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Paper Lion - 40th Anniversary Edition
Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
- Author:
- By George Plimpton
- Format:
- Paperback
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- In print, usually dispatched within 3-4 days.
- Price:
- £10.99
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- Published: 1st Sep 2006
- ISBN: 1599210053
- Pages: 392
From Word of Sport:
Combining humour, inside sports-lore, mayhem and excitement, Paper Lion recounts the adventures of a professional writer and weekend athlete as quarterback with the Detroit Lions. While being groomed for duty, Plimpton shared the Lions' lives and endured their exhausting training schedules. His account is hilarious.
This version is a newly released 40th anniversary edition.
From the Publisher:
An author, journalist, editor, actor, and modern-day Renaissance man, George Plimpton (1927-2003) was perhaps best known for Paper Lion. Originally published in 1966 and today considered a classic, the book set the bar for participatory sports journalism, if not literature in general.
With his characteristic insight and wit, the Harvard-educated Plimpton recounts his experiences in successfully talking his way into training camp - not as a reporter but as a player - with the Detroit Lions, practicing with the team, and actually taking snaps behind center in a preseason game.
This special 40th anniversary edition, featuring photos not seen in any previous edition, provides a classic look at the gridiron game through the lens of a true literary giant.
From the Critics:
“A continuous feast...The best book ever about football - or anything!”
The Wall Street Journal
“A great book that makes football absolutely fascinating to fan and non-fan alike...a tale to gladden the envious heart of every weekend athlete...Plimpton has endless curiosity, unshakable enthusiasm and nerve, and a deep respect for the world he enters”
The New York Times
“The agility and imaginativeness of his prose transforms his account of this daydream into a classic of sports reporting”
The New Yorker
“Possibly the most arresting and delightful narrative in all of sports literature”
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