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Curse? There Ain't No Stinking Chicago Cub Curse: And Other Stories about Sports and Gamesmanship |  | Author: James Wolfe
Creator: Mary Ann Presman
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Category: Book
Buy New: $12.95
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Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 1420075
Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1439255903
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781439255902
ASIN: 1439255903
Publication Date: December 23, 2009
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Product Description
Curse? There Ain’t No Stinking Chicago Cub Curse and Other Stories about Sports and Gamesmanship is a humorous and thought-provoking collection of eleven short stories about the games people play. From baseball, golf, and tennis to bocce ball, blackjack, and Scrabble, these games demonstrate the good and bad facets of the human competitive spirit. A golfing womanizer takes the old adage, “so much fun to be had, and so little time” just a bit too much to heart; a woman comes up with a system for betting at the racetrack—and wins every time; a pair of adult brothers revert to childish competition to prove themselves; a woman searches for Mr. Right on a “Scrabble date;” and the wily owner of the Cubs uses an infamous curse in order to transform his team into a money-making franchise. Human foibles are laid bare in this entertaining collection, which brings both a male and a female perspective to the humor and irony inherent in the ways we compete.
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Thoroughly enjoyable read! March 19, 2010
Elaine F. Boutin
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Thoroughly enjoyable read! The combination of sports related stories is so entertaining and fast moving. My favorites were "Scrabble Date", "Curse? There Ain't No Stinking Chicago Cub Curse" and "Gambling 101". The authors have an ability to capture your interest and hold it to the end of each story. Impressive writing talent was so enjoyable.
Also the male and female aspects of "sports" is a good contrast and combination.
Curse? No, a clear-cut hit! March 19, 2010
C. Kneser (LA, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
From the "tippy top" title down to it's "toes", this book is delightful for any reader! Each short story develops emotional and aesthetic qualities in a spirited dimensional way. Catch a glimpse of yourself or someone you know in this collection of stories about people in sporting circumstances.
Variety of Sports stroy March 5, 2010
Richard W. Levin (Eugene, Oregon)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
From the beginning story to the end, the stories place you in the mindset of variety of sport figures. Some of the stories have wonderful unexpected conclusion and bring life surprises through an enjoyable script. The stories develop a variety in emotion and involvement. Written with excellent prose and deep understanding. I would highly recommend this book to be in the collection of sports enthusiast.
 Ain't No Curse! February 24, 2010
Die-Hard Cubs Fan
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In the lead story of this collection about winners and losers, James Wolfe slams one out of the ballpark. The writing team of Wolfe and Presman exposes the games-people-play in story after story. My favorite: "If Profanity Improved the Golf Game." No doubt about it: Luck ain't no Lady!
Not just about guys and sports February 15, 2010
mpb (usa)
This is a wonderful book of short stories about gamesmanship. When I first saw it, I thought it was a guys book about sports. But as a women, I loved the story about scrabble dating and a very funny story on a family backyard bocce ball game. The stories are written by a male author and a female author. While I really enjoyed the chick stories, the stories written by the guy gave me a better insight into guys and sports. This is a nice, funny, well-written book. I bought several for the many Cubs fans I know.
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