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  <title><![CDATA[Open Net]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;OPEN NET is another inimitable account of an amateur's foibles meeting the world of professional sport.&lt;br&gt;	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. He survives a game against the Philadelphia Flyers relaticely unscathed - and brings back this memorable portrait of the rough-and-tumble world of professional hockey.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1987</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[George Plimpton]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm a hockey fan, and when I was younger I used to check out hockey books from the local library.  I absolutely loved &quot;Open Net&quot; by George Plimpton when I first read it.  Even as a young lad, I understood the humor.  <br/><br/>The book is about George Plimpton's time spent with the Bosto...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3044004">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Dec 14 11:49:43 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not nearly as good as his book, &quot;Paper Lion,&quot; Plimpton's first person account of life in the NHL is still readable. But only barely... and you should be a hockey fan first.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am not a huge fan of Sports, but I found this book to be very entertaining and well written. I freely use the word  tabernacle  in all sorts of sentences, thanks to the late and much missed Mr. Plimpton.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[George Plimpton takes you along for a ride with the Boston Bruins, using his participatory journalism skills.  He joins the team for practices, workouts and a pre-season.  There are some great first-hand accounts of player interactions on and off the ice.  Every player has a story of his own.  Ever ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26005974">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I recently reread this one.  If one is new to ice hockey, this would be a great accompaniment to a non-fiction introductory book on the subject.  It gives a colorful picture of hockey club subculture over time as well as a behind-the-scenes peek at the sport from the POV of a guy who can barely skat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25782440">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, braaaaaa]]></body>
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