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Ahab: A Hockey Story
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ISBN13: 9798740229669
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 15 2021
Pages: 372
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 15 2021
Pages: 372
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.83 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Love Ahab: A Hockey Story, wonderful job!
-Bobby Orr, # 4 Army veteran's hockey novel celebrates sports as rehab for wounded warriors.
-Seth Robson, Stars & Stripes The story's Bavarian settings-including Munich's legendary Oktoberfest, Grafenwöhr's iconic water tower, and Weiden's raucous hockey arena-are vivid and unforgettable. A must read...
-Bobby Orr, # 4 Army veteran's hockey novel celebrates sports as rehab for wounded warriors.
-Seth Robson, Stars & Stripes The story's Bavarian settings-including Munich's legendary Oktoberfest, Grafenwöhr's iconic water tower, and Weiden's raucous hockey arena-are vivid and unforgettable. A must read...
-MilitaryInGermany.com Told from the heart, this remarkable story grew out of the author's love of hockey, soldiers, and storytelling. Part Full Metal Jacket and part Slap Shot, the story's thrilling first-person narrative is breakaway quick and bench-clearing brawl intense. But by confronting today's toughest issues head-on, it defies expectations and resonates with a huge cross-section of readers, not just salty combat vets and hard-core hockey fans. When paratrooper Corporal Will Foley burns in on an ill-fated jump and breaks his leg, his hockey-wired brain does what it's been trained to do-get up and get back in the action. This time, however, it's just not that easy. Transferred from his front-line combat unit to its rear detachment, Foley escapes the pain and monotony of rehab by cheering for his home-town Bruins, reaching out to his hard-boiled Boston P.D. father, and going to the gym. Later, with a shiny new prosthetic foot firmly in place, he finds safe harbor at the rink. But, will it be enough? Readers who fell for the brutal honesty of All Quite on the Western Front will love Ahab's unflinching description of military life. Sports fans who loved the food, fun, and excitement of Playing for Pizza will revel in Ahab's colorful portrayal of Bavaria. A book you won't be able to put down or forget, Ahab is a must read for anyone who cares deeply about America's wounded warriors.
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