About this title: The young man at the centre of this 'compelling book' ("The Economist") will one day be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When Michael Lewis introduces him to the reader, he is one of thirteen children by a crack-addicted mother; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday or any of the things a ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
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Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
Description: Near Fine in near fine jacket. Evolution of a Game. Light wear to the book and jacket. First printing, full number line. Modern day football. 8vo, 299 pp. read more
Edition: First edition. First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 299 p. Audience: General/trade. First printing is fine/very good with price clip to otherwise fine/as new dust jacket. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393338386ISBN:039333838X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2006-09-02
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
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Edition: First Edition/First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, New York
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
Description: Fine in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First edition/first printing book is tight with no markings, dj has minor rubbing and edges have curling/creasing. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. As New with no markings. One in number line. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 299 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W w Norton & Company, N. Y.
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Hard cover is in fine condition as is the dust jacket. Is a stated first edition, first printing. Is A Very Nice Copy! ! ! read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: W W Norton, New York/London
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Advanced Reading Copy (ARC) 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Uncorrected Book Proof. Clean copy. Covers lightly rubbed. Poor man makes good as a footballer. Delivery date confirmed. Our ref #06377. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2006-10-01
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2006-09-02
ISBN-13:9780393061239ISBN:039306123X
Description: Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition First Printing. Hardback in like new condition with no markings. Dust jacket in like new condition with minor shelf wear. Tight binding and clear crisp text. Beautiful book. read more
Description: Fine; Collectible. Collectible 1st Edition (2006 HC), 1st printing with 10 full numberline. Excellent condition. Appears unread. No writings/underlines/highlights. Pages are nice and clean. Minor shelfwear. Free deliver confirmation! Satisfaction guaranteed! read more
Binding: Audio CD
Publisher: Random House Audio
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780739340530ISBN:0739340530
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Edition: 1st Printing
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co., New York, NY
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780393330472ISBN:0393330478
Description: Good. Pages clean. binding tight but slightly cocked. edge wear with denting and ink chips. corners dented, creased slightly. random denting to covers. read more
"There is a lot of football strategy in this book. So much that it was difficult to read at times, and other times I just skipped entire chapters. I enjoyed reading about Michael Oher's life, and look forward to the movie coming out.
I kept asking Brian (big football fan) about the name, Michael Oher. He had never heard of him. I googled Oher and found that he was chosen by the Cleveland Browns (like 29th pick or something), one of the worst teams in the NFL today. That was a little disappointing, since Lewis gave him so much hype. That isn't to say Oher isn't a good player, but it just seemed like EVERYBODY wanted him - so why did the Browns get him? Why didn't my husband know about him? Would the movie help his career?
When it comes down to it, I enjoyed the storyline - very inspirational. But the fact is, I just don't care about sports. I wish I did so that Brian and I can have something in common, but we have plenty of other things we can enjoy together."
"I'm a big fan of Michael Lewis' work, so it should be no suprise to anyone that I enjoyed this book. The book, which was published in 2004, tells the story of of a poor African-American kid who is taken in by a well-to-do White family in Memphis and goes from barely being able to read to graduating high school and being one of the most sought-after high school football players in the United States, all after only playing for one high school season. He eventually goes on to play left tackle at Ole Miss, makes the Dean's list there and was drafted this year to play for the Ravens with a $13M contract. Of course, as is true with most of Lewis' work, this story is merely a way to highlight his true subjects, which are the evolution of football strategy in the past 20-30 years and the importance of access to resources for athletic, and really, any type of success.
He describes the move from rushing to passing offense and how it's trickled down through the NFL to now, high school ball. This change has drastically impacted the value of various players, causing QBs and left tackles, who protect the QB's "blind side" to be the most valued and recruited players. The book provides a great overview of this evolution, and the story of Michael Oher is one of those triumph over tragedy stories, but what makes it great is that the author doesn't lose sight that this is a one-in-a-million story. Michael's size and nutured talent positioned him perfectly to excel in a postion that only recently became so critical to a team's success. His personal path was influeced by many lucky breaks and the book doesn't forget about the many others like him that didn't make it out of Memphis or even out of high school, because they weren't so lucky."
"Without doubt the first time I have ever been up to 2 am reading about the evolution of football strategy. I was totally captivated. Great writing. In addition, the book takes place, for the most part, in Memphis, Tennessee and Oxford, Mississippi, where I have spent some time, so I liked that too.
Whenever I talk about Mississippi, where I lived for two years, I feel somewhat schizophrenic in that I want to balance every positive statement with a negative and vice versa It's hard to communicate a sense of a place that can feel like too many extremes at once. So I have to applaud Michael Lewis' attempts to write coherently about this corner of the American South.
I also recognize that the subject of the book is a poor black teen adopted by a rich white family, so that's the lens through which the story is viewed.
BUT...BUT...and this is a big one...I grew increasingly uncomfortable in the last chapter when the statements became more generally about the possible positive impact of rich white people on poor black people. I couldn't help but wonder what role a rich BLACK family could have and how many rich black people live in Memphis. Do they live in the white world like Michael Oher, the subject of this book, or are there parallel rich societies in Memphis divided by race? I recognize that this maybe an unfair criticism as it was beyond the subject of the book, but I would have felt better if it sounded less like the only salvation of black Memphis was white Memphis. I would like to think we live in a more nuanced world than that and if we don't , it should be outrageous.
Also, I found it a little disingenuous that the author completely dissed an Ole Miss offensive coach in the book only to turn around and say, "there aren't many coaches who know more about offensive play" in the acknowledgment section. Really? You are going to insult someone and then make it up with a vague compliment? Really?
Notwithstanding all of the above, it was a very compelling read. Seriously. Thanks to Craig and Jen for the rec.
"Wow,
I didn't think I was going to like this book because I am not a football fan. I got the book as part of a book group. It is excellent! Very well written so I could get thru the football jargon, etc. I actually learned a few things. Michael Oher is an amazing person! You can tell from the beginning he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. The Touey's (the family that adopted him) were great to do what they did. Where Lee Ann Touey found all the people to help this kid along I will never know; but, if more people in the world took this example and put it in to action, the kids in the world would be in better shape!
I loved this book! It made me go to the internet to look up these people and see where they are now.
Check this book out; you won't be disappointed."
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