{"product_id":"open-net-denis-leary-9780316326810","title":"Open Net: A Professional Amateur in the World of Big-Time Hockey","description":"\u003cb\u003eGeorge Plimpton takes to the ice with the Boston Bruins in this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey, repackaged and featuring a foreword from Denis Leary and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eOpen Net\u003c\/i\u003e, George Plimpton takes to the ice as goalie for his beloved Boston Bruins. 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 always-tough Philadelphia Flyers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With reflections on such hockey greats as Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Eddie Shore, \u003ci\u003eOpen Net\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Denis Leary,George Plimpton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 031632681X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316326810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.60w x 0.90d","brand":"Denis Leary","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47452508094719,"sku":"9780316326810","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c902a76c-2a40-45e0-9137-74a5d36c12b4.jpg?v=1761928842","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/open-net-denis-leary-9780316326810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}