This post originally appeared on Hockey Jersey Concepts on January 27th, 2016.
Hello folks! I need some book recommendations. You see, I have a gift card to my local bookstore, but that bookstore is closing soon, so I need to use it up before the store closes. If you've read any good books lately, let me know in the comments.
I'll share a couple of my recommendation's with you.
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| Image from amazon.ca |
My first suggestion is Ken Dryden's classic book The Game. It's an inside look at the 1978-79 Montreal Canadiens (funny pranks, what goes on in the dressing room, etc), but what makes it special is that Dryden shares what it's like to be a hockey player. He describes what it's like being in the spotlight, how your mood (and the teams mood) is so closely tied to the result of your most recent game, and much more. This book will give you a better understanding of what it's like being an NHL player.
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| Image from xkcd.com |
If you're not looking for a hockey book, maybe you'd prefer the coffee table book Thing Explainer, by Randall Munroe (who also created the webcomic xkcd, and wrote the book What If?). The premise of this book is that Monroe can only use line drawings and the 1000 most common words to describe complicated things like the International Space Station (or the shared space house, using common words), helicopters (sky boat with turning wings), or submarines (boat that goes under the sea). I haven't read the whole book yet, just the first few pages, but I know this book will be funny and that I'll learn some interesting things as well.
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