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Best of 2010: Hockey Book of the Year

Today HockeyBookReviews.com names the top hockey book of 2010! Let me assure you that narrowing down the list of books to five finalists was no easy task. The hockey book class of 2010 is a very good one, far superior than 2009. Hockey book enthusiasts should be very satisfied when they browse the hockey bookshelves at their favorite book store. The five finalists for the 2010 HockeyBookReviews.com Hockey Book of the Year are: The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys by James Duthie  Eddie Shore And That Old Time Hockey by C. Michael Hiam   Gold Medal Diary by Hayley Wickenheiser The Hockey Book by Sports Illustrated Tough Guy by Bob Probert with Kirstie McLellan Day The 2010 HockeyBookReviews.com Hockey Book of the Year goes to: The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys by James Duthie. Simply put, Duthie's collection of newspaper/online columns was the one book this year that you simply can not put down. It does not matter which team you cheer for. Heck...

The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys by James Duthie

When all is said and done, 2010 will be remembered for two humor books: Sh*t My Dad Says and, for hockey fans anyways, TSN's James Duthie's book The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys: And Other Hits, Near Misses, and Off-the-Wall Stories About Sports, and Life . Buy The Book:  Amazon.ca - Chapters -  Amazon.com - E-Book This book is a collection of Duthie's best columns from over the years with TSN and the Ottawa Citizen. It is obvious from his time on TSN that he is witty, entertaining and intelligent, so this book is highly anticipated as a knee-slapping, breezy read that you will enjoy time and time again. When I got my review copy from the publisher, I just had to tell my girlfriend about it. Now, you must understand things about her. 1) She does not read hockey books. She's somewhat reluctantly been forced to become a hockey fan hanging around me, but she would not read a hockey book. 2) She reads a lot, but I have never, ever heard her laugh out lou...

High Praise For New Duthie Book

Esteemed author Kevin Shea had some high praise for James Duthie's new book The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys . From his Twitter account : James Duthie's 'The Day I (Almost) Killed Two Gretzkys' -- funny as hell. It's early, but gets my vote for the hockey book of 2010.   Here's more information on the first of two James Duthie books to hit the shelves this season. You can also buy the book here: Amazon.ca - Chapters -  Amazon.com