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Author: John Branch
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.298kg
ISBN: 9780393351910
ISBN 10: 0393351912
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 27 October 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Out of stock
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Reviews
A haunting tale. -- Ed Sherman - Chicago Tribune Expos[es] the violent tradition that pushed this young man to the brink. -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Globe A thorough, compassionate, if ultimately devastating profile. -- Kurtis Scaletta - Minneapolis Star Tribune Meticulously reported and beautifully written. -- Bryan Cronan - Christian Science Monitor Anything written by John Branch is a compelling must-read. Boy on Ice is transcendent and riveting and his best work yet. -- Al Michaels, Sportscaster Fascinating and chilling. In meticulous detail, John Branch creates a blood-drenched parable for the hidden human toll of sports violence staged for our entertainment. The rise and fall of Derek Boogaard-quintessential NHL goon-is unlike any sports biography you will ever read. -- Steve Fainaru, best-selling coauthor of L A beautifully written and haunting journey into the jagged psychology of the modern athlete. It compels fans to examine their own roles in the spectacle and reminds us in often brutal terms that for our sports heroes, the real struggles take place far beyond the ice or the field of play. -- Warren St. John, best-selling author of O Best Book of the Year. Branch captures the sorrow and anguish of a young athlete's career collapsing...and asks piercing questions about violence in sports. -- Publishers Weekly
""A haunting tale."" -- Ed Sherman - Chicago Tribune ""Expos[es] the violent tradition that pushed this young man to the brink."" -- Kate Tuttle - Boston Globe ""A thorough, compassionate, if ultimately devastating profile."" -- Kurtis Scaletta - Minneapolis Star Tribune ""Meticulously reported and beautifully written."" -- Bryan Cronan - Christian Science Monitor ""Anything written by John Branch is a compelling must-read. Boy on Ice is transcendent and riveting and his best work yet."" -- Al Michaels, Sportscaster ""Fascinating and chilling. In meticulous detail, John Branch creates a blood-drenched parable for the hidden human toll of sports violence staged for our entertainment. The rise and fall of Derek Boogaard—quintessential NHL goon—is unlike any sports biography you will ever read."" -- Steve Fainaru, best-selling coauthor of League of Denial ""A beautifully written and haunting journey into the jagged psychology of the modern athlete. It compels fans to examine their own roles in the spectacle and reminds us in often brutal terms that for our sports heroes, the real struggles take place far beyond the ice or the field of play."" -- Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United ""Best Book of the Year. Branch captures the sorrow and anguish of a young athlete’s career collapsing…and asks piercing questions about violence in sports."" -- Publishers Weekly
Author Information
John Branch is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter for the New York Times. He is the best-selling author of Boy on Ice and The Last Cowboys, and has been featured in The Best American Sports Writing. He lives near San Francisco, California.
