7 must-read hockey books like A Helluva Life in Hockey: A Memoir by Brian McFarlane

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A Helluva Life in Hockey: A Memoir

By: Brian McFarlane

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A captivating memoir from Canada’s foremost hockey historian and a beloved NHL commentator It’s bee…

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1. The Velveteen Rabbit

By: Margery Williams Bianco , William Nicholson

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Nursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and ex… read more

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"When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"...because once you are Real you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

"He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter."

-Margery Williams Bianco, The Velveteen Rabbit

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2. The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

By: Ron Howard

4.27

Format: 393 pages, Hardcover

Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the… read more

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3. How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

By: Leslie Jordan

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Viral sensation and Emmy Award-winner Leslie Jordan regales fans with entertaining stories about th… read more

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"True happiness can only come from being of loving service to others, especially those in the last throes of life's journey."

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

"I suppose someone had tossed the puppy out of the car, since we were in the middle of nowhere, too far out for a puppy to get to on her own. Who on Earth would do such a thing?! People like that need…"

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

"When our country was erupting in protests and marches, asking for the end of injustice against African American men and women, I was somewhat chastised by many of my followers for not speaking out ag…"

-Leslie Jordan, How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived

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4. The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

By: Dave Grohl

4.47

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questiona… read more

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"I'm bad enough at rolling joints, how could I successfully roll a child?"

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"What you think, you become. What you feel, you attract. What you imagine, you create."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"I stopped trying to understand fate and destiny a long time ago, but dumb luck seems to be my specialty."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

"There is no love like a Mother's love. It is life's greatest song. We are all indebted to the women who have given us life. For without them, there would be no music."

-Dave Grohl, The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music

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5. The Series: What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now

By: Ken Dryden

3.82

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A new book by Hall of Fame goalie and bestselling author Ken Dryden celebrat… read more

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  • hockey
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6. Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

By: Fred Sasakamoose

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Fred Sasakamoose played in the NHL before First Nations people had the right to… read more

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  • sports
  • hockey
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7. Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered

By: Matthew Barnaby

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In the run-up to the NHL Entry Draft in 1992, the Buffalo Sabres interviewed Matthew Barnaby. John … read more

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  • hockey
Cover of Rocky Hockey: The Short but Wild Ride of the NHL's Colorado Rockies by Greg Enright

8. Rocky Hockey: The Short but Wild Ride of the NHL's Colorado Rockies

By: Greg Enright

4.23

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Long before the Avalanche started winning Stanley Cups, Colorado was home to a short-lived and deci… read more

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  • hockey
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9. Gordie: A Hockey Legend

By: Roy MacSkimming

3.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Before Gretzky, before Russians played in the National Hockey League, before multimillion-dollar sa… read more

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  • hockey
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10. A Helluva Life in Hockey: A Memoir

By: Brian McFarlane

3.84

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A captivating memoir from Canada’s foremost hockey historian and a beloved NHL commentator It’s bee… read more

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11. Revival: The Chaotic, Colourful Journey of the 1977-78 Toronto Maple Leafs

By: Damien Cox

4.20

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

Eleven years on from their surprising Stanley Cup victory in 1967, the Toronto Maple Leafs once aga… read more

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7 Top sports books like A Helluva Life in Hockey: A Memoir by Brian McFarlane

Transform Your Habits

The Series: What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now

Ken Dryden

3.82

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Fred Sasakamoose

4.48

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Matthew Barnaby: Unfiltered

Matthew Barnaby

3.75

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Rocky Hockey: The Short but Wild Ride of the NHL's Colorado Rockies

Greg Enright

4.23

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The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II

Buzz Bissinger

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The Last Real World Champion: The Legacy of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Tim Hornbaker

3.89

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Draft Day: How Hockey Teams Pick Winners or Get Left Behind

Doug MacLean

3.57

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The Grandest Stage: A History of the World Series

Tyler Kepner

4.01

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