-Hockey-Memoir/dp/077103086X This is Phil Esposito's book. It's pretty fantastic. I have read it twice and would read it again for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleunrau Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Slash's autobiography is great. Marilyn Manson's Long Hard Road Out Of Hell is a great read whether you like him or not. Motley Crüe's book. Sports - James Duthie's book is entertaining, as are Don Cherry's Hockey Stories and Stuff and Al Strachan's I Am Not Making This Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dion Phaneuf Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 No, you must read 50 Shades of Grey * I need book as well, maybe Moneyball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Outliers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champions of Nothing Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 http://www.amazon.ca...r/dp/077103086X This is Phil Esposito's book. It's pretty fantastic. I have read it twice and would read it again for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Playing with fire, the book about theo fleury. I've read it myself, pretty good. The swinger, a book about a 'fictional' golfer whose exploits are very similar to tiger woods. I haven't actually read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel_3 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Pavel Bure: The Riddle of the Russian Rocket The John Kordic Story..Good read about the troubled life of ex NHL enforcer, John Kordic. Tough Guy...Basically same as above, just about Bob Probert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamTheCanuckFan Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The hunger games series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleunrau Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Might give that a true. As a Bruins fan I'm sure my dad has it already. Slash I would definately check out. Manson I'm not so sure. Something about media/broadcasters writing books makes me worried that they will just be filled with what we read/here from them on a regular basis. If you're interested in statsics and that side of sports, Moneyball is a must-read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 "Playing With Fire" By Theo Fleury. Really really dark book.. He writes about how he was molested by Graham James, how much coke he did, what was going on in the NHL back then with the players and how he almost ended it all. One of the best life stories I've ever read, lots of respect for the guy. Its not the best book but its my favorite book, +300 pages of deep stuff. After you finish that I suggest you watch HBO's documentary on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
î мцšт вяздк чфµ Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 where's waldo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar baby watermelon Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The Game by Ken Dryden Sacred Hoops - Spiritual lessons of a hardwood warrior by Phil Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The Art of Racing in the Rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmployeeoftheMonth Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Nerdist Way - Chris Hardwick - No sports...no music...just a good book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaunce Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 30 Years Of the Game At It's best- It's great book summarizing the WJ's from 1982 to 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 I've just started reading 'The Code' by GB Joyce. It's murder mystery set around hockey. So far, it's a pretty good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Champions of Nothing Posted August 2, 2012 Author Share Posted August 2, 2012 Playing with fire, the book about theo fleury. I've read it myself, pretty good. The swinger, a book about a 'fictional' golfer whose exploits are very similar to tiger woods. I haven't actually read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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