- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Whitecap Books; 1 edition (Sep 20 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1552858014
- ISBN-13: 978-1552858011
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #497,573 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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If there's anyone better equipped to write a curling memoir than Doug Maxwell, he's yet to be invented... Brings the roaring game to life. (Kathy English Globe and Mail 20061223)
[Maxwell's] gung-ho devotion... makes him an endearing chronicler and this a book that should please similarly enthusiastic curling fans. (Quill and Quire )
[Maxwell's] gung-ho devotion... makes him an endearing chronicler and this a book that should please similarly enthusiastic curling fans. (Quill and Quire )
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Memoirs of Canada's curling expert.
It was no surprise that Team Canada won the 2006 Winter Olympics gold medal in men's curling. As the preeminent curling country in the world, Canada has more curlers than the rest of the other 50-plus curling nations combined. For the past 50 years in this exciting time in curling history, Doug Maxwell has been right alongside the ice, as Canada's foremost observer and storyteller of the sport.
During a 25-year stint as the executive director of the Silver Broom World Curling Championship, Maxwell collected a rich lode of anecdotes. Now he weaves them into a wonderful tapestry that is sure to please lovers of this northern sport.
Maxwell's memoirs include:
- The legendary Ken Watson
- The Richardsons
- The World Heavyweight Curling Bonspiel, where each team weighed in at a combined thousand pounds
- Embarrassing escapades on the road
- A stolen key for the front doors of the Scone Palace.
The 'l' in Curling has humor, tales never before told, and insights that help explain why curling has such a hold on Canadians.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
An insider's memoirs of men's world curling,
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This review is from: Tales of a Curling Hack (Hardcover)
Over the last 50 years, Doug Maxwell has been one of the greatest builders and promoters of curling. The sport would be noticeably weaker without his contributions through journalism, through organizing the Silver Broom and by spurring rule changes that have enlivened, even revolutionized, the game.Maxwell, if anything, downplays his contributions in this chatty book that focuses mainly on the organizational side of men's world curling. This is not a topic that is likely to make the blood flow for many people. Nevertheless, Maxwell draws attention to and honours many behind-the-scenes builders of the game who deserve some recognition. He also provides information that has not been on the public record. Always gracious, Maxwell does not openly criticize - except for one Air Canada vice-president - those hidebound officeholders in the curling bureaucracy who have made their mark by resisting change. But it's not hard for the reader to figure out who some of the villains are. Who is the intended audience for this book? Maxwell drops so many names that one has to wonder whether his audience is those who are named between the book's covers. Still, there are several interesting vignettes. The yarn about the curlers' wives barred from an exclusive seating area at the Silver Broom, the inside story of various rule changes and the sad tale of the end of Air Canada's sponsorship of the Silver Broom are just some that repay the reader's commitment. Doug Maxwell has made such monumental contributions to curling, one cannot begrudge him writing his memoirs. Unfortunately, except for providing fodder for curling historians and some insider tales for those deeply involved in the game, it's hard to know who would be engrossed by this book.
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