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Ultimate: The Greatest Sport Ever Invented by Man [Paperback]

Pasquale Anthony Leonardo (Author), Cade Beaulieu (Illustrator)
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January 20, 2008

 

Some say that Ultimate is the most misunderstood team flying disc field running sport on the planet. Most people think it’s Frisbee football played barefoot and without boundaries. Those people are wrong. Ultimate is a sport played by 824,000 people a year in North America—more than korfball, lawn darts, lacrosse, and curling combined. Ultimate is so popular that it even has rules that are sometimes followed.

This book will provide you with complete and total knowledge of the Ultimate game.

THIS BOOK INCLUDES:

-- The Eight Ultimate Player Types

-- The 42 Most Common Nicknames

-- 28 Near-Useless Throws on the Field

-- How to Name Your Ultimate Team

-- Where to Play Ultimate Without Being Mocked

-- How to Score at an Ultimate Party

-- Useful Playing Tips from Experts of the Game

 
PLUS:
HOW TO PLAY ULTIMATE IN EIGHT EASY STEPS – AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE

-- Can I play Ultimate with a mustache?

-- Where do Ultimate babies come from?

-- How can I become an Ultimate champion without practicing?

-- What is “throwing Fire”?

-- How can I survive a shark attack?

 

 

About the author:

Pasquale Anthony Leonardo IV has covered numerous championship Ultimate tournaments since 1997 and was the Media Director for the 2006 World Junior Ultimate Championships. In 2005 he co-wrote Ultimate: The First Four Decades, which was reviewed in Sports Illustrated and featured on ESPN’s live talk show "Cold Pizza." He also writes screenplays. He lives in Brooklyn, New York and/or somewhere out West.

 

 

 


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About the Author

Pasquale Leonardo is the author of Ultimate: The First Four Decades, a comprehensive history of the sport. He has been writing about Ultimate since 1996 for the national governing body (UPA) and the international governing body (WFDF), as well as for magazines and tournaments. He is widely known as the premier writer on the sport.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 148 pages
  • Publisher: Breakaway Books; 1st edition (January 20, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 189136975X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1891369759
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,192 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Book Ever on the Sport of Ultimate, May 6, 2008
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I bought this book expecting some explanation of the game and maybe some humor, but what I found is one of the funniest non-fiction books I've ever read. Anyone who's ever at least dipped their toe into strange athletic cult that is organized ultimate should have this on their coffee table. The parts about the "8 types of ultimate player" are hilariously right on the money.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous Take on Ultimate Culture, December 6, 2010
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A great read. Very funny. Great illustrations and its written with an insiders perspective (and authorial voice) that will resonate with anyone who has been on the inside of Ultimate culture. (And its a great expose of it for the non-initiated outsider who's curious what it's all about).
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5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining book about a great sport!, October 22, 2008
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I found this book entertaining, and as an experienced ultimate player, a lot of it rings true. I'm keeping it on my coffee table as a conversation piece.
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