Customer Reviews

The Sports Book

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Purchased as a birthday gift for my 12-year-old nephew and he just loves it. Says it has EVERYTHING in it.

No problem with the order. Arrived on time and was exactly as depicted.

I teach physical education at a high school. This book has been great for two reasons.

1) Children that do not change for class have to write an article review. Reviews about each sport (detailed history is not included about every sport) are entertaining and easy to understand for students. In addition, the rules of each game are described in very good detail that I have begun to use this book as a study guide for different sports.

2) Although the book does not recommend ways to alter games that can be played in a classroom- a little creativity goes a long way. My class just finished a "Team Handball" unit that became very easy to understand with the use of pictures in the book. We used a volleyball and tape on the court and a couple of soccer goals. Worked great.

I can't give this book any less than 5 stars because it is a very complete book of just about any game you could ever think of. The only issue becomes, "Who would need that?!"

Well, this guy did because I am a gym teacher. If you have a reason to know about underwater football, you might like this book too.

I hope my review filled your heart with glee.

I'm a sports enthusiast, and this book caught my eye quite a while ago with its grassy cover. Good gimmick. I just found it on a bargain rack and decided to pick it up.

It's not bad, but it could be a lot better. If you're looking to get a very cursory overview of lots of sports, and maybe learn about a few you never knew existed, this is a great book. But if you want in-depth details, you're going to be very disappointed.

The book is also littered with grammatical errors (if I see another incorrect usage of "due to," I think I'll scream) ... don't publishers hire copy editors anymore? And then there are the little details that the publisher didn't get right in the graphics. For example, the rugby pitch is shown as being 100 meters long, from dead-ball line to dead-ball line. The text directly above it correctly states that it's 100 meters from try line to try line. A page earlier, an illustration of a Canadian football field lists it as being 150 yards long to the back of each end zone ... which is right, but the graphic shows the center of the field as being the 50-yard line, not the 55.

It's the little details like these that make me suspicious about the accuracy in describing the sports I know nothing about.

Too bad. A project like this held a lot of promise.

Purchased for my 13 year old son, who watches ESPN religiously. He was not thrilled. WAY too technical and boring for him. Just a word to the wise that teenagers probably won't be impressed. I thought the actual turf grass cover was pretty cool. It would make a great coffee table book. Unfortunately, my son doesn't have a coffee table. (I think it's under the bed right now- too bad).

Last minute present ordered for Christmas arrived Christmas Eve. For a "used" book it was in wonderful condition. It filled the Santa wish of a little fan.

My dad is a sport fanatic. While my younger brohter and I were in school he was our coach, not just a supportive dad, he would find his way to get on the school staff during our sport seasons and be one of our coaches. After high school i didn't play sports in college and then I soon got injured so I am no-longer aloud to run hard or play physical sports. My brother is on the bowling team at LSU and my dad is their go-to-man (because he's not in the same state) they talk over the phone and my dad makes his way to ever tournament no mater where it is!

When it comes to watching the sport channel on TV he and I will watch anything, from soccer to bobsledding, golf to hockey, or gymnastics to rugby. So THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC because it's so detailed and FULL of useful info like how the game is played, how you score, the rules and more!!!

He can't put it down and he has learned about more sports because of this book than I could even imagine!

I will be buying this book again for the other sport fans in my family!

I got this for my Grandson, age 8, for Xmas and he loved it. He is into sports, does baseball, soccer, lacrosse and downhil skiing. This book was always featured at book fairs and the schools and it always sold out before he got his copy. A DK book, it is great. I love to see kids read especially something hardcopy.

For those who like the sports, students, journalists or simply fanatics, this is a very recommendable item.

Easy to read, provide several images for a better idea.

From tennis to Walk race, from football to racing cars, from olympics to professional... got every discipline, and more...

Very... believe this, Very recommended

The Sports Book is one of the most usefull thing i've ever bought in my life, i advise anybody who loves sport to buy it it is like the Bible of all the sports.

Get one!

This book has details about every sport and every branch of sports. This is a great gift idea for any sports fan. All will enjoy!