Dave Bidini
Author and musician Dave Bidini is the only person to have been nominated for a Gemini, Genie and Juno as well CBC's Canada Reads. A founding member of Rheostatics, he has written 10 books, including On a Cold Road, Tropic of Hockey, Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs, and Home and Away. He has made two Gemini Award-nominated documentaries and his play, the Five Hole Stories, was staged by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Company, touring the country in 2008. His third book, Baseballissimo, is being developed for the screen by Jay Baruchel, and, in 2010, he won his third National Magazine Award, for "Travels in Narnia." He writes...
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Writing Gordon Lightfoot
Trade Paperback | 288 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-0-7710-1263-1 (0-7710-1263-2)
July 3, 2012 | $21.00
From acclaimed musician and author Dave Bidini comes a brilliantly original look at a folk-rock legend and the momentous week in 1972 that culminated in the Mariposa Folk Festival.
July, 1972. As musicians across Canada prepare for the nation's biggest folk festival, held on Toronto Island, a series of events unfold that...
Written by Dave Bidini
Trade Paperback | 288 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-0-7710-1263-1 (0-7710-1263-2)
July 3, 2012 | $21.00
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From acclaimed musician and author Dave Bidini comes a brilliantly original look at a folk-rock legend and the momentous week in 1972 that culminated in the Mariposa Folk Festival.
July, 1972. As musicians across Canada prepare for the nation's biggest folk festival, held on Toronto Island, a series of events unfold that...
Baseballissimo
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Essays & Writings; Travel - Essays & Travelogues
978-1-55199-676-9 (1-55199-676-6)
December 21, 2011 | $17.99
In the spring of 2002, Dave Bidini set off for Nettuno, Italy, with his wife, Janet, and their two small children, in search of his favourite summer game, baseball. Nettuno was his destination because this town, south of Rome, has been the baseball capital of Italy since 1944, when the game...
Written by Dave Bidini
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Essays & Writings; Travel - Essays & Travelogues
978-1-55199-676-9 (1-55199-676-6)
December 21, 2011 | $17.99
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In the spring of 2002, Dave Bidini set off for Nettuno, Italy, with his wife, Janet, and their two small children, in search of his favourite summer game, baseball. Nettuno was his destination because this town, south of Rome, has been the baseball capital of Italy since 1944, when the game...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
The Best Game You Can Name
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Sports & Recreation; Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Biography & Autobiography - Sports
978-1-55199-228-0 (1-55199-228-0)
December 21, 2011 | $14.99
Bidini returns to the game he loves best
In 2004, Dave Bidini laced on his skates and slid onto the ice of Toronto’s McCormick Arena to play defence with the Morningstars in the E! Cup tourney. While thrashing around the ice, swiping at the puck and his opponents, Bidini got to thinking...
Written by Dave Bidini
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Sports & Recreation; Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Biography & Autobiography - Sports
978-1-55199-228-0 (1-55199-228-0)
December 21, 2011 | $14.99
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Bidini returns to the game he loves best
In 2004, Dave Bidini laced on his skates and slid onto the ice of Toronto’s McCormick Arena to play defence with the Morningstars in the E! Cup tourney. While thrashing around the ice, swiping at the puck and his opponents, Bidini got to thinking...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Tropic Of Hockey
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel - Adventure; Sports & Recreation; Sports & Recreation - Hockey
978-1-55199-674-5 (1-55199-674-X)
December 14, 2011 | $17.99
One hot afternoon in 1998, Dave Bidini – who loves hockey, watches it, plays it, and breathes it – found the Stanley Cup final so tedious to watch that at one point he clicked channels to Martha Stewart – and never switched back. This made him wonder where in the world...
Written by Dave Bidini
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel - Adventure; Sports & Recreation; Sports & Recreation - Hockey
978-1-55199-674-5 (1-55199-674-X)
December 14, 2011 | $17.99
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One hot afternoon in 1998, Dave Bidini – who loves hockey, watches it, plays it, and breathes it – found the Stanley Cup final so tedious to watch that at one point he clicked channels to Martha Stewart – and never switched back. This made him wonder where in the world...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
On a Cold Road
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Music - Rock; Performing Arts
978-1-55199-675-2 (1-55199-675-8)
November 2, 2011 | $9.99
David Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics, knows all too well what the life of a rock band in Canada involves: storied arenas one tour and bars wallpapered with photos of forgotten bands the next. Zit-speckled fans begging for a guitar pick and angry drunks chucking twenty-sixers and pint glasses. Opulent...
Written by Dave Bidini
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Music - Rock; Performing Arts
978-1-55199-675-2 (1-55199-675-8)
November 2, 2011 | $9.99
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David Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics, knows all too well what the life of a rock band in Canada involves: storied arenas one tour and bars wallpapered with photos of forgotten bands the next. Zit-speckled fans begging for a guitar pick and angry drunks chucking twenty-sixers and pint glasses. Opulent...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Writing Gordon Lightfoot
Hardcover | 288 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-0-7710-1262-4 (0-7710-1262-4)
October 18, 2011 | $29.99
From acclaimed musician and author Dave Bidini comes a brilliantly original look at a folk-rock legend and the momentous week in 1972 that culminated in the Mariposa Folk Festival.
July, 1972. As musicians across Canada prepare for the nation's biggest folk festival, held on Toronto Island, a series of events unfold that...
Written by Dave Bidini
Hardcover | 288 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-0-7710-1262-4 (0-7710-1262-4)
October 18, 2011 | $29.99
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From acclaimed musician and author Dave Bidini comes a brilliantly original look at a folk-rock legend and the momentous week in 1972 that culminated in the Mariposa Folk Festival.
July, 1972. As musicians across Canada prepare for the nation's biggest folk festival, held on Toronto Island, a series of events unfold that...
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
Writing Gordon Lightfoot
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - History & Criticism
978-0-7710-1259-4 (0-7710-1259-4)
October 18, 2011 | $13.99
From acclaimed musician and author Dave Bidini comes a brilliantly original look at a folk-rock legend and the momentous week in 1972 that culminated in the Mariposa Folk Festival.
July, 1972. As musicians across Canada prepare for the nation's biggest folk festival, held on Toronto Island, a series of events unfold that...
Written by Dave Bidini
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians; Music - History & Criticism
978-0-7710-1259-4 (0-7710-1259-4)
October 18, 2011 | $13.99
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From acclaimed musician and author Dave Bidini comes a brilliantly original look at a folk-rock legend and the momentous week in 1972 that culminated in the Mariposa Folk Festival.
July, 1972. As musicians across Canada prepare for the nation's biggest folk festival, held on Toronto Island, a series of events unfold that...
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-1-55199-149-8 (1-55199-149-7)
March 5, 2010 | $13.99
The strengths of Bidini’s two best-loved books, On a Cold Road and Tropic of Hockey, music and travel to unlikely places, come together in this account of his search for rock ‘n’ roll.
When it looks as if the Rheostatics are breaking up after more than twenty years together, Dave Bidini is...
Written by Dave Bidini
eBook | pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-1-55199-149-8 (1-55199-149-7)
March 5, 2010 | $13.99
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The strengths of Bidini’s two best-loved books, On a Cold Road and Tropic of Hockey, music and travel to unlikely places, come together in this account of his search for rock ‘n’ roll.
When it looks as if the Rheostatics are breaking up after more than twenty years together, Dave Bidini is...
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Around the World in 57 1/2 Gigs
Trade Paperback | 328 pages | Emblem Editions | Travel; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-0-7710-1367-6 (0-7710-1367-1)
October 28, 2008 | $19.99
The strengths of Bidini’s two best-loved books, On a Cold Road and Tropic of Hockey, music and travel to unlikely places, come together in this account of his search for rock ‘n’ roll.
When it looks as if the Rheostatics are breaking up after more than twenty years together, Dave Bidini is...
Written by Dave Bidini
Trade Paperback | 328 pages | Emblem Editions | Travel; Biography & Autobiography - Composers & Musicians
978-0-7710-1367-6 (0-7710-1367-1)
October 28, 2008 | $19.99
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The strengths of Bidini’s two best-loved books, On a Cold Road and Tropic of Hockey, music and travel to unlikely places, come together in this account of his search for rock ‘n’ roll.
When it looks as if the Rheostatics are breaking up after more than twenty years together, Dave Bidini is...
Also available as an
eBook.
For Those About to Write
Trade Paperback | 136 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing; Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts
978-0-88776-769-2 (0-88776-769-9)
October 9, 2007 | $12.99
Dave Bidini’s quirky personal path to becoming a writer (as well as a well-known rock musician and sports enthusiast) began when he was very young and loved to pick at the typewriter.
Written by Dave Bidini
Trade Paperback | 136 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts - Composition & Creative Writing; Juvenile Nonfiction - Language Arts
978-0-88776-769-2 (0-88776-769-9)
October 9, 2007 | $12.99
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Dave Bidini’s quirky personal path to becoming a writer (as well as a well-known rock musician and sports enthusiast) began when he was very young and loved to pick at the typewriter.
The Best Game You Can Name
Trade Paperback | 310 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Sports & Recreation; Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Biography & Autobiography - Sports
978-0-7710-1460-4 (0-7710-1460-0)
September 5, 2006 | $21.99
Bidini returns to the game he loves best
In 2004, Dave Bidini laced on his skates and slid onto the ice of Toronto’s McCormick Arena to play defence with the Morningstars in the E! Cup tourney. While thrashing around the ice, swiping at the puck and his opponents, Bidini got to thinking...
Written by Dave Bidini
Trade Paperback | 310 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Sports & Recreation; Sports & Recreation - Hockey; Biography & Autobiography - Sports
978-0-7710-1460-4 (0-7710-1460-0)
September 5, 2006 | $21.99
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Bidini returns to the game he loves best
In 2004, Dave Bidini laced on his skates and slid onto the ice of Toronto’s McCormick Arena to play defence with the Morningstars in the E! Cup tourney. While thrashing around the ice, swiping at the puck and his opponents, Bidini got to thinking...
Also available as an
eBook.
Baseballissimo
Trade Paperback | 360 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Essays & Writings; Travel - Essays & Travelogues
978-0-7710-1462-8 (0-7710-1462-7)
March 22, 2005 | $22.99
In the spring of 2002, Dave Bidini set off for Nettuno, Italy, with his wife, Janet, and their two small children, in search of his favourite summer game, baseball. Nettuno was his destination because this town, south of Rome, has been the baseball capital of Italy since 1944, when the game...
Written by Dave Bidini
Trade Paperback | 360 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Sports & Recreation - Baseball - Essays & Writings; Travel - Essays & Travelogues
978-0-7710-1462-8 (0-7710-1462-7)
March 22, 2005 | $22.99
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In the spring of 2002, Dave Bidini set off for Nettuno, Italy, with his wife, Janet, and their two small children, in search of his favourite summer game, baseball. Nettuno was his destination because this town, south of Rome, has been the baseball capital of Italy since 1944, when the game...
Also available as an
eBook.
For Those About to Rock
Trade Paperback | 144 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Music - Rock; Juvenile Nonfiction - Music
978-0-88776-653-4 (0-88776-653-6)
October 12, 2004 | $12.99
Playing in a rock band is the stuff of dreams. What is the reality? Dave Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics and acclaimed author of On a Cold Road, knows firsthand. In this wise, witty, and often irreverent book, he tackles the questions that any kid with a penchant to be...
Written by Dave Bidini
Trade Paperback | 144 pages | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Music - Rock; Juvenile Nonfiction - Music
978-0-88776-653-4 (0-88776-653-6)
October 12, 2004 | $12.99
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Playing in a rock band is the stuff of dreams. What is the reality? Dave Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics and acclaimed author of On a Cold Road, knows firsthand. In this wise, witty, and often irreverent book, he tackles the questions that any kid with a penchant to be...
Tropic Of Hockey
Trade Paperback | 312 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel - Adventure; Sports & Recreation; Sports & Recreation - Hockey
978-0-7710-1458-1 (0-7710-1458-9)
September 18, 2001 | $22.99
One hot afternoon in 1998, Dave Bidini – who loves hockey, watches it, plays it, and breathes it – found the Stanley Cup final so tedious to watch that at one point he clicked channels to Martha Stewart – and never switched back. This made him wonder where in the world...
Written by Dave Bidini
Trade Paperback | 312 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Travel - Adventure; Sports & Recreation; Sports & Recreation - Hockey
978-0-7710-1458-1 (0-7710-1458-9)
September 18, 2001 | $22.99
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One hot afternoon in 1998, Dave Bidini – who loves hockey, watches it, plays it, and breathes it – found the Stanley Cup final so tedious to watch that at one point he clicked channels to Martha Stewart – and never switched back. This made him wonder where in the world...
Also available as an
eBook.
On a Cold Road
Trade Paperback | 288 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Music - Rock; Performing Arts
978-0-7710-1456-7 (0-7710-1456-2)
October 1, 1998 | $21.00
David Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics, knows all too well what the life of a rock band in Canada involves: storied arenas one tour and bars wallpapered with photos of forgotten bands the next. Zit-speckled fans begging for a guitar pick and angry drunks chucking twenty-sixers and pint glasses. Opulent...
Written by Dave Bidini
Trade Paperback | 288 pages | McClelland & Stewart | Music - Rock; Performing Arts
978-0-7710-1456-7 (0-7710-1456-2)
October 1, 1998 | $21.00
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David Bidini, rhythm guitarist with the Rheostatics, knows all too well what the life of a rock band in Canada involves: storied arenas one tour and bars wallpapered with photos of forgotten bands the next. Zit-speckled fans begging for a guitar pick and angry drunks chucking twenty-sixers and pint glasses. Opulent...
Also available as an
eBook.
