A funny, blank book, gag gift for New Orleans Saints fans; or a great coffee table addition for all Saints haters! The most thoroughly researched and coherently argued fan guide to date, "Reasons To Be A Saints Fan: An Intelligent Guide" is a fan dissertation sure to provide vital data to help you make an educated fan decision. Lawmakers require that we state the book is mostly blank and contains precisely 1600 words. In other 'words', it's a gag gift, but also a must-have addition to any fan or hater's coffee table. Find Max online: www.MaxHater.com Find Max on Twitter: @MaxHater1 Find Max on Facebook: @MaxHater1 Find Max on Instagram: @MaxHater
A funny, blank book, gag gift for New Orleans Saints fans; or a great coffee table addition for all Saints haters! The most thoroughly researched and coherently argued fan guide to date, "Reasons To Be A Saints Fan: An Intelligent Guide" is a fan dissertation sure to provide vital data to help you make an educated fan decision. Lawmakers require that we state the book is mostly blank and contains precisely 1500 words. In other 'words', it's a gag gift, but also a must-have addition to any fan or hater's coffee table.
Telling the story of Saints football in New Orleans is a way to understand larger social, political and economic conditions during pivotal moments of the city's history. This book is the first to explore the team's role in rebuilding the city following Hurricane Katrina. The author documents New Orleans' initial efforts to attract professional football, the Katrina disaster and some successes and failures during 10 years of post-disaster recovery. The narrative of community recovery and cohesion crafted by Saints fans transcends racial divides and illustrates the relationship between professional sports and the American city. The voices of female fans--largely overlooked in the study of sports--compel a more inclusive definition of football fandom.
In the past, sport, particularly football, has been defined as a male domain. Women’s interest stereotypically ranges from gentle tolerance to active resistance. But increasingly, women are proudly identifying themselves as supporters of their teams, and have become highly desirable audiences for sport organizations and merchandisers. Football provides a unique site at which to examine the complex interplay between three theoretical areas: identity formation and maintenance, commercialization of cultural practices, and gender hegemony. This book explores how women experience their fandom, and what barriers exist for the female fan.
Troy Brown resumes his diary. Now he is seventeen and he desperately wants to leave home and start his life as a bachelor. He has just been dumped by his first proper girlfriend and not because he has ‘accidentally' cheated on her twice during their relationship. She wants to play the field. Most of his friends have moved away from the island and life out of school proves to be quite a challenge for him. Troy is forced to grow up because of his incredible ability to make mistakes. His mistakes as usual are of a sexual nature and the consequences of unprotected sex begin to appear, seemingly out of thin air. Faced with fatherhood and separation from his children, Troy's attitude to life changes forever. His main concern isn’t football anymore – it is how the hell he is going to be able to be a real father to his children and how many children has he got? Of course his life is full of the other problems associated with day-to-day life. Will he ever find true love? Will he ever find a job that he is truly happy in? Can he solve a murder mystery? Can he avoid being murdered himself? Will he ever be able to be a true father to his children? All of these questions are answered in this book. If you thought that being a fifteen-year old virgin was enough of a rollercoaster ride for Troy - read on. This year and a half of his life may leave you needing to ingest a large dose of motion pills.
50 Years of New Orleans Saints history as seen through the eyes of the author, who grew up with the team. From the very first game at Tulane Stadium to their win in Super Bowl, Bryan Nuss was there, and offers his eyewitness views from this perspective.
New Orleans Saints 101 is required reading for every Saints fan! From Gumbo the mascot and the "Dome Patrol" linebackers to the 2009 Super Bowl Championship, you'll share all the memories with the next generation. Enjoy all the traditions of your favorite team, learn the basics about playing football and share the excitement of the NFL!
Letters to Carson was written by a Marine Corps Veteran who honorably served for 8 years. 10 years later, after multiple combat tours in Iraq, brushes with death and an uncertain future... He chose to serve his community as a police officer and live a normal life. After getting married, while completing his master’s degree, the next chapter began to write itself. It was time to become a dad! The news hits people in different ways. For him, he began to write letters to the son he would hopefully someday meet. In that process he started reflecting on his life and the journey that brought him to this incredible milestone. Still struggling with PTSD, flashbacks and finding his purpose in life, he discovered the journal he kept while on tour in Fallujah, Iraq. The journal lay silent, dusty and at the bottom of his seabag as if he had just got home from war. This was the first time he read it cover to cover. It was at that moment he realized he needed to share his story with the one person who could pass it along...Carson! This book is for anyone who is struggling to find their purpose. Letters to Carson was written to share intimate feelings and life lessons from a soon to be dad with his unborn son. Within the entries this Veteran father reflects on the struggles and hardship of war. While transcribing his faded journal he relives both the ugly side and the brotherhood of fighting in combat. Letters to Carson a twisted whirlwind of thoughts, ideas, predications and epiphanies shared in a way that a young adult would understand. The final entries reveal something truly incredible that anyone would be left wanting to give their loved ones a hug!
"Perfect for football fans of all stripes, this dual-focus portrait celebrates the winning power of strong bonds between coach and player." —Publishers Weekly A rare, behind the scenes? look at the New Orleans Saints over more than 14 seasons In 2006, Sean Payton arrived in New Orleans as a relatively unknown first time NFL head coach. His task was daunting: resurrect a Saints team that had just finished 3–13 and had won only one playoff game in the previous four decades. Meanwhile, the city was undergoing its own staggering rebuild following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina five months earlier. Payton knew that to turn around the Saints' fortunes, he needed to turn around their dreadful quarterback legacy. The Saints targeted a San Diego Chargers castoff they hoped would become the new face of their franchise: Drew Brees. Every team in the NFL had passed on Brees at least once because of his surgically repaired right shoulder or his lack of prototypical size. But for the Saints, Brees was worth the risk. Together, these two underdogs rolled up their sleeves and got to work, helping rebuild the city as they transformed the franchise from laughingstock to Super Bowl Champions. What they have done since, including building the most productive offense the NFL has ever seen and setting multiple passing and scoring records, has only deepened their legacy in New Orleans and throughout the league. Based on more than 14 years of firsthand reporting and dozens of interviews with players, coaches, and executives,?Payton and Brees is the definitive account of how Sean Payton and Drew Brees transformed a team, a city, and the game of football.
