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50 Canadians Who Changed The World by Ken McGoogan

Back in October 2013 Ken McGoogan came out with his new book 50 Canadians Who Changed The World . That's it - just 50! As you can imagine, arguments about who was included and more importantly who was not included began soon after, rocketing this book up the best-sellers lists. This book isn't your standard list of greatest Canadians. Instead of the typical patriotic chest thumping this book looks at the 50 most important Canadians (they had to be born in the 20th century - thus explaining Lester B. Pearson's absence) from the viewpoint of people outside of Canada. Global reach was the defining factor. People like Tommy Douglas, Pierre Trudeau, Romeo Dallaire, Margaret Atwood, Alice Munro, David Suzuki, Michael J. Fox and James Cameron. Now any book about the top Canadians as seen by Canadians would include a few hockey personalities. So how does the author handle Canada's defining sport from a global perspective? McGoogan includes three hockey personalities. ...

Sneak Peek at 2014 Hockey Book Releases

The other day we talked about Gordie Howe's new autobiography being released later in 2014. Which got us thinking - what other hockey books can we expect in 2014? There's a number of interesting titles forthcoming: New Don Cherry Autobiography Straight Up and Personal: The World According to Grapes  - Known for his opinions--and unabashed expression of them--Don Cherry has been causing debate for decades. Topics on "Coach's Corner" sometimes veer away from sports and on to other matters that are near and dear to Cherry's heart: the war in Afghanistan and politics, among many others. In Straight Up and Personal, Cherry shares his thoughts on a broader range of issues than he ever has before. He shares some of his personal experiences on and off the ice, and offers the lessons he's learned along the way. This is Don Cherry: straight up and personal. Hockey's Ultimate Insider Hockey Confidential: Inside Stories from People Inside the Gam...

New Gordie Howe Autobiography Coming

G.P. Putnam's Sons, a division of Penguin, has announced that Gordie Howe will release a new autobiography in October of 2014. The book will be called Mr Hockey - Gordie Howe: My Story . "It is a pleasure to tell my story with this book, and especially to include the people who have meant so much to me along the way.” Howe said about Mr. Hockey, in a statement. "No accomplishment is about just one person – no championship, no statistic, and certainly not a whole career." While there have been a number of previous books about Gordie Howe, including a few authorized by himself, Putnam promises this new book will "the definitive account" on the career of the hockey legend. Putnam released Bobby Orr's autobiography in 2013.