0:01: Parting Shots From the World of Sports [Paperback]

Steve Wulf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2006

A humorous collection of photo-illustrations from the popular back page of ESPN The Magazine

Imagine Joe Paterno as George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life. Or Terrell Owens sitting at a table for eleven at Thanksgiving. Or celebrity dogs playing poker. These are some of the humorous images that can be found on 0:01, the satirical back page of ESPN The Magazine. Sometimes whimsical, sometimes evocative, always current, 0:01s chronicle the personalities, events, and cultural touchstones of sports, and prove just what a slightly twisted picture is worth. Organized thematically -- bad boys, animals, holidays, et cetera -- and with behind-the-scenes accounts of how the images are designed and created, 0:01 offers as many laughs as it does commentaries on the sports world. And as a bonus, the book will include some 0:00s -- shots the creative team behind 0:01 wish they had made.

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A humorous collection of photo-illustrations from the popular back page of ESPN The Magazine

Imagine JoePaterno as George Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life. Or Terrell Owens sitting at a table for eleven at Thanksgiving. Or celebrity dogs playing poker. These are some of the humorous images that can be found on 0:01, the satirical back page of ESPN The Magazine. Sometimes whimsical, sometimes evocative, always current, 0:01s chronicle the personalities, events, and cultural touchstones of sports, and prove just what a slightly twisted picture is worth. Organized thematically -- bad boys, animals, holidays, et cetera -- and with behind-the-scenes accounts of how the images are designed and created, 0:01 offers as many laughs as it does commentaries on the sports world. And as a bonus, the book will include some 0:00s -- shots the creative team behind 0:01 wish they had made.

About the Author

Steve Wulf is the coauthor (with Daniel Okrent) of the bestseller Baseball Anecdotes (Oxford University Press), as well as the coauthor of I Was Right On Time, the autobiography of Negro Leagues legend Buck O'Neil. A founding editor of ESPN The Magazine, Wulf has also been ont he staff of Time and Sports Illustrated, and written for Entertainment Weekly, Life, the Wall Street Journal, and the Economist. A father of four, he can often be found watching his kids jump horses, throw fastballs, shoot pucks, and drain three-pointers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: ESPN; First Edition edition (October 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933060220
• ISBN-13: 978-1933060224
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,030,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)