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On my most recent camping trip I got quite a bit of reading in. I cracked the spines of some old favorites, and one new non-hockey release: Off The Post by Risto Pakarinen The Rink: Stories From Hockey's Home Towns by Chris Cuthbert and Scott Russell The Mad Men of Hockey by Trent Frayne And, in my non-hockey reading, I picked up the new twist on the old Canadian Classic: The Wealthy Barber Returns

My latest summer 2011 campfire read is McClelland and Stewart's 2007 release King of Russia: a Year in the Russian Super League . It chronicles Canadian hockey coaching legend Dave King's journey to the Ural Mountains to become the first Canadian coach in Russia. The book is based on King's daily diary, typically meticulous and refreshingly open, and polished up beautifully by The Globe and Mail's ace hockey reporter Eric Duhatschek . Buy the Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com   I personally consider Duhatschek to be the best hockey journalist out there for quite some time. Not only is he incredibly connected, thorough and respected, but he's got an easy to read and captivating writing style. So I guess I shouldn't have been so surprised how easily I was drawn into the text. But I was very pleasantly surprised just how compelling and fascinating the text is. One biography or well written autobiography that I've always wanted to read ...

Another campfire read for me this summer was one of my favorite books from 2010: the unique  The Golden Jet: A Spectacular Career in Stunning Photographs : You already know Bobby Hull had a spectacular career. Let me assure you the photographs in this books truly are stunning. Consider this book is a coffee table autobiography. Countless photographs accompanied with Bobby's own captions brilliantly bring back to life the amazing career of one of hockey's true greats. The photos steal the show, but Bobby's commentary are the true jewels of this treasure chest. The book is also accompanied with a tribute DVD featuring exclusive interviews, archival footage and behind the scenes clips. This book is listed at $29.95 US/$34.95 CDN. (Apparently no one has told Triumph Books that the Canadian dollar is at/over par for a few years now.) For a book of this size loaded with so many rare and exclusive photos, that is a really reasonable price. And of course, many bookstores and ...

Every summer I escape hockey and the computer by going camping and hiking. The escape from hockey is never far for me. I always carry a few hockey books for evenings of sitting around the camp fire. It is a great way to forget about the daily aches and blisters acquired while chasing waterfalls and mountain tops. On my most recent outing I found myself staying up far later than I should have. I needed the rest for a full next day of outdoor activity, but I was far too immersed in Todd Denault's The Greatest Game . Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com - E-Book The book is about the famous New Year's Eve clash between the Montreal Canadiens and the Soviet Red Army team back in 1975. My favorite parts of the book are the historical build up to the game. Denault explores the rise of the likes of Anatoli Tarasov, Sam Pollock, Ken Dryden and Vladislav Tretiak. It is a must read text for any fan of the Habs or the Soviets. Denault is as thorough a hockey researc...