Three Very Different Reads

Red Notice by Bill Browder

• this nonfiction story depicts an amazing investment story that any business person will marvel at
• Bill Browder is an American (Chicago) raised, Stanford educated, hedge fund manager that struggled to find his niche in business until he opened the largest investment firm in Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early ’90s
• the firm had huge success until they exposed the current group of oligarchs at which point he, and his company, become embroiled in the immense corruption of the Putin regime
• one of the most entertaining books I have ever read as it seems like a real-life version of some of the best action thrillers

 

The Wave by Susan Casey

• a story about rogue waves, that are still not very well understood and whose size has historically been underestimated, and the world-class surfers who ride them
• a good portion of the surfer stories center around one of the best surfers of all time, Hawaii based Laird Hamilton
• she did a good job of jumping from the science and unpredictability of waves, and their impact on ships and coastlines, to the amazing stories of surfers who risk their lives on them
• very entertaining read and especially for someone like myself who has failed miserably to learn how to rides waves and hence has such tremendous respect for those who are the best at this craft

 

Calling The Shots by Kelly Hrudey

• Kelly takes us thru his life from growing up in Edmonton, playing junior hockey in Medicine Hat and on to his fifteen year NHL goaltending career which ended in ?
• he provides great insight into the glory days of the Islanders, the star players of his era, and the dichotomy of coaches that he played for
• while I thoroughly enjoyed the stories that have spanned the years I have watched the NHL, some parts of the book are a bit choppy and did not flow as well as they could have
• he does not get into his broadcasting career, other than how he got into it, which would be interesting as he is one of my favorites in this part of the game
• overall I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is familiar with his time period in the great game of hockey