Book Description
The Joy of Bocce is the only instructional book on Bocce in America.It covers the A to Z of the sport... rules, strategy, bocce jargon, organizing a league... all enhanced by numerous photos and illustrations.According to Donna Allen of the United States Bocce Federation, the book "Answers yes, yes, yes, to the three questions most frequently asked of our organization.Can you tell us how to build a court?Can you show us where to buy equipment?Is there a good book on the subject?"This second edition includes feedback from readers of the author's ezine, The Joy of Bocce Weekly, where loyal subscribers regulary submit photos and suggestions for improving the work. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Excellent book for first time Backyard Bocce info
I bought this book and a Backyard Bocce Ball set for my husband for his birthday and found it very helpful for planning game strategy.We plan to build walls for our game area next Spring using the guidelines in the book.Good book for all beginners to Backyard Bocce!

The Best There Ever Was!!!
This book shows all the best of Bocce and I think for anyone just starting out or already in the game should read it and enjoy it as much as I have.

Tahnks Mario

the best book out there, from the best guy out there
This book has all you need to know about this sport. I love this book. As a rookie in this sport, i feel that this book helped me and my team win the northern Massachusetts bocce state title. This is a great book for all agesand playing needs

Good book, but lacking some critical information
While Pagnoni's book contains a lot of interesting facts about the game of bocce, it fails to mention the World Series of Bocce, a multi-day event that draws teams from several states and Canada to Rome, NY, every July. Amention -- if not some recent results and/or pictures -- would have madethe book much more complete.

Everything you wanted to know about this sport
The Joy of Bocce is an excellent book for everyone, from the novice to the expert, who wish to play this game.Pagnoni explains, in detail, the rules of the game, the different types of shots, the playing surface, strategy,even practicing. Most importantly, it describes the different types of playfor both recreational bocce and professional bocce.There is eveninstructions on how to build your own bocce court.Anyone interested inlearning about this sport, or anyone who would like to learn more aboutthis sport, should pick up a copy of this book.A complete manual aboutplaying the game. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (5)

Don't waste your money
If you purchase a Bocce set, it will surely come with instruction on how to play the game. Use those and don't waste your $14 dollars on this collection of photos of the author and his Bocce cronies.

Bocce, Daniele
No tree should have been cut down to print this. I wanted to know how to play bocce and how to build a court. This book did not satisfy my needs.

Cheesy to the max
I have to agree with Reader from Houston. This is the cheesiest book I've ever seen in print. It could only have been self-published. Over 50 pages of illegibly-reproduced random clippings and home album photos. Interspersed are about 30 pages of useful information about how to build a court and rules for playing the game. If you really need this information, the ... price tag is not too high. Other than that, it's a masterpiece of ...

truly a sport for everyone
Reading "A Sport for Everyone" brought back memories of warm Sunday afternoons at my grandparents. After a big family dinner, both adults and kids would go out to the back yard to play Bocce, Just enough exercise to help digest. I haven't played in years, so when we built a vacation house, I ordered this book in hopes of putting in a Bocce court of my own. The chapter on building courts was very helpful and clear. The rest of the book deals with equipment and rules, all very useful and upbeat. I'm now the proud owener of both the book and a truly fine court. This is a book written with the enthusiasm of a Bocce zealot. Even though the pulication is technically a bit primative,I hope it converts others over to a great "social" sport.

Disappointing
This book is less than desirable.The print quality is poor, the diagrams are obvious cut-and-paste examples, and over 80 pages are no-value lists of Italian resources where Bocce information MIGHT be found, and poor quality photographs from a personal album.This is a very amateurish book and provides little value.I recommend Amazon drop it from the catalog. ... Read more

Book Description
This digital document is an article from Wines & Vines, published by Hiaring Company on September 1, 1999. The length of the article is 775 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Insight.(marketing of bocce ball courts to wineries)(Column)
Author: Larry Walker
Publication: Wines & Vines (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 1999
Publisher: Hiaring Company
Volume: 80Issue: 9Page: 36(2)

Article Type: Column

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This digital document is an article from Palaestra, published by Challenge Publications Limited on January 1, 1992. The length of the article is 483 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Bocce. (Demonstration Sports) (The 1991 ISSOG: Special Olympics International)
Author: Michael Paciorek
Publication: Palaestra (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 1992
Publisher: Challenge Publications Limited
Volume: v8Issue: n2Page: p28(2)

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