Athlete's Foot

Publisher: Potlatch Publications
Product Code: YB02217
ISBN: 0919676553
Author: Bob Nielsen
Condition: Collectible Very Good

Price: $29.99

Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. Book in excellent condition; cover shows light wear; gift inscription on ffep.

Finalist – Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour. Divided into three sections – “The Wretched Rookie”, “The Jaded Journeyman”, and “The Vulnerable Veteran” – here is the autobiography of a hopeless “athlete” trying to achieve stardom (He knew The Law of the Canadian Male: “If you don’t play in the NHL, you’re a failure”). Set in western and eastern Canada – and even England – the story reveals that no matter what sport our hero tries, disaster strikes: fishing, he catches his lure in his friend’s face; deer hunting, he is caught reading Shakespeare; tackling in football, he is knocked cold; golfing in a tournament, he quits after five holes; experimenting with karate, his teeth are crushed by a black belt. In England he tries cricket (bowled out by the first ball) and rugger (toenails fall off). The author wrote the book “because the market is flooded with the exploits of famous athletes. It’s time an unsuccessful sportsperson had a say, someone with whom the hopeless masses – both men and women – can identify.”
Binding
Paperback  
Edition
2002
Condition
Collectible Very Good
Collector Alert
Signed
Language
English