GameFace: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports

by Erica Boeke

Here at last is a book for women who love professional sports that is at once smart and saucy, deep and dishy. It’s not a book for women who want to impress their husbands or boyfriends. It’s not a book that gets all worked up over Title IX or Mia Hamm or the virtues of the WNBA. And it’s not a book with a pink cover. In short, the joy and passion of following pro sports is too often eclipsed by an emphasis on factoids and statistics, and here, finally, is the antidote. The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports by Erica Boeke and Chris De Benedetti captures the action and drama of pro sports -- both on the field and off -- from scandals to tailgating and from thugs to heroes. GameFace is also packed with never-seen-before lists and tips *How to get into the pit at a NASCAR race *Sports Wives & Girlfriends Hall of Fame & Shame *Best & Worst Performances of The Star Spangled Banner * Best Ballpark Eats *Best Sports Movies & TV Shows *Athletes & Teams That Give Us Hope GameFace will inspire female fans everywhere to regale stat-spewing guys at water coolers and sports bars with mesmerizing tales of thrilling victories, agonizing defeats, and the magical (and sometimes hilarious) moments that only pro sports can deliver.

352 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 2008

About the author

Erica Boeke is the co-author of "GameFace: The Kick-Ass Guide for Women Who Love Pro Sports" and the creator of GoGameFace.com. She lives in New York City and Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, but deeply loves the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. In fact, she plans to name her first child, boy or girl, Franco Harris Boeke. She also has very strong anti-pink-jersey sentiments.

Reviews

[Emily]

Haha: "It’s not a book for women who want to impress their husbands or boyfriends. It’s not a book that gets all worked up over Title IX or Mia Hamm or the virtues of the WNBA. And it’s not a book with a pink cover."

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Have just started reading, but it promises to be a really good read!