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A fascinating and moving insight into the growth of a potential NFL star A fascinating and moving insight into the growth of a potential NFL star from very humble and difficult beginnings. I am sure the vast majority of people who have read this will be pulling for Oher to make it to the big stage. The development and changes in the guys life are brought out well by Michael Lewis here, this is a very fine book, he clearly has a knack for writing about sports what with this and Moneyball. I look forward to his next book on football, although I fear we may have to wait longer than... more info
Brilliant I loved this book. It details Oher's life so far, how he came to be where he is, expalins how the left tackle position has evolved into the one it is now and the importance it carries, and the various colleges that recruited Oher. Great book, recommend to any american football fan.
Grips like a giant left tackle and won't let go! I've been a fan of Michael Lewis since he wrote his first book 'Liar's Poker'. I loved that book, and his ability to make a strange world seem familiar (in that case the world of Wall Street). Having read and enjoyed Moneyball, I got this as a gift from my wish list. Once I'd read the first chapter where he describes the sudden, shocking demise of a quarterback, I was hooked, even though I have no real clue about how American football actually works. When I occasionally watch the Super Bowl, I spend... more info
A Sporting Pygmalion Three decades on from the first regular screening of the NFL on Channel 4, there is clearly a sizeable audience for American football in the UK, as evidenced by the overwhelming interest in the Giants-Dolphins regular season game due to be played at Wembley in October 2007. The people who expressed an interest in that game, amongst others, would do well to read this book, but then even non-aficionados will find plenty to interest them, without prior knowledge of the game. Nominally about the... more info
