Open net book george plimpton

Open net has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Paper lion, the movie, was a 1968 sports comedy film starring alan alda as plimpton, based on plimptons book. James thurber once said that 95 percent of american males put themselves to. George plimpton audio books, best sellers, author bio.

In open net, george plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved. In open net, another of george plimptons inimitable accounts of a fearless amateur braving the world of professional sports, plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved boston bruins. It premiered in detroit on october 2, 1968, and was released nationwide the following week. Hes most famous for his book about his preseason stint with the detroit lions paper lion, but this book was his first experience as a participant. Participatory journalist and celebrity editor plimpton delivers yet another insiders account of professional sports. Feb 03, 1987 open net is another inimitable account of an amateurs foibles meeting the world of professional sport. He was also famous for participatory journalism which included competing in professional sporting events, acting in a western, performing a comedy act at. How george plimptons sports books presaged the first. Like his books open net, about the bruins, or paper lion, about the 1963 detroit lions, its almost unknown to younger readers. After signing a release holding the bruins blameless if he should meet with injury or death, he survives a harrowing, seemingly eternal five minutes in an exhibition game against the alwaystough philadelphia flyers. The professional amateur in the world of bigtime hockey, which wasnt published until 1985. Open net is another inimitable account of an amateurs foibles meeting the world of professional sport. George plimpton takes to the ice with the boston bruins in this memorable. Another chronicle of plimptons amateurish ventures into the worlds of professional athleticsthis one recounting his experience in the training camp of the boston bruins of the national hockey league.

The professional amateur in the world of bigtime hockey, is plimptons 1985 book about his experience playing professional ice hockey with the boston bruins. After signing a release holding the bruins blameless if he should. If youre not familiar with george plimpton, he was a writer who was famous for trying to participate in pro sports. Open net is another inimitable account of an amateurs foibles meeting the. I didnt know plimpton wrote a hockey book until i spotted it on amazon recently. George ames plimpton march 18, 1927 september 25, 2003 was an american journalist, writer, literary editor, actor, and occasional amateur sportsman. Open net by george plimpton overdrive rakuten overdrive. Open net by george plimpton penguin books australia. Open net by george plimpton meet your next favorite book. Plimpton has lived out the boyish fantasies of millions of american men and lived to tell about them in such books as paper lion pro football, out of my league major league baseball. Fizzing, flashing, whizzing, crashing excerpts from george plimptons forthcoming celebration of the wonders of pyrotechnics july 1984 george plimpton hiro. Plimpton was nearly 50 years old when he attended the bruins training camp on assignment for sports illustrated.

Yet, whereas loving descriptions of artillery trajectories. Apr 26, 2016 george plimpton takes to the ice with the boston bruins in this memorable portrait of the roughandtumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and featuring a foreword from denis leary and neverbeforeseen content from the plimpton archives. He was a one of a kind in the respect that he created his own brand of journalism, dubbed participatory journalism whereby he would play an active role in any given sporting event so that. George plimpton takes to the ice with the boston bruins in this memorable portrait of the roughandtumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and now featuring a foreword from denis leary and neverbeforeseen content from the plimpton archives. He wrote regularly for such magazines as sports illustrated and esquire, and he appeared numerous times in films and on television. Mar 31, 2017 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Open net book by george plimpton 4 available editions. Oct 01, 2003 open net is another inimitable account of an amateurs foibles meeting the world of professional sport. I wish i could remember exactly how i came upon the book open net, by george plimpton.

George ames plimpton march 18, 1927 september 25, 2003 was an american journalist. George plimpton hockey boston bruins nhl wil wheaton. Another sports book, open net, saw him train as an ice hockey goalie with the boston bruins, even playing part of a national hockey league preseason game. Another chronicle of plimpton s amateurish ventures into the worlds of professional athleticsthis one recounting his experience in the training camp of the boston bruins of the national hockey league. George plimpton takes to the ice a goalie for the boston. Buy open net by george plimpton from australias online independent bookstore, boomerang books. His accounts of his pathetic attempts to compete are always pretty funny. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, boston bruins hockey team, hockey.

George plimpton, the original master of none literary hub. Buy open net by george plimpton from waterstones today. The film also depicted his tryout with the detroit lions. Plimpton has lived out the boyish fantasies of millions of american men and lived to tell about them in such books as paper lion pro football, out of my league major league baseball, the. George plimpton project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Thanks to open net, his classic book documenting the.

Open net audiobook by george plimpton, denis leary. A graduate of harvard university and kings college, cambridge, plimpton was. Open net by george plimpton little, brown and company. Its one that continues long after a person has grown and often takes on other elements including regret and longing. Buy a cheap copy of open net book by george plimpton. Open net by george plimpton the thought of playing professional sports ranks up there as one of the most common childhood fantasies. After first signing a release holding the bruins harmless if he should meet with injury or dearth as their amateur goaltender, he survives a harrowing, seemingly eternal five minutes in an exhibition.

This time, plimpton, at age 50, suited up as a goalie for an exhibition hockey game against the philadelphia flyers at the spectrum arena in philadelphia. He wrote regularly for such magazines as sports illustrated and esquire, and he appeared numerous times in films and on television read more. The book in question is the bogey man, by george plimpton, the journalist, writer, editor and hapless adventurer who tried his hands at numerous pro. His books include paper lion, the bogey man, open net, shadow box, mad ducks and bears, and plimpton on sports, all from the lyons press. In open net, george plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved boston bruins. After signing a release holding the bruins harmless if he should meet with injury or death, he survives a harrowing, seemingly eternal five minutes in an exhibition game against the alwaystough philadelphia flyers. George plimptons classic book the bogey man is reissued. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Plimptons chronology of the home run opens the collection ross barnes. George ames plimpton march 18, 1927 september 25, 2003 was an american journalist, writer, literary editor, actor and occasional amateur sportsman. I think my dad may have given it to me, and even though im not sure, im going to imagine that it happened this way.

A home run is by no means an easy thing to describe, no more or less than a military historian can wax fondly over the flight of a mortar shell, writes publisher, author, and professional amateur plimpton pet peeves, 2000, etc. Plimpton gathers minor classics such as grantland rices 1888 poem that man from mudville a happyending response to ernest lawrence thayers spiritcrushing casey at the bat and bernard malamuds the natural, mixes in excerpts from modern novels and the better class of baseball reportage, and seasons the lot with knowing. Since a home run is the kind of cherished event that becomes transformed into myth even as its happening, the selections included here are often characterized by hyperbole. George plimpton george plimpton biography and career. He would eventually write a book open net, detailing his experiences. Apr 16, 2016 the book in question is the bogey man, by george plimpton, the journalist, writer, editor and hapless adventurer who tried his hands at numerous pro sports and entertainer jobs and then wrote. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Home run by george plimpton, george plimpton, paperback. Open net details plimptons brief time with the boston bruins in the late 70s, as he trained with the team and played as a goaltender in an exhibition game against the philadelphia flyers. George plimpton takes to the ice with the boston bruins in this memorable portrait of the roughandtumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and featuring a foreword from denis leary and neverbeforeseen content from the plimpton archives. Open net hardcover august 1, 1988 by george plimpton author.

George plimpton takes to the ice with the boston bruins in this memorable portrait of the roughandtumble world of professional hockey, recorded and now featuring a foreword by denis leary. Told with plimptons characteristic humour and insight, open net is at once a celebration of the thrills and grace of the greatest sport on ice, and a probing meditation into the hopes and fears of every man. Open net by george plimpton, read by marc vietor audiobook excerpt. By this time in georges life he had become well known for his out of element forays into the world of professional sports. A winning anthology devoted to that most satisfying of momentssmacking a baseball out of the park. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.

Plimpton was nearly 50 years old and, by his own admission. Little, brown has reissued seven of george plimptons sports books, including paper lion, open net, shadow box and one for the record. Little, brown will be reissuing plimptons sports titles out my league, paper lion, the bogey man, shadow box, open net, mad ducks and. George plimpton takes to the ice a goalie for the boston bruins, after first signing a document holding the team harmless if he should meet with injury or death as their amateur goaltender. James thurber once said that 95 percent of american males put themselves to sleep at night striking out the. Told with plimpton s characteristic humour and insight, open net is at once a celebration of the thrills and grace of the greatest sport on ice, and a probing meditation into the hopes and fears of every man.