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tracey_stewart's review
4.0
Although the edition I bought was from 2005, still, all that affected was what team who was on and the fact that Tiger Woods was not yet on the author's list of Stars Behaving Badly. I know more than I want to know about the latter, and the former is easily enough checked up on.
I found two things remarkable reading this book: how little I knew going in, and how easy Liz Hartman Musiker made it to learn it. I took notes, but did not actively study them, and still I know reams more now than I ever thought I would (or would want to). I know what a skyhook is, and that Kareem Abdul Jabbar was famous for them. With genuine affection for her subject combined with humor and an equally genuine understanding of the bafflement (and lack of interest) some women (I) feel, she hits the highlights and covers the bases. (Sorry.) I mean, I read this purely for Jeopardy. But it's actually interesting!
Thing is, though, if I'm ever in a position to use one of her guaranteed lines-to-make-you-a-goddess-in-men's-eyes, I'd probably be giggling too much to make it work. Football: "Oh, man, though – the Drive! There's never been anything to match that! 99 yards -!"
I found two things remarkable reading this book: how little I knew going in, and how easy Liz Hartman Musiker made it to learn it. I took notes, but did not actively study them, and still I know reams more now than I ever thought I would (or would want to). I know what a skyhook is, and that Kareem Abdul Jabbar was famous for them. With genuine affection for her subject combined with humor and an equally genuine understanding of the bafflement (and lack of interest) some women (I) feel, she hits the highlights and covers the bases. (Sorry.) I mean, I read this purely for Jeopardy. But it's actually interesting!
Thing is, though, if I'm ever in a position to use one of her guaranteed lines-to-make-you-a-goddess-in-men's-eyes, I'd probably be giggling too much to make it work. Football: "Oh, man, though – the Drive! There's never been anything to match that! 99 yards -!"
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