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The Blind Side
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Michael Lewis on the rise of the left tackle, and Michael Oher.
Michael Lewis tells two stories at once: how the NFL came to pay left tackles like stars to protect the quarterback's blind side, and how Michael Oher went from the streets of Memphis to one of the most sought-after college prospects in the country. The football history is sharp and the personal story moves fast. If you liked Moneyball, this is the one to read next.
Shelf
How it reads
Moderate
Best for
- Football fans
- Readers of Moneyball
- Teen readers and up
About this book
- Author
- Michael Lewis
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Published
- September 17, 2007
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-10
- 0393330478
- ISBN-13
- 978-0393330472
Book description
When we first meet him, Michael Oher is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read or write. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, Evangelical family plucks him from the streets. Then two great forces alter Oher: the family's love and the evolution of professional football itself into a game where the quarterback must be protected at any cost. Our protagonist becomes the priceless package of size, speed, and agility necessary to guard the quarterback's greatest vulnerability, his blind side.
About the author
Michael Lewis is the bestselling author of Moneyball, Liar's Poker, The Big Short and Flash Boys, among other books.
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