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The Official Heckler Handbook

The Ultimate Guide to Offending and Irritating the Enemy

Kevin Nelson author Aaron H Dana illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield

Published:1st May '16

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The Official Heckler Handbook cover

Any sports fan can yell offensive and stupid things at anyone else. But only the best are true hecklers, game-changers as valuable in their way as LeBron James is to the Cavaliers or Tom Brady to the Patriots. The Official Heckler Handbook is the essential book for and about hecklers and for all fans ready to make a real difference on behalf of their teams and their players. Packed with outrageous illustrations, can’t-miss sidebars, real-life anecdotes, and expert advice, this book breaks down: • Great moments in heckling history • The best hecklers of all time • Heckling in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, and more • The most effective lines of attack • Strategic heckling locations • Verbal and nonverbal heckling • And much, much more So, turn around and read this book with your good eye! And learn how to be among the best in the boo-bird business.

In this wickedly entertaining and informative book, Kevin Nelson describes heckling in all its inglorious forms, and he packs the pages with incidents of fans’ clever, biting and gut-busting taunts, scoffs and jeers. After reading this sportive guide, you just might feel inspired to unleash your dark side at the game and then claim (with absolutely no proof, of course) that you helped your team win. -- Allan Zullo, coauthor of The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown

ISBN: 9781493024513

Dimensions: 216mm x 137mm x 14mm

Weight: 331g

240 pages