Overview
Bob Bourne was everything a son wants to emulateāan NHL All-Star, a Sports Illustrated āSportsman of the Year,ā a Stanley Cup champion. Justin Bourne followed in those huge footsteps, leading his teams in scoring year after year, and finally garnering an invitation to the New York Islandersā training campāthe same team his father had played for. But Bourne was also following his father down a darker path.
Though he hadnāt begun drinking until he was 21, by 36 his drinking had nearly swamped his career and his marriage. In an act of brutal self-honestyāwhich may not have been possible if not for his understanding of how lying spurred by alcoholism can cause a family paināBourne got help, got sober, and confronted what his father and the game mean to him.
Down and Back is a frank and unflinching appraisal of the game and Bourneās relationship with it: the violence and danger, the booze and drugs, the consequences of fame. But it is also an honest look at what is redeeming about the sport, through the eyes of someone who grew up in NHL dressing rooms, who has skated on NHL ice as both a player and a coach, and who inherited the game from a man heās grown to better understand by looking more closely at himself.
This book title, Down and Back (On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey), ISBN: 9780735245006, by Justin Bourne, published by Penguin Canada (October 18, 2022) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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