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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Teamby: Wayne Coffey  List Price: $13.95 Amazon.com's Price: $11.16 You Save: $2.79 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 796.9620973 EAN: 9781400047666 ISBN: 1400047668 Label: Three Rivers Press Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 288 Publication Date: October 25, 2005 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Release Date: October 25, 2005 Studio: Three Rivers Press Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: The Story of the Greatest Sports Moment of the Twentieth Century Once upon a time, they taught us to believe. They were the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, and they engineered what Sports Illustrated called the greatest sports moment of the twentieth century. Their “Miracle on Ice” has become a national fairy tale, but the real Cinderella story is even more remarkable. Wayne Coffey casts a fresh eye on this seminal sports event, giving readers an ice-level view of the amateurs who took on a Russian hockey juggernaut at the height of the Cold War. He details the unusual chemistry of the Americans—formulated by their fiercely determined coach, Herb Brooks—and seamlessly weaves portraits of the boys with the fluid action of the game itself. Coffey also traces the paths of the players and coaches since their stunning victory, examining how the Olympic events affected their lives. Told with warmth and an uncanny eye for detail, The Boys of Winter is an intimate, perceptive portrayal of one Friday night in Lake Placid and the enduring power of the extraordinary. Also available as an eBook Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Just a great bookI picked this book up on a whim because it looked interesting and I'm glad I did, it has to be one of my favorite books I've read in the past few years. I quickly finished it and it definitely deserves 5 stars. The book is very well written with the game versus the russians interspersed with mini-biographies of the members of the U.S. team. You really develop an emotional connection with the individual members. While the movie "Miracle" is great it missed so much about the history of the players, ... Read More Rating: - Greatest Olympic Moment EverThe book mainly covers the U.S. hockey team's amazing upset of the powerful USSR team, but also provides the background story of just about everybody involved. I'll never forget that game, and reading about it brought back the excitement of that night. I found myself almost cheering outloud when I read about the great plays. There will never be another Olympic story like this, because now the games are dominated by pro teams. We have "dream teams" instead of teams full of kids who would ... Read More Rating: - A must read for all hockey fansGave this book to my husband for his birthday he read it in 2 days. He said it was one of the best written books about the USA 1980 Team. Rating:  - Left Wanting MoreThe book is 288 pages with extremely wide margins. To tell this story properly the book should be in the 400-500 page range. I wanted to know more about the American players, the ones who brought home the gold as well as those who, like Her Brooks in 1960, were among the last cuts. What were their feelings after "The Miracle" knowing that they had been that close to being a part of it. I wanted to know more about Brooks himself. His relationship with his wife and kids, did he ever get tired of talking ... Read More Rating: - I couldn't put it downThe 1980 Olympic hockey game between USA and USSR was the kind of event that you remember where you were, when we won. This book takes you back to that special time, that could be considered a turning point for US/USSR relations. After reading the book, I bought 2 DVDs. The movie about the game and the HBO documentary on the same subject. All were completely enjoyable. We'll probably never have a team like the young amateurs that played for our country just because the loved the game. ....a ... Read More 
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