Cheerleader: Ready? Okay!

I loved this book! The great illustrations brought back memories of freezing at the big game, yelling myself hoarse when our team made the goal, and thoroughly enjoying myself. It's a must to take to your reunion.

Ms. Stein did a tremendous job finding iconic images of cheerleaders from the end of the 1800's up through today. It is a rare combination of well researched content and beautiful pop culture eye candy. Hat's off to Ms. Stein and Chronicle Books for another hip and beautifully designed book which I am sure any current or former cheerleader would love to own.

I had to pick up this book! Immediately attracted to the vintage photographs depicting decades of cheerleading chic, Stein's witty compilation of the history and the enthusiasm of the "pom-pom" people had me cheering on the sideline. Elissa Stein does not hold back on this all inclusive, colorful compilation of everything you did not know there was to know about cheerleaders. I give this book five rah- rah-rah's!!!

I love anything retro, and vintage cheerleader things are among one of my favorite things to check out. However, until now, there was no book such as this one! I am really happy to have found it, and it's very fascinating. Five star find.

I LOVED this book! Although I was never a cheerleader myself, and came under the "hate them" side of the "you either love them or hate them" catagory, I was still fascinated by the whole culture of cheerleading. And here it is, laid out for everyone to see! Aside from the fabulous photos compiled from the first 8 decades of the sport (which, in themselves, are amazing), this book is a treasure trove of acane cheering information. I can't imagine how Elissa Stein found all the information she did -- she even has the patent application for Pom Pons (not, as commonly thought, pom poms -- something I learned from the book). The book is wonderfully written, in an informative, yet amusing style, and the text is broken up by photos and sidebars that highlight what is being said in the text. I can't recommend Cheerleader highly enough. It may even bring me over to the "love them" side!!