{"product_id":"the-juju-rules-or-how-to-win-ballgames-from-your-couch-a-memoir-of-a-fan-obsessed-isbn-9780544002203","title":"The Juju Rules: Or, How to Win Ballgames from Your Couch: A Memoir of a Fan Obsessed","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom an award-winning humorist, a touching memoir and manifesto that reveals the deep secrets of fan jinxes, hexes, and charms \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you know there is a secret to winning ballgames? It’s not the players, managers, money, or luck. It’s juju, and no one knows it better than Hart Seely. Seely has spent a lifetime practicing the art of juju from his living room. \u003ci\u003eAnd winning ballgames for the New York Yankees\u003c\/i\u003e. He paces floors. He yells at defenseless TVs. He rallies the team like Churchill addressing the collective British soul. But what he is really doing is harnessing juju energy to influence the outcome of games. \u003ci\u003eAnd it works\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this uproarious, unforgettable fan confessional, Seely shares the basics of juju for the beginner—“Setting the Table,” asking for a called strike instead of a walk-off homer—to advanced juju—“Bringing the Neg,” predicting bad events to keep them from actually happening—to the deepest, darkest formulas of this age-old art. Along the way readers come to know Hart and his hilarious band of fellow juju practitioners, a secret club of friends whose fandom bonds them across decades, not to mention won\/loss columns. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNostalgic, heartwarming, and laugh-out-loud funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Juju Rules\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of a life well-lived in service to one’s team that shows how love can be a powerful passion in the best way. | \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eAs he chronicles his unique relationship with his father\u003c\/strong\u003e (a fan of any team playing the Yankees), learning to appreciate the wisdom of Yankee announcer Phil Rizzuto while listening to games with his grandmother, pursuing the love of his life and commiserating with a comedic stable of Yankee-loving (and Yankee-hating) pals, \u003cstrong\u003egenuine moments of pathos, heart and happiness emerge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e  \"\u003cstrong\u003eSeely\u003c\/strong\u003e...\u003cstrong\u003eweaves his life as a Yankees fan with instructions on how to apply the rules in a fast-paced, hilarious fashion—at times touching, but never dull\u003c\/strong\u003e...This \u003cstrong\u003erollicking exposition\u003c\/strong\u003e unveils a rabid fan who claims to have a 'Jekyll\/Hyde' complex with respect to the Yankees. There is no Jekyll or Hyde—there is only Seely, a true fan.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e\"Hart Seely’s use of 'juju rules' in support of the Yankees is not only curious, hilarious and excessive but also familiar! His 'off the wall' tennis ball game (played at home to spur a Yankees rally) was also a backyard passion of my own. \u003cstrong\u003eClearly Hart comes to the classic fanatic level, and this chronicle of his life as a devoted fan is entertaining – and universal\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e– Tony LaRussa, former major league manager 　\"Part George Bailey, part Yoda, part screaming superfan, Hart Seely has written a hilarious memoir that gives fans everywhere the mystical tools they need to win games from hundreds of miles away.\" \u003cbr\u003e–James Finn Garner, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Politically Correct Bedtime Stories Trilogy 　\u003c\/em\u003e\"A heart-warming, hilarious story about being a Yankee fan? It must be a joke, right? And yet, here it is. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Juju Rules\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderfully-told story that reminded me why I fell in love with baseball in the first place.\u003c\/strong\u003e You don't have to root for the Yankees to enjoy this book, but it certainly helps. Hey, Red Sox fans: I'd like to see you top this\u003cstrong\u003e!\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e--Jonathan Eig, author of \u003cem\u003eLuckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig \u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eI kept waiting for Hart Seely’s \u003cem\u003eThe Juju Rules\u003c\/em\u003e to stop being funny, but it never did\u003c\/strong\u003e. Seely tells the story of all of us who have ever sat in a favorite chair knowing that if we got up to go to the bathroom at the wrong time it could doom our team to defeat and maybe even cost us a pennant.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Glenn Stout, author of \u003cem\u003eFenway 1912\u003c\/em\u003e and series editor of \u003cem\u003eBest American Sports Writing \u003c\/em\u003e\"I used to think \u003cem\u003eI\u003c\/em\u003ewas a crazy Yankees fan, but Hart Seely has me beat by a grand slam. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Juju Rules\u003c\/em\u003e is in a league of its own\u003c\/strong\u003e – a self-help book for baseball addicts, a story with hilarious jokes and zingy one liners, a satirical look at sports and popular culture, and a truly poignant memoir. The scene in which the author watches a Yankees game while his wife is in labor is now my go-to image whenever I need a laugh.\u003cstrong\u003e No fan should even consider following the 2012 season without arming himself with this book first\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" \u003cbr\u003e--Jane Heller, bestselling novelist and author of \u003cem\u003eConfessions of a She-Fan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889998590181,"sku":"NP9780544002203","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780544002203.jpg?v=1730232345","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-juju-rules-or-how-to-win-ballgames-from-your-couch-a-memoir-of-a-fan-obsessed-isbn-9780544002203","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}