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. Boy on Ice is the richly told story of a mountain of a man who made it to the absolute pinnacle of his sport. Widely regarded as the toughest man in the NHL, Boogaard was a gentle man off the ice but a merciless fighter on it. With great narrative drive, Boy on Ice - John Branch od authora John Branch a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
John Branch |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
384 |
Rok vydání |
2015 |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
W. W. Norton & Company |