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Yes!!! Every sports fan in America will enjoy Joe Queenan's wild and wacky take on the world of sports. --Marv Albert <br> If it weren't for fans, I'd be out of a job. And if it weren't for Joe Queenan, I'd be clueless on exactly what makes fans tick. When you read True Believers you can't help but think back to those moments when a ball game, a player, or a telecast had a lifelong impact. When I finished it I wanted to call that old Phillies' catcher Clay Dalrymple and tell him I still haven't forgotten that he once tossed me a ball on his way to the dugout. --Ernie Johnson <br> A riveting inside look at sports fans in America--a terrific book. --Tim McCarver <br> Hilarious. --John Rezek, Playboy <br> Great reading for fans who want a few insights into their personal demon and a few laughs, too. -- Booklist (starred) <p> Should be required reading not just for the folks of the sardonic subtitle but also for their wives, girlfriends, and sports-phobic pals.a

Yes!!! Every sports fan in America will enjoy Joe Queenan's wild and wacky take on the world of sports. --Marv Albert <br> If it weren't for fans, I'd be out of a job. And if it weren't for Joe Queenan, I'd be clueless on exactly what makes fans tick. When you read True Believers you can't help but think back to those moments when a ball game, a player, or a telecast had a lifelong impact. When I finished it I wanted to call that old Phillies' catcher Clay Dalrymple and tell him I still haven't forgotten that he once tossed me a ball on his way to the dugout. --Ernie Johnson <br> A riveting inside look at sports fans in America--a terrific book. --Tim McCarver <br> Hilarious. --John Rezek, Playboy <br> Great reading for fans who want a few insights into their personal demon and a few laughs, too. -- Booklist (starred) <p> Should be required reading not just for the folks of the sardonic subtitle but also for their wives, girlfriends, and sports-phobic pals. . .In this hilarious and strangely erudite book, Queenan doesn't overwrite his subject--for a die-hard fan knows what to do when the buzzer sounds: go home. -- Publishers Weekly <br> Theologically as fierce as a Jesuit in his study of the personality disorder that dictates unreasoned fidelity to bands of congenital losers, Queenan unleashes his accustomed wit.. . .Queenan's no philosophical Roger Kahn or David Halberstam, but he's got game, especially if cussing and yelling are involved. . .Undeniably funny. - -Kirkus Reviews <br>

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The bestselling author of True Believers and Balsamic Dreams, Joe Queenan is a contributing writer at Men's Health and writes regularly for the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He lives in Tarrytown, New York.

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