Dave Hanson Knihy

Turns out, the only people who truly understand Beckett's Waiting For Godot, are the understudies... A brilliant comedy looking at Beckett, art, and a life spent waiting in the wings.

The narrative explores the profound impact of loss and the journey toward recovery. It delves into the physical and emotional challenges faced by the protagonist after a life-altering injury. As they navigate the complexities of adapting to a new reality, themes of resilience, identity, and the struggle for independence emerge. The story is a poignant reflection on the human spirit's capacity to endure and find hope amidst adversity.

More than 30 years after its cinematic debut, Slap Shot remains one of the most popular sports movies of all time, and this book is actor Dave Hanson’s firsthand account of its making. Starring the legendary Paul Newman, the movie was based on the hilarious and outrageous antics of the fictitious Charlestown Chiefs, a tough-as-nails minor league hockey team in the early 1970s. In financial trouble and due to fold at the end of the season, they bring in the Hanson Brothers—three of the toughest hockey players around—in a desperate bid to sell tickets. What ensues is pure comic genius. Here, Dave Hanson—who played ringleader Jack Hanson in the film—not only opens the vault and dishes the dirt on the making of the movie, from the bench-clearing brawls and the practical jokes on set to the legendary partying that went on during filming, but also explores how the movie changed his and many of the cast and crew’s lives forever.