{"product_id":"just-one-more-game-a-pickleball-quest-9781419782862","title":"Just One More Game: A Pickleball Quest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn entertaining look at the meteoric rise of pickleball and one player's joyful obsession with the game--a fun, enlightening read for pickleballers old and new.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJust One More Game\u003c\/i\u003e is Clare Frank's account of abandoning herself to a sport loved by millions (and hated by plenty of others). As she tries to understand its hold on America and herself, Frank takes readers far and wide, from PickleCon to the US Open, into the sport's roots and its viral rise, and along on her quixotic quest to qualify for the pickleballing big-time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePickleball is the fastest-growing sport in North America and has been for some time. In 2017, there were 3 million players in the United States, and by 2025, that number had grown to over 22 million. With over 68,000 courts across the country, a burgeoning professional league, and the sport targeting the 2032 Olympics, it shows no sign of slowing down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game was born in Washington State in 1965, and so was author Clare Frank, but she didn't encounter the game until 2021, when she got roped into joining a neighborhood friend's game. Despite being mystified by the court dimensions, the equipment, and especially the lingo (whose kitchen was being violated?), it wasn't long before the retired firefighter's competitive drive kicked in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then she was in deep: joining \"underground\" games, shaking off injuries, playing in local tournaments, and traveling to Mexico for clinics....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA great gift for the pickleball-obsessed!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Clare Frank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419782862","brand":"Abrams Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45463163338889,"sku":"9781419782862","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f2096936-261c-4036-956f-3fd25d2c2b9b.jpg?v=1774998677","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/just-one-more-game-a-pickleball-quest-9781419782862","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}