{"product_id":"the-search-for-the-perfect-bocce-hardcover","title":"The Search for the Perfect Bocce - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Rutledge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat happens when you take bocce off the manicured courts and into the wild? Pure joy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this charming, clever, and humorous photo memoir, a retired elementary school teacher shares a lifetime love affair with the Italian game-but not the way you might expect. Forget pristine oyster-shell courts. These pages celebrate cross-country bocce: rolling through wooded lawns and gravel driveways, over tree roots, and across playgrounds, on beaches, along forest trails, and anywhere else Mother Nature decides to join the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePacked with vibrant photographs, including some that are sure to tickle your funny bone, this book is part personal history, part philosophical journey, and part invitation to see bocce the way Italian immigrants who brought it to these shores always did-as a game about connection, not competition, about having a good time, regardless of the score. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere in what one reader is calling \"a work of love and imagination with the profundity only wit and humor can deliver,\" you'll discover that the \"Perfect Bocce\" isn't about the perfect throw. It's about love, kindness, and the people you share the game with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoll on. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51896119230752,"sku":"9781946227485","price":33.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/Yr8th8mjD-9781946227485.webp?v=1782047078","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-search-for-the-perfect-bocce-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}