Slap Shots: Hockey's Greatest Insults [Paperback]

Kevin Nelson (Author)

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Product Description

Nelson recorded the absurdities and outrages of the nation's basketball courts and baseball fields in several highly successful anthologies of quotations, vignettes, and insults. Now he turns his ever vigilant eye and ear to the hockey arena, in a roundup of opinions as sharp as a skater's blades and as out of control as a runaway puck. 20 photos.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Fireside; Original edition (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0684810751
• ISBN-13: 978-0684810751
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,298,015 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars light, easy & fun to read, September 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Slap Shots: Hockey's Greatest Insults (Paperback)

A book of slap shots literally - loaded with interesting and amusing bits about Hockey. It is really a collection of the author's favourites - lots of clever and witty things said by, and descriptions and stories of famous and notable players (lots of stuff about Gretzky), as well as goalies, coaches, team owners, media commentators and fans. But what is especially notable about this little book is its celebration of the culture of machismo. Kevin Nelson (author) clearly relishes the drama, and especially the brutality which seems to be an integral and inextractable part of this game. This is revealed in rounds of descriptions of tough players, vicious game tactics, violent teams, fights, injuries, and coaches and team managers who were/are (frequently, it seems) abusive and usurious. What is important to be aware of however, is "Slap Shots" was published in 1995, during a dark period in Hockey when aggression and violence mattered more than the game. Nevertheless, interesting, simple and entertaining reading. Overall, carefully, but not in itself cleverly written.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another fantastic and fun book from Kevin Nelson., April 7, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Slap Shots: Hockey's Greatest Insults (Paperback)

I've previously enjoyed such sports classics from Kevin Nelson as The Greatest Stories Ever Told about Baseball and Football's Greatest Insults. Slap Shots is another in a similar vein, and is not to be missed by the sports or humor fan!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humor for the true hockey fan, September 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Slap Shots: Hockey's Greatest Insults (Paperback)

This is a wonderful book. You can find stories about your favorite hockey hero and your first Jr "A" coach. A must have, also makes a great gift.