{"product_id":"wait-till-next-year-mathew-dekinder-9781438998442","title":"Wait Till Next Year: A Die-Hard Fan's Year Without Sports","description":"For sports fans all across the country their worst nightmare is missing the big game. Now imagine a fan not only missing a year's worth of big games, but also in that time everything even remotely related to sports. No ESPN, no sports-talk radio, no reading the sports page, no fantasy football, and especially not any seats in the bleachers. Would it be possible in our sports-obsessed society to avoid it all for a year - let alone survive the ordeal? This was the monumental question Mathew DeKinder, a certifiable sports nut, took on and chronicled in \"Wait 'Till Next Year: A Die-Hard Fan's Year Without Sports.\" Having found that being a sports fan took up a massive amount of free time, not to mention the life-or-death reactions to the games themselves, the author hoped to gain a healthy dose of perspective - or at the very least the ability to stop punching holes in the walls of the den after a soul-crushing loss, by avoiding the world of fan culture for a year. This undertaking, which even the most casual sports fan would consider damn-near herculean, was at times discouraging, surprising, hilarious and even satisfying. But more than anything, the result is a book for all those embittered souls who have ever turned off their television or stormed out of a stadium vowing \"never again!\" after having their hearts broken by a tough loss. This book provides a better understanding of the emotional roller coaster fans willingly place themselves on and proves that ultimately if you can keep the insanity in check, it is all worth it - win or lose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mathew Dekinder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438998449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438998442\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Authorhouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Mathew Dekinder","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458298589439,"sku":"9781438998442","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_03e21192-980a-4f20-9d92-41b1210ce045.jpg?v=1777403566","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wait-till-next-year-mathew-dekinder-9781438998442","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}