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Cheerleader: Ready? Okay!

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I loved this book! The great illustrations brought back memories of freezing at the big game, yelling myself hoarse when our team made the goal, and thoroughly enjoying myself. It's a must to take to your reunion.

The photographs are amazing. The content is witty and well researched. A great gift for anyone who was a cheerleader--or for those of us who just looked on from the bleachers.

I had to pick up this book! Immediately attracted to the vintage photographs depicting decades of cheerleading chic, Stein's witty compilation of the history and the enthusiasm of the "pom-pom" people had me cheering on the sideline. Elissa Stein does not hold back on this all inclusive, colorful compilation of everything you did not know there was to know about cheerleaders. I give this book five rah- rah-rah's!!!

I love anything retro, and vintage cheerleader things are among one of my favorite things to check out. However, until now, there was no book such as this one! I am really happy to have found it, and it's very fascinating. Five star find.

I LOVED this book! Although I was never a cheerleader myself, and came under the "hate them" side of the "you either love them or hate them" catagory, I was still fascinated by the whole culture of cheerleading. And here it is, laid out for everyone to see! Aside from the fabulous photos compiled from the first 8 decades of the sport (which, in themselves, are amazing), this book is a treasure trove of acane cheering information. I can't imagine how Elissa Stein found all the information she did -- she even has the patent application for Pom Pons (not, as commonly thought, pom poms -- something I learned from the book). The book is wonderfully written, in an informative, yet amusing style, and the text is broken up by photos and sidebars that highlight what is being said in the text. I can't recommend Cheerleader highly enough. It may even bring me over to the "love them" side!!

This book is a pleasure to read from cover-to-cover. The author clearly loves her subject matter and infuses the history of cheerleading with fun and good humor. I especially loved the photographs. The book would make a great TV documentary. Since reading "Cheerleader", I have ordered all of Ms. Stein's other books.

I loved this book! The pictures are great where did she find them? It's a great gift for anyone interested in cheerleading and a fun read even for people who aren't.

bought this for my stepdaughter...then read it myself.
enjoyable, witty...ms. stein is a sharp, colorful writer.
anyone who's ever been a cheerleader (or ogled one) should read this!

Ms. Stein did a tremendous job finding iconic images of cheerleaders from the end of the 1800's up through today. It is a rare combination of well researched content and beautiful pop culture eye candy. Hat's off to Ms. Stein and Chronicle Books for another hip and beautifully designed book which I am sure any current or former cheerleader would love to own.

This book is chock full of cheerleader "stuff" from patterns to posters. I can't believe the author managed to pull together so much interesting and historical material and write about it in an authoratative but completely FUN and amusing fashion! I recommend it to anyone who was a cheerleader, is a cheerleaders, wants to be a cheerleader, loves a cheerleader or hated cheerleaders when they were in high school because they secretly wanted to BE a cheerleader!