A haunting tale.--Ed Sherman
Expos[es] the violent tradition that pushed this young man to the brink.--Kate Tuttle
A thorough, compassionate, if ultimately devastating profile.--Kurtis Scaletta
Meticulously reported and beautifully written.--Bryan Cronan
A beautifully written and haunting journey into the jagged psychology of the modern athlete. It compels fans to examine their own roles in the spectacle and reminds us in often brutal terms that for our sports heroes, the real struggles take place far beyond the ice or the field of play.--Warren St. John, best-selling author of Outcasts United
Fascinating and chilling. In meticulous detail, John Branch creates a blood-drenched parable for the hidden human toll of sports violence staged for our entertainment. The rise and fall of Derek Boogaard--quintessential NHL goon--is unlike any sports biography you will ever read.--Steve Fainaru, best-selling coauthor of League of Denial
Best Book of the Year. Branch captures the sorrow and anguish of a young athlete's career collapsing...and asks piercing questions about violence in sports.
Traces the career of the star player for the New York Rangers, from his childhood in Saskatchewan to his professional career, and reveals how a series of concussions led to his accidental death and subsequent investigations into systematic violence in contact sports.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The tragic death of hockey star Derek Boogaard at twenty-eight was front-page news across the country in 2011 and helped shatter the silence about violence and concussions in professional sports. Now, in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction, acclaimed reporter John Branch tells the shocking story of Boogaard's life and heartbreaking death. Artikel-Nr. 9780393351910
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Zustand: NEW. Über den AutorJohn Branch is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the New York Times. He is the best-selling author of Boy on Ice and The Last Cowboys, and has been featured in The Be. Artikel-Nr. 33448256
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