{"product_id":"sports-weird-o-pedia-lew-freedman-9781631583872","title":"Sports Weird-O-Pedia: The Ultimate Book of Surprising, Strange, and Incredibly Bizarre Facts about Sports","description":"\u003cb\u003eBy any standard of normal behavior, sports cannot escape the definition of weirdness.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSports achievements have the capacity to inspire and excite watchers, whether through athletic brilliance or magnificent team performance, but there are times when our athletes and teams go wacko on us, and the most peculiar things break out with no warning to provide wide-eyed astonishment or laugh-out-loud responses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eSammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs landed on the disabled list due to a back injury caused by sneezing too hard.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eMinnesota Vikings football stalwart Jim Marshall ran the wrong way with a recovered fumble.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eFormer NBA player Dennis Rodman spearheaded American diplomacy with North Korea.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe lyrics and music creators of \"Take Me Out to The Ballgame\" authored one of the most sung songs in American history without ever having seen a baseball game.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAnd more \u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While those spontaneous combustions may result from someone rising from the weird side of the bed, they're often the most memorable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lew Freedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631583875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631583872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Racehorse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.60w x 0.60d","brand":"Lew Freedman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979454087423,"sku":"9781631583872","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_796d6569-735a-4fef-aa22-a9ff998137ce.jpg?v=1683245628","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sports-weird-o-pedia-lew-freedman-9781631583872","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}