An interesting look into the game of football and relationships ~  Sheila

Can learning about football be sexy? According to Football is for Lovers, when it comes to your love life, football can be better than oysters.

The good news is that Football is for Lovers makes the basics so . . . well, so basic that learning the game is easy as eating an ice cream cone. And just as much fun.

With anecdotes, illustrations, and a lot of laughs, Football is for Lovers not only makes it easy to understand the game, but also shows you how to put an end to the TV clicker wars, improve your relationship, and spice up your love life.

It just takes looking at the game of football a little bit differently.

Then again, since Football is for Lovers contains references to football great Jerry Rice in a pink tutu, images of paintings by French artist Jean Dubuffet, an alert about the dangers of speaking Northeastern Mandarin, an explanation of the value of M & M’s in a relationship, and a Burma Shave sign, to say it looks at football “a little bit differently” may be something of an understatement.

But if your football-obsessed partner has been making you a ‘football widow’ from August NFL pre-season through the February Super-Bowl, thus convincing you that you hate football, this little book may be just the ‘different look’ you need to discover that, after all, Football really is for Lovers!

My Thoughts….

Uhhhh…. well, hmmmm… Ok.  For those of you who read this blog on any normal basis would know that this book is way out in left field for me (no pun intended).  When it arrived in the mail I looked closely at the cover and had to question myself as to what I thought I was getting.  A book on football that was suppose to explain the game and in a humorous way was my response.  AND… in all honesty, that is what I did get… with just a bit more…

Football is For Lovers is a book about football – and it is also about how to draw your significant others attention back your way during the season that makes many of us women feel like we are on the outside looking in.  The book does cover information on the game itself that I did not know and that was helpful for the few games I have tried to watch and be excited about.

The more intimate parts of the book are actually minimal and I can see where this book would be a great gift for newly weds who are also sports fans.  This book is more about getting to know the game of Football and being able to enjoy it together.  Bob and Kaye share the how tos of football in a light and fun manner that even made sense to someone like me who knows very little about the game.

Bob Brooker and Kaye O’Dougherty have been adventuring together for a lot of years now. They first met at a recording studio on 42nd Street. Yes, that 42nd Street. They recorded a commercial for E.J. Korvette’s, who went out of business soon thereafter.

Bob is an old saloon singer who, as Bobby Brookes, recorded for Victor and Capital back in the day. Kaye has trouble carrying a tune in a bucket. Nevertheless, over the years, as Brooker and O’Dougherty, the two have collaborated on a variety of theater projects, performing, writing, directing, managing, and producing. In keeping with the changing times, they have even created a cyber alter-ego named eBobb.

Recently, Bob and Kaye both took long-overdue turns at being rather mature college kids. Kaye now holds a Bachelors Degree in the Humanities from St. Peter’s College in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. Bob was graduated magna cum laude from Montclair State University with a BA in Theater, and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

What I Learned…

I actually learned quite a bit about the game of football.  On page 104 there is a great page of a little cartoon referee who shows what each of the penalty signs mean.  I even picked up on a few facts that the guys may not know such as the width of the field…

You can visit their website by going to FootballforLovers.com or their blog by clicking here.

I received my copy for review from Jaime from Pump Up Your Book Promotions

I would rate this book as PG13,  for references to sexual activity