{"product_id":"the-awesome-game-one-mans-incredible-globe-crushing-hockey-odyssey-hardcover","title":"The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDave Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne man's search to answer the ultimate question in sports: Why is hockey so incredibly awesome?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dave Hill--author, actor, rock musician and stand-up comedian--is a truly outstanding American. For one thing, he's part Canadian (an advantage he explored in his previous book \u003ci\u003eParking the Moose\u003c\/i\u003e). For another, and maybe this has something to do with his Canadian heritage, he's a totally obsessive fan of hockey. That makes him a minority within a minority: apparently only five percent of the US population admit to liking hockey more than any other sport. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his latest opus, Dave--who's from Cleveland, which hasn't had an NHL team since 1978--tackles this hockey conundrum with full force, drilling down into what makes hockey so damn important in so many parts of the world, despite the average American not recognizing the sport's preeminent greatness. His search for the very soul of hockey has taken him across the globe, from Poland to LA to Kenya, and brought him into contact with many of the sport's great and good. Humorous but heartfelt, Bill Bryson-like but hipper, this is arguably the greatest book ever written about hockey and definitely the one to be asking for at Christmas.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDave Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is a comedian, writer, and musician originally from Cleveland but now living in New York City. He has writ­ten for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGuitar World\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He is a regular contributor to public radio's \u003ci\u003eThis American Life \u003c\/i\u003eand hosts his own radio show, \u003ci\u003eThe Goddamn Dave Hill Show\u003c\/i\u003e, on WFMU in Jersey City, New Jersey. Dave has starred in his own TV series, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Miami\u003c\/i\u003e, on the MOJO Network, which was canceled even though Dave really liked it. He has also appeared on Comedy Central, BBC America, MTV, and Adult Swim, among others, and is a regular host on HBO and Cinemax. Dave performs live comedy in theaters and basements all over the world. He also plays guitar and sings in his own rock band, Valley Lodge, whose song \"Go\" is the theme song for HBO's \u003ci\u003eLast Week Tonight with John Oliver\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eDave Hill Doesn't Live Here Anymore \u003c\/i\u003eis his sec­ond collection of nonfiction essays. \u003ci\u003eTasteful Nudes: . . . and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation \u003c\/i\u003eis his first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.8 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764817690912,"sku":"9781637273579","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b975f2007503a4505c97942d53e9a878.webp?v=1780255556","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-awesome-game-one-mans-incredible-globe-crushing-hockey-odyssey-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}