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Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football
Year after year, Sunday afternoons and Monday nights during the NFL season have belonged to men. While they cheer and argue play calls, the women in their lives are relegated to beer and chip detail. It's time for these women to join the action, and Holly Robinson Peete, star of 21 Jump Street, For Your Love, and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and wife of NFL quarterback Rodney...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
August 15th 2005
by Rodale Books
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Ok, it borders on the condescending (as its title so subtly suggests) and you can tell it's mostly written by Holly Robinson Peete's "cowriter", and the references on almost every other page to Peete's husband, ex-quarterback Rodney Peete, get a little tiresome. But the book accomplished what it set out to, at least for me: a non-scary, non-threatening, yet moderately-paced walk through of the game. If you don't know anything about football and can get past some of the annoying personal referenc...more
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At times I wanted to be angry at the typical female stereotype this book is built on: While some women may be football fans, they simply don't grow up learning the intricacies of the game like men do, and many of them grow up learning next to nothing about the game. Overall, though, I found this a wonderfully accessible introduction to the intricacies of professional football.
While I wanted to be offended at the assumption that women just don't know the details of football, I have to admit that...more
While I wanted to be offended at the assumption that women just don't know the details of football, I have to admit that...more
I'll start by saying that I grew up watching football with my Dad and brothers (my mom and sister just refused) so I could always, at least at a basic level, follow the game. Of course, I never played football, so I had a disadvantage in truly understanding the strategies that are utilized in this sport. That's why I purchased this book, to expand my understanding of the game of football.
This book is a fabulous way to fill in the gaps when it comes to basic football knowledge. In fact, after rea...more
This book is a fabulous way to fill in the gaps when it comes to basic football knowledge. In fact, after rea...more
Ugh - one of the very few books I couldn't even finish. I had such high hopes for this book but, in the end, I just couldn't stand the author! I found her tone so irritating and off-putting I had to put the book down. I've still managed to turn into a football fan, though!
This was actually pretty funny. It is great if you know absolutely nothing about football. If you do know alot about football then it is great because of the top 10 lists (top 10 running backs, Top 10 football movies etc...)Also, I liked the breakdown of the divisions and some history of the teams.
She has a really casual writing style, so it is an easy read.
Again if you know the basics and wanted to learn more- this is not the book for you. Believe me, you will not be basing your fantasy footbal...more
She has a really casual writing style, so it is an easy read.
Again if you know the basics and wanted to learn more- this is not the book for you. Believe me, you will not be basing your fantasy footbal...more
Apparently I have made my disdain for football a little too clear, as my boss dropped this on my desk along with an order to watch the Patriots game this weekend.
I'm two chapters in, and so far I've learned that the best way to become a football fan is to get bribed with ice cream by your father so you'll shut up during the game, and the best way to become a football expert is to marry a pro quarterback. Also, that Holly Robinson Peete needs a new ghostwriter, because neither of them are funny.
I...more
I'm two chapters in, and so far I've learned that the best way to become a football fan is to get bribed with ice cream by your father so you'll shut up during the game, and the best way to become a football expert is to marry a pro quarterback. Also, that Holly Robinson Peete needs a new ghostwriter, because neither of them are funny.
I...more
Jul 20, 2007
Alison
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Anyone with even a vague interest in appreciating NFL football!
This book changed my life! Three years ago, I said, verbatim - "I hate football and I will never like it. Mark my words." Now, I am a die-hard Cincinnati Bengals fan - I can't wait for the season to start, and I not only love watching the Bengals, I can sit down and watch almost any game of football, and not only understand, but enjoy it! Like many of us, I thought football was such a dumb, pointless game, but after reading this book, I see that it is (to paraphrase the author) "more like a ches...more
Dog shit. It had one or two useful chapters and the rest was fluff. One chapter describes her TV room and American football watching routine. Another chapter is a transcribed conversation between her and some of her friends talking about their families and NFL husbands.
You could get the same info in a fraction of the time basically anywhere else.
You could get the same info in a fraction of the time basically anywhere else.
Don't waste your time. Bits like "The 10 All Time Annoying Things We Should Never Say To Our Men During The Game" were not funny or informative but somewhat insulting. The book can't seem to decide if it's a serious book about learning football or a light-hearted, silly book for girly-girls who think it would be cute and fun to learn a little - and only a little - about the game. I can't imagine what it would be like to read this if you didn't know anything about football - it would probably be...more
An introduction to American pro football, written for the complete novice.
I read part of this book and ended up skimming the rest because I had to return it to the library. It's not the kind of book I was looking for -- the author has a pleasant, chatty style, talking both about the game and about her experiences as an NFL wife, but I'd have prefered more football and less author. But if a mix of facts and personality works for you, definitely check this book out.
I read part of this book and ended up skimming the rest because I had to return it to the library. It's not the kind of book I was looking for -- the author has a pleasant, chatty style, talking both about the game and about her experiences as an NFL wife, but I'd have prefered more football and less author. But if a mix of facts and personality works for you, definitely check this book out.
If you're an avid football fan and really understand the game (like I do), you'll probably find this book more irritating and redundant than entertaining.
Very funny book, especially if you love football. If you don't, you will after reading!
perfecct for the passionate female fan! <3
Unfortunately while checking this out the librarian was intrigued by the title, and I ended up pretending that I had a football fanatic boyfriend who roots for the Texans. "He's a lucky guy," the librarian (a Cowboys fan himself) said.
Can't I want to learn more about the game for my own sake?
A little too much of the author's personality shows through (I got tired of the requisite quarterback's wife jokes), but it's definitely informative for those who just want to throw themselves into the game.
Can't I want to learn more about the game for my own sake?
A little too much of the author's personality shows through (I got tired of the requisite quarterback's wife jokes), but it's definitely informative for those who just want to throw themselves into the game.
If you have a significant other who loves football or are just a fan yourself this is a fun book to read. Not only does it give us the rules of football it gives us such guidelines as to what not to say to our partner during the big game and who has the best butt in the NFL (She did rank her husband's butt as #1 but can we really blame her). Peete brings a fun and educational insight to the game of football. A moust read for any women whos live is ruled by the NFL season!!!
I was hoping for more. I grew up watching football and know the basics of the game. I wanted to learn about specific defenses/offenses, at what time a running play should be called vs a passing play, and the specifics of those tricky rules such as when it is or isn't defensive pass interference. Unfortunately I didn't learn anything new but this did cover the basics well and I would recommend it for that purpose.
Jan 13, 2008
Sara
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
someone who doesn't know much about football
Shelves:
books-i-own,
non-fiction
This book was not as funny as I expected it to be. It is a good resource for learning about the game of football, as played in the NFL. I knew most of the information in the first half of the book, but it did teach me more about the positions and some plays. And a lot about the history of the NFL and football as a whole.
I totally impressed the crew at our Super Bowl party after reading this book. I was spouting off facts and random football trivia left and right. It was a cute book, felt real, and easy to read.
Getting prepared for the Football season. Go Texans!! Did you know those yellow flags have weights in them a QB actually lost an eye from being hit by one of them? That was new info for me!
I loved this book! Obviously, I have not been on goodreads in almost a year!! If you love football, or just want to understand it more...read this book :)
Yes gentlemen, I sucked it up and read it---wanted to know what kind of propaganda Rodney's wife was filling Becca's head with!!
Apr 18, 2013
Sabrina Beaver
marked it as to-read
Mar 28, 2013
Lela Fagan
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Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete is an American actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles as Judy Hoffs on the Fox TV police drama 21 Jump Street, Vanessa Russell on the ABC sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and Dr. Malena Ellis on the NBC/WB sitcom For Your Love. After graduating from high school, Peete entered Sarah Lawrence College in New York. She majored in psychology and French...more
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