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The Best of the Show: A Classic Collection of Wit and Wisdom
A collection of one hundred top columns by the popular Sports Illustrated humorist relates numerous aspects of everyday life to sports, in a volume that shares his observations on such topics as the Democratic convention, athlete criminal activities, and reality television.
256 pages, Hardcover
First published May 13, 2005
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August 31, 2010
Admittedly this book is not for everyone and it is, at this point, largely outdated. It is, however, a great read for fans of humor and sports, not separately but combined. The book is a collection of Scheft's "column" (essentially a list of sports-related jokes) in Sports Illustrated or ESPN Magazine. Scheft, a former writer for David Letterman, brings his quick-hitting humor to the sports stories of the day. As a former sportswriter I appreciated the refresher on past events as well as Scheft's joke-writing skills.
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