Gretzky's Tears

If there is one person who should be ecstatic about Gretzky's current plight it would be author Stephen Brunt. His newest book, Gretzky's Tears: Hockey, Canada, and the Day Everything Changed, is due out in early October. All of this headline news can only be good for book sales.

Coincidentally, I received my advance copy of the text for HockeyBookReviews.com. I've already devoured half of it, and I can assure you it is good. Very good.

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Comments

Anonymous said…
I've read "Searching for Bobby Orr" and now "Gretzky's Tears" and I have to say that they were both great reads!
I would also say that Brunt is one of the more intelligent sports writers with something actually worthwhile to say.
October 11, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Joe Pelletier said…
completely agreed. I can't wait for his next column let alone book.
October 11, 2009 at 12:21 PM
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