The Juju Rules: Or, How to Win Ballgames from Your Couch: A Memoir of a Fan Obsessed - Brossura

Seely, Hart

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ISBN 10: 0544002202 ISBN 13: 9780544002203

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2013

Riassunto

An uproarious fan confessional by an award-winning reporter poses tongue-in-cheek arguments that fan rituals and willpower can help favorite baseball teams to win, recounting his own practices of floor pacing, yelling at televisions and using "juju energy" to rally the Yankees to victory. By the author of O Holy Cow. 30,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"As he chronicles his unique relationship with his father (a fan of any team playing the Yankees), learning to appreciate the wisdom of Yankee announcer Phil Rizzuto while listening to games with his grandmother, pursuing the love of his life and commiserating with a comedic stable of Yankee-loving (and Yankee-hating) pals, genuine moments of pathos, heart and happiness emerge."--Kirkus  "Seely...weaves his life as a Yankees fan with instructions on how to apply the rules in a fast-paced, hilarious fashion—at times touching, but never dull...This rollicking exposition unveils a rabid fan who claims to have a 'Jekyll/Hyde' complex with respect to the Yankees. There is no Jekyll or Hyde—there is only Seely, a true fan."--Publishers Weekly “Hart Seely’s use of 'juju rules' in support of the Yankees is not only curious, hilarious and excessive but also familiar! His 'off the wall' tennis ball game (played at home to spur a Yankees rally) was also a backyard passion of my own.    Clearly Hart comes to the classic fanatic level, and this chronicle of his life as a devoted fan is entertaining – and universal.” – Tony LaRussa, former major league manager “A heart-warming, hilarious story about being a Yankee fan? It must be a joke, right? And yet, here it is. The Juju Rules is a wonderfully-told story that reminded me why I fell in love with baseball in the first place. You don't have to root for the Yankees to enjoy this book, but it certainly helps. Hey, Red Sox fans: I'd like to see you top this!” --Jonathan Eig, author of Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig “I kept waiting for Hart Seely’s The Juju Rules to stop being funny, but it never did.  Seely tells the story of all of us who have ever sat in a favorite chair knowing that if we got up to go to the bathroom at the wrong time it could doom our team to defeat and maybe even cost us a pennant.”--Glenn Stout “I used to think Iwas a crazy Yankees fan, but Hart Seely has me beat by a grand slam. The Juju Rules is in a league of its own – a self-help book for baseball addicts, a story with hilarious jokes and zingy one liners, a satirical look at sports and popular culture, and a truly poignant memoir. The scene in which the author watches a Yankees game while his wife is in labor is now my go-to image whenever I need a laugh. No fan should even consider following the 2012 season without arming himself with this book first.” ---Jane Heller, bestselling novelist and author of Confessions of a She-Fan

L'autore:

Hart Seely is an award-winning reporter living in Syracuse. His humor pieces have appeared inThe New Yorker, The New York Times, National Lampoon, The New Republic,Village Voice, Slate, and Spy. In addition to O Holy Cow andThe Existential Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld, he is the author of Mother Goose Goes to Washington and co-author of 2007-Eleven and Other American Comedies.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0544002202
• ISBN 13: 9780544002203
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 279