The Lonely End of the Rink: Confessions of a Reluctant Goalie - Brossura

Lawrence, Grant

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1771000775 ISBN 13: 9781771000772

Casa editrice: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd, 2014

Riassunto

Deeply personal yet incredibly witty, this memoir about Grant Lawrence’s relationship with hockey passes back and forth between tales of his life and a fascinating history of hockey, complete with lively anecdotes about the many colorful characters of the NHL. Through Lawrence’s early life, he struggled with the idea of hockey. An undersized child who wore thick glasses and knee-braces, he understood what it was like to be in the attack zone of the hockey-obsessed jocks at his school. For Lawrence, bullying and the violent game of hockey seemed to go hand-in-hand. Yet he was also enamored with the sport and eventually learned that playing goalie on a hockey team isn’t all that different from playing in a band, and that artistically-minded wimps can find just as much joy in the game as their meathead counterparts.

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L'autore:

Grant Lawrence has long been a leading voice for Canadian arts and culture. For years, the gregarious and encyclopedic Lawrence has hosted the CBC Radio 3 Podcast, a weekly showcase of Canadian independent music. The author of Adventures in Solitude: What Not to Wear to a Nude Potluck and Other Stories from Desolation Sound, he lives in Vancouver.

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• Editore: Douglas & McIntyre Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1771000775
• ISBN 13: 9781771000772
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 255