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The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
by Michael Lewis

Published: 2007-09-04
Paperback : 352 pages
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"Lewis has such a gift for storytelling...he writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those who read him for other reasons."—Janet Maslin, New York Times

One day Michael Oher will be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When we first meet him, he is one ...
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("Lewis has such a gift for storytelling...he writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those who read him for other reasons."—Janet Maslin, New York Times

One day Michael Oher will be among the most highly paid athletes in the National Football League. When we first meet him, he 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 in which 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. This paperback edition contains a brand-new 2007 afterword.

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by Maureen S. (see profile) 04/14/21

 
by Stefanie A. (see profile) 05/23/20

 
  "Learned a lot about football."by chris h. (see profile) 04/26/10

 
  "The Blind Side"by Nell D. (see profile) 04/22/10

I really liked the book and am a football fan so I found the football parts interesting but other women in my book club found them boring and just wanted to learn about the story of Michael Oher. I thought... (read more)

 
  "The Blind Side"by Jill B. (see profile) 01/12/10

great true story... (even if you don't like football) inspirational and wonderfully told...

 
  "The Blind Side"by Allison P. (see profile) 01/09/10

If you like learning about the Left Tackle position in football and how it has changed over the course of football, this book is for you. If you are interested in more of a biography about Michael Oher,... (read more)

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