About this title: The book that hockey fans have been waiting for: the definitive, unauthorized account of the man many say was the greatest player the game has ever seen. The legend of Bobby Orr is one of the most enduring in sport. Even those who have never played the game of hockey know that the myth surrounding Canada's great pastime originates in places like ...
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Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780676976526ISBN:0676976522
Description: Very Good. Cover has bumping, marks, light wear, few scratches-Marks on edge-Bumped pgs-Light edgewear-Marks on FFEP-Security tag on RPD-Very light wear, nice copy, looks almost new. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Triumph Books
Date Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN-13:9781600780424ISBN:1600780423
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781600780424. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780676976526ISBN:0676976522
Description: New. Brand New Paperback, clean, tight, unmarked, no spine or cover creases, very light edge wear to cover. North American Orders are shipped by kbooks every business day. International orders are shipped on Tuesdays and Friday's. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Triumph Books
Date Published: 2006-10-01
ISBN-13:9781572439023ISBN:1572439025
Description: NEW. Hardcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781572439023. read more
Edition: First Softcover Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Vintage Canada, Toronto
Date Published: 2007
Description: Very Good. 8vo. 295 pp. Light wear on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white plates. The Chapters are: A Memory; Parry Sound; Bucko; Signed; A Whole New Game; The Littlest General; The Eagle; Number Four Bobby Orr; Spin the Bobby; Hockey Achilles; The Artist at Work; Star Power; The Bobby Business; Ascendance; The All-American Canadian Hero; Bystander; Betrayal; and January 6 1998-Courtroom Eight. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Canada, Toronto
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780676976519ISBN:0676976514
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Signed by Author An as new, unread copy. Signed by Stephen Brunt on title page. Biography of the hockey legend, by one of Canada's foremost sports writers. "A compelling and graceful look at the life and times of one of our greatest hockey players, as well as a revealing portrait of a game and a country in transition. " 287 pages + Notes; 8 pages of glossy black-and-white photos. read more
Edition: First Canadian Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Canada., Toronto
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780676976519ISBN:0676976514
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author A VERY FINE, unread copy of the first CANADIAN EDITION. First printing. In VERY FINE Jacket. " AS NEW.". SIGNED by STEPHEN BRUNT on the title page. SCARCE THUS. read more
Edition: First Canadian Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Knopf Canada., Toronto
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780676976519ISBN:0676976514
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed and Dated By Author. A VERY FINE, unread copy of the first CANADIAN EDITION. First printing. In VERY FINE Jacket. " AS NEW.". SIGNED and DATED by Canadian author STEPHEN BRUNT on the title page. DATED: 2006. VERY SCARCE THUS. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Triumph Books
Date Published: 2007-10-01
ISBN-13:9781600780424ISBN:1600780423
Description: Fair. USED BOOK IN ACCEPTABLE CONDITION. THE BOOK HAS SUSTAINED SOME LIGHT WATER DAMAGE CAUSING THE INTERIOR PAGES TO BECOME A BIT WAVY. THE BOOK IS STILL READABLE. M6000. read more
"I really can't comment on the book as I have too much invested in the subject. My mother is from Parry Sound and I, as a four-year-old, met the man. He gave me a tiny hockey stick with his autograph on it.
I was too young to see him play much so I learned a great deal from the book. I will now look for his plays on youtube, I guess.
It seems really sad that Orr's two sons never learned how to skate. I suppose it is good that Orr never forced them to follow in his footsteps but to so effectively keep the door closed seems unfair."
"Brunt had to work hard here because Orr gave him little to no cooperation. But he does the legwork and comes up with an eloquent portrait of one of hockey's most exciting players."
"Not great. Distractingly overwritten, Stephen Brunt tries to put hockey great Bobby Orr's career in social, cultural and economic contexts, but he never quite pulls it all together. He doesn't even come close, unless you count his odd, obsessive tracking of Orr's hair-length. Instead of looking at how a great athlete played a small part in some kind of cultural change (which is debatable in Orr's case, anyway), Brunt just kind of talks about how cool Orr was, refusing to do more than passingly mention Orr's alleged darker side. Brunt sums things up when he says Orr is very conscious of his privacy and will cut perceived leaks out of his life. I don't think outsiders will learn about the real Orr until after he dies (hopefully, in a long, long, time -- I'm a big fan)."
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