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Are you pro football fan who enjoys a good challenge? If so, Pro Football Trivia is just for you. Author Bob Gill has compiled hundreds of fascinating questions on every aspect of America's favorite sport in a unique format. Each of the sixteen chapters, or "games," is divided into four quarters covering such topics as:

• Milestones
• Nicknames
• Rookie feats
• Greatest moments
• Coaches
• Minor leagues (and others)
• The Hall of Fame
• and much more

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Pro Football Trivia Review
I bought this book as a gift for a friend of mine.It is outdated but served the purpose for somebody who has been following football since the 50's.Good format and challenging questions.

The Best Trivia Book Ever
There are a lot of football trivia books out there, but this is by far the best of them.Entertaining, informative and well-written.Bob Gill has done a fantastic job in compiling this treasure trove of pro footballtrivia.I highly recommend Pro Football Trivia. ... Read more

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In these pages you'll find fascinating facts and invaluable information about just about every type of athlete and sport you can imagine---from home run hitters to hometown heroes, triumphs and tragedies, record-setters to barrier-breakers, upsets and upstarts, names and games, from draft pick to pick-and-role, winners and whiners, routes and routs, from servers to surfers, and from running backs to come-backs.You'll meet a one-legged mountain-climber, a surfing survivor, backward runners, an elephant polo player, and champions and All-Stars across the athletic spectrum.And don't miss the fifty-two quizzes to test your knowledge and memory.Most important, you'll discover points and principles from the Bible and sports to apply to competition and life. ... Read more

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Updated with fun and interesting facts through the end of the 2007 football season, Longhornology Trivia Challenge Texas Longhorns Football offers Longhorns fans the opportunity to relive Texas s greatest moments, including:

-National Championships
-Heisman Awards
-Conference Championships
-Team Records
-Player Records
-Hall of Fame
-Player Awards
-Key Player Stats
-Coaching Records
-Key Coaches Stats
-Key Rivalries
-And Much More

Each of the book's 210 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS allows players to give informed answers even for the book's more ambitious questions. In addition, most answers include in-depth supportive background offering the book's players even greater knowledge about correct responses.

Here are two sample questions:

-Who was the last receiver to lead Texas in scoring?
-How many different decades have the Longhorns won at least 85 games?

The book also includes the publisher's unique COOL FACTS placed at the end of each of the first four sections. Cool Facts allow the book's researcher more freedom to highlight and expand on particularly interesting or thought-provoking facts about the team and its history.

Two SCORE SHEETS located at the end of the book permit players to record their answers as they play, to calculate their scores for each of the book's five sections as well as their final overall score, and to determine winners for multi-player situations. Free downloadable score sheets are also available from the publisher's Web site.

All of this makes Longhornology Trivia Challenge Texas Longhorns Football a great gift for yourself or for friends and family.

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Purple Pride
This book is a must for any KSU fan.It's triva stems from the days when KSU was lucky to win a game to the present and KSU's rise on the national stage.This is a perfect gift for any KSU football fan and is perfect for disscussion on those long bowl trips.This is a great book ... Read more

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Born out of expansion in 1962, the New York Mets have more than filled the void left by the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants.Amazing Mets Trivia: From Stengal to Piazza tests the memories of Mets fans of all ages with hundreds of questions and facts a ... Read more

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Fun book for a Mets fan, but too arcane for kids
After reading one of the other reviews, I bought this book as a gift for my 9-year-old, baseball-obsessed nephew, but after skimming through it, I don't think this book is for kids.The trivia in this book is extremely arcane. I think it's for the older, lifelong Mets fan only.So instead of giving it to my nephew, I gave it to a friend of mine who is in his 40s.He really likes it, and he knows, or can figure out, the answers to a lot of the questions!

very informative
bought for my 9 yr old grandson who loves the mets. he thoughly enjoys reading all the interesting facts. i recommend it highly

Thanx for the memories, Ross!
The last time I ever visited with Ross we were at Shea, in 2005. This was the first time I saw his book. It is an excellent trivia book (even a Yankee fan enjoyed this one!). You know he spent massive amount of time compiling the book!

Amazin!
I would like to give my dad and ross a round of applause. Great book dad! And ross will be in memory forever.

To Your Memory, Ross Adell
This book represents a lifetime of work by the authors. Ross and Ken live and breathe Mets trivia and these are questions you will not find anywhere else. A Mets fan should not be without this book.

I also want to use this space, to remember my friend Ross Adell, who passed away in June 2006. Ross loved trivia, Seinfeld, the Mets, and his friends- not necessarily in that order. Ross and I attended a number of games at Shea and Fenway over the past decade. I miss him, and I can't believe he's gone.
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For men and the women who love them, 500 quotations on what men think--and talk--about most.

Here's a book that will get everyone talking, with fresh and intriguing quotations on three most favorite male subjects--and is there a lot to say!

From Dave Barry and Paul McCartney on money to Martin Mull and Martin Luther on sex to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Herbert Hoover on sports, these quotes are by turns engaging, witty, stupid and profound--sometimes all at the same time.And they cover these topics from every conceivable angle:

On Sex: Love, Lust, Marriage, Sexism, Emotion On Money: Being Rich or Poor, Owing It, Making It, Spending It On Sports: Winning and Losing, Players, Coaches, Favorite Sports

Love them or hate them, everybody will read them.Ideal for parties or for quiet time at home, this treasure trove of wisdom on money, sex and sports is the perfect gift throughout the year. ... Read more

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A must for Badger fans! More than 600 trivia questions span the great tradition of athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Includes football, hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, and many other sports as well. ... Read more

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Interesting.
I bought this book about 2 years ago, but I just recently got around to reading it after some recent related posts:

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So I read through the book with those posts in mind, along with looking for 5GW ideas ([...] )and xGW ideas in general.

My notes:

* The book of course doesn't use terminology like 4GW and 5GW, but it is in the ballpark.
* The book does outline its own conflict taxonomy: Total War (think 2GW and 3GW), People's War (think 4GW) and Non-violent Action and Activism (think 5GWish).
* He does not quite get all the way to a 5GW theory though.
* 5GW-ish Examples used: Ghandi, MLK, non-violent movements in eastern Europe and Russia that (helped) bring down the USSR.
* The People's War Section (aka 4GW) covers Mao and China, and Vietnam.
* "It was the genius of the inventors of people's war to challenge this deceptively self-evident proposition [Pslog: That an enemy is defeated when they are ready to do are will] by discovering, in the very midst of battle, the power of politics. What if, the inventor's of people's war asked, the people on the losing side declines to do the will of the conqueror and, taking a further step, organized itself politically to conduct its own business? In people's war, political organization did not stand on its own; it was interwoven with the military struggle into Mao's seamless fabric."
* The general purpose strategies for states in relations among each other are: Universal Empire (aggressive), seeking to maintain a balance of power (defensive), collective security by a group a sates pooling together.
* Quoting a 5GW statements of John Adams on the American Revolution: "The revolution was in the minds of the people, and in the union of the colonies, both of which were accomplished before hostilities commenced"
* He is a lefty, and found those parts of the book off-putting.
* I quite liked the historical parts on China, Ghandi and MLK.

People Power Explained
This is a compelling book with well-supported arguments."The Unconquerable World" explains why ventures such as the U.S. in Iraq are doomed to failure.

My favorite section is the one dealing with the collapse of the Soviet Union.Modern American myth has it that the U.S. was solely responsible for the "defeat" of the USSR - through Afghanistan, the insane weapons race, etc.While these surely had their contribution, Schell describes the rise of people's movements in Eastern Europe that, without actively intending to bring about the demise of their oppressor, did just that.

I highly recommend "The Unconquerable World" for anyone wishing to understand social and political change, and the very real possibilities of non-violence as a path for these changes.

Ideal for hardcore trivia contests and enthusiasts.
Written by Wisconsin Almanac author and sports buff Jerry Minnich, Badger Sports: Trivia Teasers presents more than six hundred trivia questions about the athletics tradition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Covering hockey, football, men's and women's basketball, and almost every sport from rowing to wrestling, Badger Sports offers its golden nuggets in straight question-and-answer format. Black-and-white photographs illustrate this great collection of the highs, lows, scores, and star players of UW-Madison sports, ideal for hardcore trivia contests and enthusiasts.

Oh look, fantasy
An interesting fictional account of how 'the people' and their non-violent means can confront Bin Laden, Nazism and all the other threats.What does the pacifist say to the terrorist?"blow me up".What does the pacifist say to the Nazi?"Gas me".What does the Pacifist say to Stalin?"how can I help you?".It it were not for pacifism the world would be a safer place, however this book argues that opposite, citing examples of 'people power' where non-violent resistance was victorious.Lets go through those examples:Gandhi in 1948.The velvet revolution of 1989.So in the history of the world and some 25,000 years of human acheivement we can find two examples.SUrely non-violence works against governments that arn't willing to kill the people.But what about the terrorist, the nazi, the stalin.What should the Kurds have done against Saddam? Schnell argues that a 'bad war system' rules the world.THen the book argues that the 'bad' Bush administration is responsible for nuclear proliferation.This is interesting.Of the 10 nations in the world reputed to possess nuclear weapons it is America that is to blame?Despite the fact that Iran continues to build her bomb, and that the Pakistani scientist Khan went to Libya and Iran and North Korea to spread his gospel of 'nukes for small nations' lending advice and know-how, it is somehow America that threatens the world with nukes.Perhaps in a warped way the author is correct.Like all real pacifists this book argues for a 'passive' resistence to Hitler, which is to say that in 1941 nothing should have been done against Germany and therefore by 1945 Germany would have developed the bomb.So surely this would have been the more desireable scenario.

Pacifism is the greatest aid to mass-murder and genocide, it is collaborator with nazism and islamism, it is the collaborator with the death of humanity.As the famous saying goes "evil suceeds when good people do nothing."Pacifism is all about doing nothing in the face of murder. So there is no essential difference between the pacifism advocated here and the nazism it begets.

Seth J. Frantzman

So bad it seems to have been written to discredit the peace movement
There have been a number of powerful arguments made over time against the horrors of war. This book is not among them. Schell presents a rambling, naive, and trite rant in prose form, absolutely lacking any sense of structure or logic.

The core failing of the book is that Schell doesn't seem to understand what war is *for*. Because this reality is not addressed, Schells is unable to develop alternative mechanisms that address the core reasons for war -- and concrete alternative mechanisms are what is necessary here, not truism and tautology.

War in humans is similar to war in other creatures, primates, social insects, etc. War has always been a means of weeding out weak groups, of redistributing resources amoung humanity, of driving evolution and adaptability. Unless we develop the economic tools to achieve redistribution without violence, violence will always be the natural and *reasonable* final solution of those who find themselve to be stronger, yet who have less resources than others.

Despite the NY Times quote on the cover, there is *no* cogent argument in the book. A specific example: Schell claims repeatedly in the book that "nonviolent movements in Eastern Europe and in Russia [...] brought down the Soviet Union". Sure, there were nonviolent protests at the very *end* of the Soviet Union, and some major incidents over the years, but it is widely believed by economists that the Soviet Union was bankrupted by afutile attempt to keep up with the United States in terms of the arms race. The USA could borrow money from the international capital markets to finance its cold war, the Soviet Union could not. America ended the war in massive long-term debt, the Soviet Union ended bankrupt. Yes, at the very end there were nonviolent protests, but these were a response to the fact that the Soviet Union was no longer able to function economically, not visa versa. Yes, some people in the Soviet Union protested, but rhetoric aside, it is clear that they protested because their standard of living was below that of the West, and they had beentold that "democracy" would make them wealthier. If the people of the Soviet Union had enjoyed greater prosperity than the West, there would have been no protests. This seems obvious.

Another example. Schell repeatedly cites and praises the nonviolence recommended by Christ, the nonviolence of Ghandi, and the nonviolence of MLK.Schell seems utterly oblivious to the fact that in all these cases the nonviolence option was used simply because of the participant's lack of other options, in particular, military power. If the Jews had been kicking Roman posterior, they would have had no time for prophets of nonviolence. If the Indians were doing likewise versus the British we would never have heard of Ghandi. The same goes for MLK. In every case that Schell cites, nonviolence was forced upon the participants due to lack of other options: for example, the superpower "nonviolent" stalemate during the cold war. Nonviolence, then, became the most efficient option for the protagonists... not the most "moral" or "righteous".

What Schell fails to recognize is that humans desperately want to redistribute resources. It is one of the most basic and powerful drives we see in humanity. We will use whatever tools are most efficient for the task at hand, and in many cases the tool has been war. In other cases the most efficient tool has been nonviolent protest. In other cases the tool has been capitalism -- or communism. But to eliminate war, we must recognize that war has always had a legitimate purpose in the development of Man, and from there, we must strive to create more efficient options -- not merely blithely state that "violence [is] always a mark of human failure and a bringer of sorrow" and assume that any option developed will be preferable.

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NASCAR, the No. 1 spectator sport in America, brings you this exciting jam-packed trivia book that takes you around the country to each of the 20 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race tracks. From Daytona International Speedway, to the California Speedway, Pocono Raceway to the Atlanta Motor Speedway, you can test your skill and knowledge of NASCAR facts and lore.

Modeled after the NASCAR Winston Cup Season, NASCAR Trivia lets you rack up points as you answer hundreds of questions on everything including:

• drivers
• cars
• track lengths
• individual race events and highlights
• dates
• and so much more!

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Great Seller
The Book arrived on time and in great condition. I will buy again from this seller and would recommend them to everyone.

Great for all NASCAR fans
If you love NASCAR trivia and facts, then you will love this book. You may want to also check out: NASCAR: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports by the Numbers) Both books provide countless hours worth of fun. Any NASCAR fan would love both books.

Christmas present
Great stocking stuffer for my NASCAR fan, full of Q & A's, quizes in all kinds of NASCAR info. It was a real hit.

Nascar Trivia
The book was for a friend.It came in "new" condition and is being enjoyed.

Excerpts from an awesome book . . .
Fact: NASCAR was originally formed as "The North American Society for Christian Auto Racers" by Sir Baden Powell.

Fact: Early NASCAR regulations prohibitted drivers from "picnicking and/or vibrating" when operating at speeds in excess of 170 MPH.

Fact: Since African American drivers were first permitted to participate in NASCAR events in 1993, Michael Jordan has secretly been racing under the name "Hermie Sadler."

Fact: All NASCAR drivers, pit crew technicians, and car owners are required to wear jock straps through the duration of NASCAR race events.

Fact: Bobby Labonte only sleeps every other week.

Fact: Greg Biffle was once married to Maria Shriver.

Fact: Jeff Gordon wears an electric blue latex "rodeo suit" during the 72 hours preceding each race. Also he refrains from eating non-dairy products during this time.

Fact: Shane Hmiel has been operating his car with his feet since the 2002 season when he lost his arms.

Fact: This book is awesome! ... Read more

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Test your trivia skills with Trivia Time, Volume One. 1,000 questions and answers in six categories: history & geography, entertainment, literature & art, sports, science and miscellaneous. Trivia Time is sure to entertain and challenge any trivia fan.




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Updated with fun and interesting facts through the end of the 2008 football season, Brownsology Trivia Challenge Cleveland Browns Football offers Browns fans the opportunity to relive the Browns' greatest moments, including:

-Championships
-Awards and Honors
-Conference Championships
-Team Records
-Player Records
-Traditions
-Key Player Stats
-Coaching Records
-Stadium Facts
-Key Rivalries
-And Much More

Each of the book s 210 MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS set up in game format allows players to give informed answers even for the book s more ambitious questions. In addition, most answers include in-depth supportive background offering the book's players even greater knowledge about correct responses.

Here are two sample questions:

-Who was the Browns head coach their first season?
-How many decades has Cleveland won at least 85 games?

The book also includes the publisher s unique COOL FACTS placed at the end of each of the first four sections. Cool Facts allow the book s researcher more freedom to highlight and expand on particularly interesting or thought-provoking facts about the team and its history.

Two SCORE SHEETS located at the end of the book permit players to record their answers as they play, to calculate their scores for each of the book s five sections as well as their final overall score, and to determine winners for multi-player situations. Free downloadable score sheets are also available from the publisher s Web site.

All of this makes Brownsology Trivia Challenge Cleveland Browns Football a great gift for yourself or for friends and family.

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Ultimate Italian Trivia offers over 1,600 amazing trivia that are sure to entertain and educate. This extravaganza of curiosities on all things Italian is truly a delightful discovery. Ultimate Italian Trivia will prove fascinating for those of Italian heritage and a lively feast for trivia buffs of all backgrounds!

Ultimate Italian Trivia delivers an extraordinary and detailed overview of Italy and Italian heritage using a trivia format. With each trivia and each turn of the page, you will take a guided tour and travel Italy. Ultimate Italian Trivia is a great way to learn Italian history and heritage the easy way. A true Italian made simple approach.

*Trivia on Italian food, cuisine, and cooking (wine, espresso, pasta, recipes, and more)
*Trivia on Italian destinations and geography (Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Naples, Sicily, Tuscany, and more)
*Trivia on the Italian language (speaking, phrases, common words, literature, and more)
*Trivia on the Holy Catholic Church (Vatican, popes, early Christianity, and more)
*Trivia on Italian music, art, and architecture (opera, Colosseum, Sistine Chapel, and more)
*Trivia on Italian holidays, traditions, and people (Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Mussolini, Julius Caesar, and more)
*Trivia on Italian time periods (Etruscans, Romans, Middle Ages, Renaissance, Reunification, and more)
*Much more!

Ultimate Italian Trivia was written in partnership with ItalianTrivia.com and financially sponsorship by the National Italian American Foundation. The foreword was graciously written by Frank D. Stella, Chairman Emeritus of the National Italian American Foundation.

Bonus sections include:

*Profiles of each region of Italy
*Italian National Anthem
*"Top 10 of Italy" lists
*Complete timeline of Italian history
*Key dates in the history of Italy
*Map of Italy with "name the region" trivia

Full of Fun and Fascinating Trivia on All Things Italian...Capisci!!! ... Read more

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Now That's Italian
This book was purchased as a gift for my Italian Mother, we both loved it.Just another fun thing to play on our minds keeping us mentally healthy.

Ultimate Italian Trivia: A Treasure Trove of Fun and Fascinating Facts
Excellent service, prompt delivery, excellent conditon
as described, packaged well.
Would use again.

fun reading before Italy trip
Fun book with interesting Italian facts.I loved the fact that the book was divided into a variety of categories allowing you to choose your areas of interest.Great for someone who enjoys reading about specific country details before traveling to Italy.

Very Informative
This book was very informative and gave the reader answers to any trivia question about Italy.Enjoy it very much, and would buy from this seller again.

Ultimate Italian Trivia
I believe this is a great book to have in one's library.I found it to be very entertaining as it helps individuals gain a broader understanding regarding the Italian culture and way of life.It is apparent that the author of this book devoted tremendous amount of hours and energy in researching and writing this book.I applaud his enthusiasm and thank him for taking the time and interest to help a second generation Italian appreciate the beauty and history that Italy has to offer the world. ... Read more

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Are you a devoted Knicks' fan?  If you love the Knicks, you will learn something new about the team every time you pick up this book. It is acompilation of fun and interesting facts regarding the Knicks, National Basketball Association, the rules of the game, and other captivating topics. Within each chapter, the questions are ordered by difficulty. I wanted the questions to be challenging, so do not be surprised if you cannot answer many of them. As an avid Knicks' fan, I wanted to make sure that the questions covered all of the important facts as well as the minutia. Think of this trivia book as a pocket encyclopedia of Knicks' information. I hope you have fun and learn some new information about the Knicks. ... Read more

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20 Secound Timeout is for True Fans
20 Second Timeout is the only book I have seen that summarizes as much information about the Knicks.I learned so many interesting facts about the Knicks, NBA, and Madison Square Garden.It's a must buy for Knicks and basketball fans.

Amazing book
For many years the Knicks have been the heart of New York and now you can finally learn all about them in this book.Perfect for just leasure reading and also a great present to for anyone. ... Read more

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A Must-Have for Basketball Fans!

In this book you will learn where Lurch from television's Adams Family played college basketball, what a North Carolina Tar Heel is, and what record Frank Selvy set that may never be broken by a Division I player.

Hoop Hysteria is packed with over 800 interesting facts and trivia covering almost every NCAA Division I men's basketball program.While it is a great coffee table book, Hoop Hysteria has the added feature of a trivia game built right in!Once you pick this book up, it will be hard for you to put down. ... Read more