Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 2005. Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. 8vo. 296 pp. Signed by Dave Bidini on the title page. Black boards lettered in silver on the spine; headband. Lightly rubbed at the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. An exuberant, evocative, highly personal, and vividly coloured account of his and his team's exploits, interwoven with moving stories and sharp comments from such hockey heroes as Frank Mahovlich, Yvan Cournoyer, John Brophy, Steve Larmer, Ryan Walter, and others. The Chapters are: A Frozen River of Stout; Doughnuts by the Morning Light; Love Among the Sweatpants; The Elephant Is a Zamboni; The Ghost of Sam LoPresti; Hosers' Promenade; The Pinch of the Ninja; Hey Nedved; Burton and Me; The Stars Are Coming Down; The UnHowie; Toe Blake in Heels; Santa, Gord and Elvis; That Certain Facewash; The Hour of the Platypus; and The Flight of the Lunkhead; followed by an Appendix: Exclaim Cup Participants..

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Author and musician Dave Bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a Gemini, Genie and Juno as well CBC's Canada Reads . A founding member of Rheostatics, he has written 10 books, including On a Cold Road , Tropic of Hockey , Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs , and Home and Away . He has made two Gemini Award-nominated documentaries and his play, the Five Hole Stories, was staged by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Company, touring the country in 2008. His third book, Baseballissimo , is being developed for the screen by Jay Baruchel, and, in 2010, he won his third National Magazine Award, for "Travels in Narnia." He writes a weekly column for the Saturday Post and, in 2011, he published his latest book, Writing Gordon Lightfoot .

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 223607
Title: THE BEST GAME YOU CAN NAME
Author: Bidini, Dave
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good+
Jacket Condition: Very Good+
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0771014597
ISBN 13: 9780771014598
Publisher: McClelland and Stewart
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date Published: 2005
Size: 8vo
Keywords: professional; nhl; national hockey league; stanley cup; original six; montreal canadiens; chicago black hawks; detroit red wings; boston bruins; new york rangers; skating;
Bookseller catalogs: Sports - Hockey;

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