Reddit mentions: The best sports humor books

The Genius: How Bill Walsh Reinvented Football and Created an NFL Dynasty
https://www.amazon.com/Genius-Reinvented-Football-Created-Dynasty/dp/0345499123/ref=sr_1_74?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475238145&sr=1-74&keywords=nfl+book

Jaws might be loudmouthed idiot on tv, but he co-authored a pretty darn good book
The Games That Changed the Game: The Evolution of the NFL in Seven Sundays
https://www.amazon.com/Games-That-Changed-Game-Evolution/dp/0345517962/ref=sr_1_67?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475238131&sr=1-67&keywords=nfl+book

And all hail Belichick
War Room: The Legacy of Bill Belichick and the Art of Building the Perfect Team
https://www.amazon.com/War-Room-Belichick-Building-Perfect/dp/006208240X/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475238058&sr=1-11&keywords=nfl+book

The Education of a Coach
https://www.amazon.com/Education-Coach-David-Halberstam/dp/1401308791/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1475238301&sr=1-1&keywords=david+halberstam+belichick

Pretty funny insight into players perspective:

The Rookie Handbook: How to Survive the First Season in the NFL
https://www.amazon.com/Rookie-Handbook-Survive-First-Season/dp/1682450341/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1475237975&sr=8-4&keywords=nfl+book

Also Pete Carrolls book Win Forever is an excellent read.
It has more to do with his Trojan days, but is a very clear telling of his coaching philosophy and why he has succeeded in Seattle. That man knows how to connect with people.

I used to be painfully shy and awful at conversation.


I suggest you (and everyone really) read up on body language, mirroring others, etc. This book is a good starting point.


From there, the key is to know about a lot of subjects. If you can hold an intelligent 20 minute conversation about almost anything, you'll be a conversation god.


Try to develop a thirst for knowledge and read up on a diversity of things. Set goals to learn about at least one new subject every week (I would say 'read a book a week' but in the internet age you can get get the info you need online sometimes, though a good book is usually far more helpful). See something cool on Reddit/Cracked/etc.? Read more about it.


Story time: I was dating a girl who took me to her dad's big charity fundraising banquet, like one of those $500/plate deals. I'm grinning sheepishly through conversations about rich guy stuff, trying to think of something to drop in. It finally shifts to golf (which I didn't even play) and I light up- I had just read this book about the best true golf stories of all time. They were riveted.

For anyone curious, I have read his first book Got Fight?: The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-to-Face Combat and it was unsurprisingly fantastic. Just pure Forrest through and through. But I need to check out Be Ready When the Sh*t GOes Down: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse. Christmas list, boom.

That aside, whenever I see something posted about Forrest, I can't help but stop and take a moment for what Forrest was both able to do in the sport, and for the sport. He is not only a member of the original TUF cast, not only part of the fight that launched UFC mainstream, but he's the one who win's the fight and comes out on top of it all. He then goes on to prove low legit the competitors from that show were by winning the god-damned UFC belt from Rampage, after submitting Shogun Rua to get his shot.

He was never the most-skilled or the most-technical, but god-damned did that dude put his heart on the line every time he got in that cage and that proved to be enough to win him the belt. One of my favorite fighters of all time and a true American bad-ass.

Yea I read some book ( I believe it was written by Rick Reily?) but the guy goes around caddying for different professional golfers and also caddies for some celebrities. He mentions numerous times that Trump would take a mulligan on just about every shot, and always play the best one. After the round Rick Reily asked Trump what he shot and he was completely shocked when Trump gave some absurd answer about shooting near par. This is the book I believe, it was actually a great read for golf fans, pretty funny too, especially the chapter about caddying for John Daly.

http://www.amazon.ca/Whos-Your-Caddy-Looping-Reprobates/dp/0767917405

Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse by former UFC Champ and jokester Forrest Griffin is one that I've been wanting to read for a long time.

What If: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by XKCD creator Randall Munroe also looks really interesting and funny too.

Either of those would be great gifts to receive!

Thanks for the contest!

KISS

Keep It Simple Stupid

First read this book.

Then go here use their resources

A few questions:

1. Redraft / Keeper / Dynasty?
   
2. Points or Category?
   
3. Trying to make projections or trying to find diamonds in the rough?
   
   It is unlikely you are going to get better projections than the guys doing ZiPS & Steamer, so you might as well use those guys as a base.
   
   If you are in a points league, it's easy to assign points to each category appropriately and value players.
   
   Category leagues are a little tougher, but the book goes through everything. It really truly is fantastic for any fantasy baseball nut.
   
   Most of all, don't overthink things and try to stock up on guys you think will break out if you are in a redraft league. You'll hit on a few, might even go to the playoffs, but you won't win a title doing that. Established vets have a spot on your team too, and if they are 30+ years old they are usually discounted.
   

Dream On: One Hack Golfer's Challenge to Break Par in a Year by John Richardson is a really inspiring read for anyone with the drive to improve, but not necessarily the time...

Fearless Golf by Dr. Gio Valiante has lots of great stuff about staying focussed during a round, especially when it comes to bouncing back after a blowup.

Really enjoyed reading Dream Golf by Stephen Goodwin - story of the making of Bandon Dunes. Planning my first trip there later this year after reading this book.

Here's a good fun interestingly presented short-ish history of the NHL written by Sean McIndoe (who now writes his Down Goes Brown hockey column for the Athletic):

https://www.amazon.com/Down-Goes-Brown-History-NHL/dp/B07JVGYGT4

I have the audible version and love listening to it randomly.

OP you should consider buying The Yogi Cookbook. Full of great recipes. This one is kind of pricey, you might be able to find one cheaper.



Lemon rice with yellow/lemon curry was a staple for my family.


Yummy looking curry recipe. My mom didn't make it spicy but it would be great with some heat.


EDIT: okay I found the original lemon rice recipe my mom used. She also got her curry from the same cookbook. I will add here if I find it.

Hockey: A People's History (DVDs, or look for it on bittorrent.. $30? I'm buying it right now!) a really great 10 part series about hockey from the 1800s to now. Very Canada-centric, if you're ok with that!

Legends of Hockey videos on youtube.

Bathroom Reader -- He Shoots He Scores


I like looking at stats. Try here and check out things like the most goals scored in a single season (Gretzky with the record of 92, Selanne (still playing, for the Ducks) scored 76 as a rookie in 92-93, crushing the previous rookie record of 53 by Bossy. Bernie Nichols scored 70 one year, the year Gretzky joined the Kings, then he never scored close to that after getting traded away).

Yes all those prints are by Arturo. Huge fan of his and plan on grabbing a few more for different rooms in my house. The book on the table is illustrated by him. Its called Basketball and Other Things by Shea Serrano. I love all the things these dudes do!

read thsi book, he did london to the south of italy and it's very funny.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crossing-Europe-Bike-Called-Reggie/dp/1849142130

at the start 50 miles (80km) a day is probably fine, but you'll get up to doing 60-80 (100-130km) comfortably after a few days.

I aim ot average 70miles / 90km but i don't camp and go fairly lightweight. I do prefer to go some harder days then an easy short day here and there

This will be slower in the alps... much slower

I recommend giving this a read - it's got some pretty funny descriptions in

Lol well I'm sure he'd love to hear that. He's an author and what you said there sounds like something he'd say on Twitter. Plus he's Mexican and ya know... your username.

He wrote these two books:

Rap Year Book

Basketball (and Other Things)

The second of the two Obama put on his list of favorite things he read in 2017 (I also read it and it's great but I'm not quite as noteworthy as Obama)

This is the best book if you are a Red Sox fan, or at all interested in how important the title was in 2004.

Total Access has some good stories, if you like Rich Eisen. It's high points are mostly just a bunch of stories about the guys he hangs out with (Marshall, Dion, Mooch, etc.), and it has a lot of interesting stuff about how the NFL season works, including the offseason, superbowl extravaganza, and the pro bowl (the old Hawaii pro bowl).

EDIT: http://www.amazon.com/Total-Access-Journey-Center-Universe/dp/B00375LNFG/ref=tmm_pap_title_0

He also had a multiple choice test in his book "Be Ready When the Shit Goes Down: Forrest Griffin's Guide to The Apocalypse" that basically asks (but in a much funnier way):

"Anderson Silva just knocked you out in front of an Arena full of people - do you:

a) Come back with a weapon, like a bazooka next time
b) Run out of the octagon and arena like a crazy person"
c) etc

Can't remember how it was all worded, bjt I remember losing my shit at the running thing, because that's what he did lol.



Edit: here it is - Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061998265/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YxKUCbB8A2P7Z

I got this book which I've only flipped through so far but it looks awesome!

I'd go for UK because George Mahood demonstrated fairly easy success there with this situation.

on twitter ? The guys who run "chapo trap house" which is a socialist politics podcast. He converses with them a lot on twitter. I've been following him for a while, for a while he made fun of stupid criticisms of Obama , and even wrote a whole goddamn book about it

Obviously he's super smart enough to take all perspectives, but he comes off as pretty liberal, as do Big Cat and Chaps. We don't know his perspective on a ton of economics issues, but he strikes me as a pretty heavy liberal based on following him. Not that it matters

It's Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse. Really really funny and informative!

Gift certificates to MEC/REI!

Or a cool climbing book? These two are really fun/interesting.

Geology for rock climbers:
http://www.amazon.ca/Flakes-Jugs-Splitters-Climbers-Geology/dp/0762748370

Climbing dictionary:
http://www.amazon.ca/Climbing-Dictionary-Mountaineering-Neologisms-Illustrated/dp/1594855021/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322521445&sr=8-1

It's by a graphic designer named Craig Robinson, who also made a fantastic book book containing many of those infographics, as well as some additional ones.

Free Country:A Penniless Adventure the Length Of Britain

Really inspiring book.

Mark Hunt: Born to fight

Forrest Griffin: Got Fight?, Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down

John McCarthy: Let's Get It On!

Stich Duran: From the Fields to the Garden

Chuck Liddell: Iceman

John Kavanagh: Win or Learn

Brian Stann: Heart for the Fight

Chael Sonnen: The Voice of Reason

Bruce Buffer: It's Time!: My 360-Degree View of the UFC

GSP: The Way of the Fight

Jeremy Stephens: Who the fook is that guy?!

Basketball and Other Things by Shea Serrano - it's great

Awesome writer too.
Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated https://www.amazon.com/dp/1419726471/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_knQ6Cb9WJHC5X
Phenomenal book.

I'm reading his book right now, Goodell Vs. Obama. It's hilarious and worth the $5 so far

Another book I highly recommend - Has some history but also nonsense, Shea Serrano is a fantastic author - Basketball (and Other Things)

Here you go, video source

Forrest's books:

Got Fight?

Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down

Check out his book, lots of good stories.

http://www.amazon.com/Bobke-II-Continuing-Misadventures-Roll/dp/193138228X

I love'd bob roll's bobke II. Then again, I also just really like the guy.

Crazy? Yep, that'd be right.

To be fair, the grand tour riders go much faster, averaging around 25 mph.

Bob Roll says that every cyclist should ride across the US once in their life, but never, ever race across the US.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_(climbing)

wikipedia is full of surprises! there are also books.

http://www.amazon.com/Climbing-Dictionary-Mountaineering-Neologisms-Illustrated/dp/1594855021

Check out Bill Simmons, founder/editor of Grantland (which Klosterman is a contributor to). Simmons mostly writes about sports, his best known work includes The Book of Basketball and Now I Can Die In Peace

a survival guide for the Apocalypse written by a ufc fighter

take a look at: http://www.amazon.com/Free-Country-Penniless-Adventure-Britain-ebook/dp/B0085W00M8

Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggie
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Crossing-Europe-Bike-Called-Reggie/dp/1849142130/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=61uuhPbBodL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR104%2C160_&refRID=057NH7DFA1HQG9M4MS4V

Duh, still available for sale rite now

Basketball (and Other Things)?

It sounds like PFT Commenter's book: Goodell vs. Obama: The Battle for the Future of the NFL