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The Globe and Mail has published the 6th of six excerpts from Don Cherry's new book Don Cherry's Stories & Stuff . Here's all six excerpts: Part 1: All About Grapes Part 2: So I Says "What The Hell?" So I'm Going Down Swinging Part 3: The Nastiest Guy I've Ever Seen Was The Rock Part 4: The More You Hurt Him, The More He Liked It Part 5: You Couldn't Believe The Snowstorm Part 6. Is There A Guy Who Plays Around Here? Mulberry? On Monday, November 3rd I will have my full review of Don Cherry's Stories & Stuff . Then on Tuesday, November 4th, I will compare his new book to his original book from 1983, Grapes: A vintage view of hockey .

The November 3rd, 2008 issue of The Hockey News is hitting newsstands across North America now. Hockey book enthusiasts will note that this issue is the first issue to include the popular Holiday Gift Guide. This week they list every book available this season, except generally for juvenile titles. While the magazine lists every book often with the cover image, the accompanying synopsis is as brief as can be and offers no real review. You are better off to read online reviews at Amazon, Chapters, and of course here at HockeyBookReviews.com. Still, this issue has always been a favorite of mine over the years. I still look forward to it every year.

Here's an official press release from the NHL about a new and well-kept secret hockey book: NEW YORK (October 29, 2008)– The National Hockey League (NHL) and Carlton Books have teamed up to release The Official NHL Hockey Treasures, a special edition book created by Toronto author Dan Diamond in association with the Hockey Hall of Fame. The book tells the rich and fascinating history of hockey through hundreds of photographs and an exhaustively researched and lucid text. The Official Treasures of NHL Hockey explores the origin and evolution of hockey, with particular attention to the professional game in North America, the players, legendary match-ups and illustrious teams. Available now, this collectible book includes a stunning assortment of removable facsimiles of hockey memorabilia selected by the curators of the Hockey Hall of Fame. The Official Treasures of NHL Hockey includes: · More than 200 images collected from hockey’s renowned past · 30 removab

The Hockey News has two new books on store shelves for 2008. One is Habs Heroes: The Definitive List of the 100 Greatest Canadiens Ever . The other is the focus of today's review, The Ultimate Book of Hockey Lists Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Over at my main website, GreatestHockeyLegends.com , the most popular regularly weekly feature is Top Ten Tuesdays, by far. So I can totally understand The Hockey News' thinking here with 260 some pages full of top tens. The best of this. The most of that. The worst. The craziest. The most memorable. And lots and lots of wacky stories. The Hockey News had a top ten sneak peak from the book a few weeks back on their website. A lot of the subjects are common and tired, you know, the best goalie, the top players by country, the biggest rivalries and the best NHL cities. Pretty pedestrian stuff. But there are some real fun arguments too. I especially enjoyed Jaw Dropping Moments, Worst Injuries, Most Bizarre Owners, Mos

What do Ted Lindsay, Frank Mahovlich, Dave Keon, Red Kelly, Gerry Cheevers, Joe Primeau, Bobby Bauer, Tim Horton and Dick Duff all have in common? Besides being Hall of Fame hockey players, all are alumni of St. Michael's College school and hockey program. St. Mikes was one the top development programs in hockey history, while also providing high education. Nearly 190 players have graduated to the NHL, 13 of them to the Hall of Fame. Here's a quick little rundown on the history of St. Michael's. The private, all boys, Roman Catholic school was founded way back in 1852. Soon thereafter the Basilian Fathers took control of the school's administration. The hockey program started back in 1906. The students competed in the OHA junior circuit, and also in senior hockey leagues. St. Michael's won the amateur championship of Canada - the Allan Cup - in 1910. In the late 1920s, the Toronto Maple Leafs, under the great vision of owner Conn Smythe, sponsored the St. Mike's

In the latest installment of the Globe And Mail's excerpt preview of Don Cherry's new book Don talks about his dislike of The Rock. No. Not that Rock. Larry Zeidel. People always ask me who's the toughest guy I ever played with or played against. When you spend your career in the minors, there are a lot of them. Connie (Mad Dog) Madigan. Sandy (Stone Face) Hucul and Bill (The Destroyer) Shvetz. I'll talk about those guys later. But I think the nastiest guy I ever saw was Larry (The Rock) Zeidel. Full Story

Congratulations must go out to author D'arcy Jenish and publisher Doubleday Canada. Their book Montreal: 100 Years Of Glory has reached the Globe & Mail best seller list . The Globe's list is the Canadian equivalent to the New York Time's best seller list.

If you watched Coach's Corner on Hockey Night In Canada on Saturday you saw Don Cherry hawking his new book Don Cherry's Stories & Stuff . The book is released today, October 28th. I previewed the release this past summer, but there is an even better preview available online every day this week at the Globe & Mail's website . The Globe is publishing excerpts of the Cherry's new book, and I have to admit I'm impressed. I really wasn't sure what to expect from a book called "Stories & Stuff," especially one written by Al Strachan of all people. But it looks like Grapes clears the air on more than a few occasions. It's far more than just rock 'em, sock 'em on paper. There are six parts to the Globe and Mail excerpt previews. Here's the two listed to date: Part 1: All About Grapes Part 2: So I Says "What The Hell?" So I'm Going Down Swinging I'll post more as the days go on.

Chapters has Kevin Shea's Lord Stanley: The Man Behind The Cup reduced to clear. This hard cover book, co-authored by John Jason Wilson, was originally listed at $35, but is now just $4.99. Everyone in Canada knows the Stanley Cup. Now it is time to learn about Stanley himself, the man who gave us hockey's most holy grail. It is a surprisingly thorough and intense read. The book is slated to come out in paperback in October 2010. But even the paperback will be twice the price of this offer. Treat yourself to the hard cover for just 5 bucks. Click on the Chapters link and either search for the title or browse the 80% off books outlet shop.

The Montreal Canadiens are celebrating their centennial this season. Hockey's most glorified team is celebrating 100 seasons of great hockey and great hockey players. So many great hockey players that a record 44 of them have been enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame, plus 10 builders. The Hall has put out a number of amazing titles book titles over the years. With past successes in mind and super-author Andrew Podnieks on board, the Hall and the Montreal Canadiens have set out to wow us all once again in the new book Honoured Canadiens . Buy The Book: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com And wow us they have! The first thing you'll notice is the striking red cover dominated by the Canadiens regal crest. Then you will notice the impenetrable shrink wrap around it, making it impossible to look inside. I hate when publishers do that, especially when what is inside would probably easily sell the book to any serious Montreal hockey fan and then some. (UPDATE: HB Fenn has authorized

So I finally got my hands on Reflections 2008: The NHL Hockey Year in Photographs today. After flipping through the 160 pages of some of the most amazing hockey photography you will ever see, I have decided I need to go back down to the bookstore and get a second copy! Buy The Book: Amazon - Chapters - Amazon.com Why would I would want two copies of the same book? Because I want one to proudly display on my coffee table and share with guests. And I want a second copy so I can cut out the pictures, frame them and display them proudly on the walls of my hockey room. The photos are just that amazing. I think my favorites have to be the cover image featuring the outdoor game, Eric Staal's determination on page 45, Joffrey Lupul's jump of ecstacy on page 122, and most of the body check action shots, especially Dion Phaneuf getting a taste of his own medicine on page 59 and Marc Staal stapling brother Jordan Staal on page 138. The photos capture the highlights of the 2008 season,

In Canada it is often said that hockey is more than just a game. It is who we are. It is our way of life. Author Bruce Dowbiggin even goes as far as to suggest that hockey is perceived to be "a window into our very soul." The award winning sports broadcaster and journalist looks through that window and looks at Canada as seen through the fascinating and sometimes contradictory lens of hockey. His new text The Meaning Of Puck: How Hockey Explains Modern Canada is perhaps the most profound book of the 2008 crop. | Amazon.ca - chapters.indigo.ca - Amazon.com | In a collection of essays, Dowbiggin looks at how hockey reflects on so many of the pertinent issues facing Canada, both historically and currently. Such issues as globalization and regionalism, anti-Americanism and racism, violence and military involvement, and hero worship and villains are explored, often eliminating a few Canadian myths along the way. Did I mention anti-Americanism? That one comes up a lot. For exam

► Black And Gold - a stunning collection of photographs of Steve Babineau, the Boston Bruins official team photographer since 1973. With writer Rob Simpson, Babineau shares his 40 years of memories with one of hockey's most storied teams. ► Canada On Ice - Author Dave Holland covers every World Championship tournament from 1920 through 2008, offering a unique Team Canada perspective. ► Hockey's Top 100 - Veteran hockey writers Don Weekes and Kerry Banks team up to rank all of hockey's greatest achievements ► Montreal: 100 Years Of Glory - Scouring through endless newspaper archives author D'Arcy Jenish accessed the long forgotten work of the sports journalists who reported the moment history actually happened. Therefore his book captures the spirit of history as it unfolded. This is the true history of the Montreal Canadiens, warts and all. ► Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems - Through a collection of 70 poems, author Randall Maggs uniquely re-imagines the life of T

Okay, so I've finally got a confirmed line-up concerning November's DVD release - Montreal Canadiens Greatest Games. Buy The DVD - Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com Here's the disk lineup: 1. 2/19/08 vs. Rangers (Habs come back from 5-0 down) 2. 11/23/03 vs. Oilers (Heritage Classic) 3. 3/11/96 vs. Stars (Last game at the Forum) 4. 6/9/93 vs. Kings (Habs win 23rd and last Stanley Cup) 5. 5/24/86 vs. Flames (Habs win 22nd Cup) 6. 4/20/84 vs. Nordiques (Adams Division Final, Game 6) 7. 5/10/79 vs. Bruins (Too many men on the ice. Semi-final Game 7) 8. 5/14/77 vs. Bruins (Habs win 2nd of Four Cups in a row) 9. 12/31/75 vs. Red Army (Tretiek puts on a show vs Habs on New Year's Eve) 10. 4/14/60 vs. Maple Leafs (Habs win 5th consecutive Stanley Cup)

The Canadian Hockey Atlas - Original jacket price was $60, now it's on for just $12.99! A unique celebration of Canada’s game in all its variety, this beautifully made book is the definitive guide to hockey from sea to sea to sea. Part encyclopedic reference source, part mesmerizing history, The Canadian Hockey Atlas is a beautifully illustrated look at hockey from a completely new perspective. Organized into 11 chapters by province and territory, with over 1,000 player entries complete with listings of every hockey town and city, this book shows through history, stories, and memorabilia how the game’s wildly different local and regional strands come together into the pastime that defines Canada. See all bargain books at Chapters.ca

A few people are asking me which of the new hockey books are the best sellers so far? Getting hard sales details are next to impossible. The only way I can judge are through click thru ratios and actual orders by you the readers through my affiliations with Amazon and Chapters. With that in mind, it appears this really is going to be the year of the Habs. Here's the top 10 best selling hockey books here at HockeyBookReviews.com. ► Montreal: 100 Years Of Glory ► Honoured Canadiens ► Saving Face ► Habs Heroes ► Patrick Roy ► The Meaning of Puck ► Reflections 2008 ► Black And Gold ► Just One Goal ► When The Lights Went Out You'll note that When The Lights Went Out is actually a 2007 release, but still selling well apparently.

Alright, we've got some winners to congratulate today! Robert Lefebvfe of Cornwall, Ontario and Eric Cortes or Woodbridge, New Jersey are both winner Wiley's new release Patrick Roy: Winning, Nothing Else . This offer was exclusive to readers of HockeyBookReviews.com ! There is still a week left to get in on the draw for a Wiley prize pack that includes Saving Face , Black and Gold and Open Ice .

I have to admit this is a tough one. Back in September I reviewed Jack Falla's excellent new book titled Open Ice: Reflections and Confessions of a Hockey Lifer . The next day, he contacted me to offer me his thanks. I must admit to being ecstatic. One of the greatest hockey writers ever not only read my review, but he liked it and enough to go out of his way to tell me so. Then I got courageous and asked him if I could interview him about the book. I fully expected him to brush me off at least at that moment. After all, he's an incredibly busy guy and he could be conducting interviews with so many more beneficial sources than my little little website. Without hesitation Falla enthusiastically accepted the offer to be interviewed by me. I would contact him a day later with my questions, and he would clear time from his schedule to make sure the interview had center stage. I'm not sure if I was more incredulous of what just happened or down right nervous about what was going