AJ Mass How Fantasy Sports Explains the World (Paperback)
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Further Details Title: How Fantasy Sports Explains the World Condition: New Subtitle: What Pujols and Peyton Can Teach Us About Wookiees and Wall Street ISBN-10: 1620876035 EAN: 9781620876039 ISBN: 9781620876039 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Format: Paperback Release Date: 07/18/2013 Description: The world of fantasy sports is no longer the purview of nerds and stat geeks. In fact, versions of the game are currently played by tens of millions of people worldwide. But while fantasy sports may have begun as a light-hearted diversion, to many of its participants winning or losing is no laughing matter. And as a professional fantasy sports expert who doles out advice on a daily basis for ESPN.com, author AJ Mass has learned one basic and inescapable truth about his job: people take what he says very seriously. When asked whether Player X or Player Y would be better to place in their fantasy lineup on a given day, what makes his recommendation of Player X carry so much weight is, more than anything else, he is simply not afraid to voice that opinion. How Fantasy Sports Explains the World is an entertaining, anecdotal exploration of how the skills used in evaluating fantasy sports talent are one and the same with those skills we all use every day of our lives, in all manner of everyday situations. It takes the reader on a journey from the casinos of Atlantic City to charred Connecticut campgrounds, from the Last Supper to the Constitutional Convention that started our country down the road to democracy, from the back rooms of Wall Street to the jury rooms of our judicial system. In doing so, the author demonstrates that winning fantasy advice can come from anyone and be found almost anywhere - the wit and wisdom of William Shakespeare, the scientific genius of Stephen Hawking, or the futuristic whimsy of a galaxy far, far, away. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Width: 18mm Item Weight: 356g Author: AJ Mass Contributor: Matthew Berry (Foreword by) Genre: Language & Reference Topic: Indoor Games & Puzzle Books, Sports & Hobbies, Society & Culture, Social Sciences Type: Textbook Release Year: 2013 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
