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Painstakingly faithful to its name, Kenny Mayne’s publication is neither complete nor is it particularly exact. Ostensibly an A-to-Z encyclopedia of most known athletics, many sports are never mentioned. There’s not really a word about rugby, volleyball, Roller Derby, going swimming, or (shockingly) Basque pelota or shinty. There is a chapter about sliding, but none of them about snow skiing. Competitive eating and rhythmic gymnastics must wait for another publication. However, there are approximately eight chapters about deal with football–“the greatest sport on the planet, and everyone understands it”–and a good four or five about horse racing, so quit complaining before you’ve even browse the book. There will be plenty of time for complaining after you’ve completed it (about one hour from now–tops).
Those athletics that are protected in the publication are analyzed with exhaustive inattention to unretained information. Many chapters have nothing to do with sport. For example, the chapter on hunting is about hunting for a hassle-free triple extra tall Americano light on the drinking water.
So, then, precisely what is this book-like thing you possess in the hands? Part nostalgic memoir (like the summer Mark Sansaver hit 843 home works in backyard Wiffle ball), part Dave Barry—esque riffs (like describing bocce to non-Italians), part scholarly tract (includes the origins of tackle football), and part metafiction (see “Time-outs”). . . all with illustrations drawn by Kenny’s daughters, it is what Kenny message or calls his anti coffee-table publication, or Coaster. The publisher message or calls it $24.95. Reviewers like Michiko Kakutani may call it “insipid,” but because Kenny has included a innovative “backwords” following the publication’s foreword, she’ll have to call it an “insipid discovery” of any book.
So what's this book-like thing? Like the great mysteries in life, you’ll have to decide by yourself.
*That would include a thought I just possessed. This thought possessed something to do with Wiffle ball. Just what a great chapter. But that’s not to say the chapter on hunting is awful even though it’s mostly about espresso. Plus I published stuff about my children. There’s a good chapter on jai alai. This publication has both still photographs and still illustrations. It doesn’t have any moving pictures. That would have required the addition of any projector and a major white screen in the publication, and I’m endeavoring to take a stand on energy saving. Strangely enough, Ken Griffey Jr. asked me if the publication would have video tutorial. This will make sense when you browse the chapter on him.
I wish I'd written about the Seattle Pilots. I used to go to their games after i was nine. My favorite player was Tommy Harper. But this is not just a athletics book. It covers all sorts of things. I hope they place it in the Miscellaneous section. That should draw a lot of attention. I was informed that the presence of any sub-title would sell more books. How am I doing with you? Be sure to tell people about this alluring and educational sub-title. This sub-title is much longer than some of my chapters.
