ePub The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach; a Dream; and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team by Wayne Coffey in History

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Book-For those that love sports!By Jay BobGreat book and that is from a guy that has never played hockey. This book fills in all the blanks that Miracle leaves out. It goes into depth about the members of the team; their upbringing and what made that team so magical. Highly recommend if you enjoy a good sports read.I hope to provide my own input on products in order to help others as well. The contents of my review are 100% my own opinions and experiences with the product. I only give ratings that I think the product deserves. I am completely; 100% truthful in my reviews and I reserve the right to modify my thoughts if I ever come upon a change in my experience of using the product. I hope you found this review helpful; if so; please click click the YES button or the HELPFUL button if your using the mobile app.. If you have any questions at all; please ask and I will try to answer to the best of my ability.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. One of the great books on leadership and how coaching makes an enormous ...By Michael C BrooksOne of the great books on leadership and how coaching makes an enormous difference. Miracle is all Hollywood-- The Boys of Winter is about the nuts and bolts of assembling a group of youngsters and building them into a real team where the sum of the parts far exceeded the individual parts. A great addition is learning about where each player went after 1980 and where they are today. The book might have focused more on the Russian team but this deficiency does not make this book any less interesting or entertaining.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A time and a teamBy CoryThis is a great book that gives the reader an inside look into the 1980 USA Men's hockey team. So often I read the blurbs on sports books and see words like "epic" "David vs. Goliath" or "a true story of overcoming the odds" when in fact the stories are none of the above. Let's face it when one rag tag small town school beats an undefeated small town school it isn't a story for the ages; yet go to your local bookstore and you will see multiple books that oversell the drama behind the story. This isn't the case with Boys of Winter. While it is the only sports story I've read in which the real event actually does merit the hype; what I appreciated the most about this book was how Wayne Coffey didn't let melodrama take hold. He gives a very straightforward look into how Herb Brooks got the team to come together and become better than the sum of its parts. Do yourself a favor and check it out.