The Official Heckler Handbook: The Ultimate Guide to Offending and Irritating the Enemy

by Kevin Nelson, Aaron H Dana (Illustrations)

Any sports fan can yell offensive and stupid things at anyone else. But only the best are true hecklers, game-changers as valuable in their way as LeBron James is to the Cavaliers or Tom
Brady to the Patriots. The Official Heckler Handbook is the essential book for and about hecklers and for all fans ready to make a real difference on behalf of their teams and their players. Packed with outrageous illustrations, can’t-miss sidebars, real-life anecdotes, and expert advice, this book breaks

Great moments in heckling history The best hecklers of all time Heckling in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and more The most effective lines of attack Strategic heckling locations Verbal and nonverbal heckling And much, much more

So, turn around and read this book with your good eye! And learn how to be among the best in the boo-bird business.

240 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2016

About the author

Kevin Nelson is the award-winning author of Operation Bullpen, The Golden Game, Lunches With Mr. Q, and many other books.

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly entertaining and occasionally quite funny overview about sports heckling: how it impacts different sports, advice from famous hecklers, and reflections on being heckled from various athletes and owners. I was disappointed that it didn't cover comedy or performance hecklers in more detail -- they only get a sidebar, while there's a lot of filler padding out the book. (For example: did we really need to know *that* much about Spike Lee's heckling career?)

[Note: I read this as part of the Book Riot "Read Harder" 2017 challenge, fitting the category, "read a book about sports.]