Sports

Now updated and expanded with 70 new pages, this collection of slap shots, penalty kills, and toothless grins offers fans everything they love about hockey: its colorful history, legendary players, and enough hard-hitting trivia to satisfy even the most avid stat head. The latest title in Uncle John’s series dedicated to the wide (and weird!) world of sports, Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Shoots and Scores: Updated & Expanded Edition shares the origins of the “Coolest Game on Earth,” the greatest teams in hockey history, the best (and worst) hockey movies of all time, the Incredible Exploding Zamboni, a rap sheet of hockey arrests, goalies’ superstitions (Patrick Roy’s conversations with goal posts, Glenn Hall’s pre-game upchucking), and much, much more.

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Uncle John’s team of all-star writers tackled the storied archives for their funniest, weirdest, and most entertaining sports articles ever. And then, to top it off, they added a spectacular bunch of new stories. You don’t have to be a sports fan to enjoy these stories of hard-won victory, agonizing defeat, locker room low-jinx, or little-known sports lore. So settle in and read about the origins of football, baseball, basketball, golf, hockey, ping pong, and more; histories of classic games, from poker and pinball to Donkey Kong and Dungeons and Dragons; the science of golf balls, hockey pucks, and Olympic swimmers; sports firsts, lasts, oldests, newests, and weirdests; plus odd bar sports, flagpole-sitting, dumb jocks, mascots gone wild, and much, much more. Divided into short, medium, and long sections, the book is perfect for both quick trips to the bullpen and day-night double-headers.

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The first full baseball game took place in 1838 — so it’s no surprise that in the last 170 years the sport has produced staggering volumes of statistics, raised an impressive array of players, and, perhaps most significantly, won the love of an entire nation. Baseball is America’s most treasured and nostalgic sport, and this massive volume collects nearly everything any fan would ever want or need to know. It’s all here: from the sport’s history to its philosophy, its equipment to the evolution of the uniforms — this is the place to find any relevant factoid. And that’s not including the slightly askew tidbits — this hefty reader brings readers fascinating pieces of lesser-known trivia, history, and obscure facts, as well as enjoyable anecdotes related to the game of diamonds.

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Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader Tees Off on Golf is flush with fascinating facts about the origins of this royal and ancient sport. Where else could you learn about the greatest animals on the greens (Tiger, Shark, Golden Bear), the world’s best courses (think St. Andrews), and the world’s most dangerous links (watch out for land mines!)? You may not be PGA material, or even know the difference between a pitching wedge and a spatula, but with Uncle John’s tips and trivia, you’ll have plenty to talk about while you hunt for your ball in the rough. Read all about…

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