{"product_id":"need-one-jamie-reidy-9780998089942","title":"Need One!: A Lunatic's Attempt to Attend 365 Games in 365 Days","description":"Got a sports bucket list? His parents told him he was crazy. His friends said he'd never do it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e #HoldMyBeer In September 2013, Jamie Reidy set out to complete Sports Year, his Hail Mary attempt at a return to literary success while also recusing himself from self-inflicted midlife and debt crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With very little planning and even less funding, the itinerary called for Reidy to hit a sports event every day, ranging from the Super Bowl down to a six-year-old girls' basketball game. (FYI: the refs don't call traveling.) Along the way, he'd visit all the iconic venues like Lambeau, Fenway, Rupp, et al. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He saw a Heisman Trophy winner play... hoops ... in a men's rec league. Jamie tailgated with strangers at The Grove, The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, and Army-Navy. He discovered his favorite new sport: women's indoor volleyball. He also witnessed sports that didn't really qualify as such: inner-tube water polo and Cleveland Browns Football. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Not to go to all Tom Rinaldi on you, but it \"got a little dusty\" at times. Reidy watched in awe as wheelchair bowlers and amputee softball players transcended any so-called limitations. He also brought wounded veterans to games on their sports Bucket Lists, giving him much needed perspective on what constitutes actual \"problems.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e So, Jamie actually made it the entire year?! \u003c\/i\u003e Yeah, no. He fell shorter than a Shaq free throw. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But, but for five magical months, the author was a daily spectator of the human condition, and the result - \u003ci\u003eNeed One!\u003c\/i\u003e - is a hilarious and heartfelt road-trip memoir. Reidy learned that while scoreboards don't allow for moral victories, life sure does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jamie Reidy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099808994X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998089942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Humoroutcasts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.63d","brand":"Jamie Reidy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49161791963391,"sku":"9780998089942","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/need-one-jamie-reidy-9780998089942","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}