OT: Recent Boston Sports books you would recommend

[tonino2424]

Hi, I am looking for a few good books about any of our top 4 Boston teams that I can get people for Christmas gifts. Any ideas?

thx

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[Fenway]

Upton Bell's new book looks at the early years of the Pats - amazing the franchise survived


This is a fun read as well

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Hi, I am looking for a few good books about any of our top 4 Boston teams that I can get people for Christmas gifts. Any ideas?

thx

When I read the title of this thread I thought you were looking for something like "Fat" Tony on Canal Street.

 

[Kalus]

Searching for Bobby Orr was quite good. It was unauthorized, so it got into some behind the Scenes stuff Bobby probably didn’t want out there (“spin the Bobby” etc).

Thunder an Lightning was pretty good ignored if you kind of filtered for Espo’s slant in things.

The Derek Sanderson book was also good.

 

[smithformeragent]

I liked the Francona book a lot.

 

[EverettMike]

Searching for Bobby Orr was quite good. It was unauthorized, so it got into some behind the Scenes stuff Bobby probably didn’t want out there (“spin the Bobby” etc).

Thunder an Lightning was pretty good ignored if you kind of filtered for Espo’s slant in things.

The Derek Sanderson book was also good.

I hated that Orr book, but it was better than his own. Sanderson's book has some issues, but lots of great stories and it's very honest.

 

[Glove Malfunction]

I know you asked about the 4 Boston teams, but if you're looking for a good hockey book not about the Bruins, try Ice Time by Jay Atkinson.

 

[Lost Horizons]

Orr's autobiography is beyond boring

 

[tonino2424]

Any books in the last 10 yrs is ok to list as well. thx

 

[EverettMike]

The education of a coach is phenomenal.

 

[bruinsfan1970]

There is a book that just came out a bit ago titled: Boston Bruins Greatest Moments and players by Fischler. The other good book is titled: The original Six The Boston Bruins by McFarlane.

 

[BNHL]

The Yankee Years by Joe Torre is excellent,filled with all those behind the scenes stories of crying Yankees!

 

[tonino2424]

The book by Derek Sanderson, is titled Behind the lines? More books are welcomed too.

 

[tonino2424]

Searching for Bobby Orr was quite good. It was unauthorized, so it got into some behind the Scenes stuff Bobby probably didn’t want out there (“spin the Bobby” etc).

Thunder an Lightning was pretty good ignored if you kind of filtered for Espo’s slant in things.

The Derek Sanderson book was also good.

Both of these were very good. thx. More books are welcomed.