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Title | : | The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game |
Author | : | Michael Lewis |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 352 pages |
Published | : | September 17th 2007 by W. W. Norton Company (first published September 17th 2006) |
Categories | : | Sports. Nonfiction. Biography. Football. Adult. Biography Memoir. Business |
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When we first meet Michael Oher, 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.List Books Conducive To The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Original Title: | The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game |
ISBN: | 0393330478 (ISBN13: 9780393330472) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://michaellewiswrites.com/index.html#the-blind-side |
Setting: | Memphis, Tennessee(United States) |
Literary Awards: | ALA Alex Award (2007), Iowa High School Book Award Nominee (2011) |
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Ratings: 4.18 From 80486 Users | 3875 ReviewsWrite Up Appertaining To Books The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
I'm not really into biographies, but this has to be one of the most fun, interesting, and well-written biographies I've ever read!Another book where I loved the movie. I have to say, the book is better than the movie. As with Michael Lewis Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, the book isn't about just what you think.Yes, The Blind Side tells the story of Michael Oher and his path from poverty and homelessness to adoption and NFL stardom, but the title of the book is Evolution of a Game. The book also tells the story of the evolution of Football. It attacks the notion of all time greats being destined to be all
My husband read this as a sports book, but as an educator I was very interested in the barriers poverty presents for getting through (or even "to") school. My father-in-law recently reminded me of the book when he recalled that Oher and his brother grew up in a section of Memphis where Census results showed not a single father in the entire zip code. Is anyone starting a Memphis Children's Zone?
I loved this book...well most of it anyway. Michael Oher's story was touching and I loved that specific part in this book. He changed his stars and put them in line. It was very inspirational. This started as a solid and clear 5 stars. Michael Lewis wrote this story so well.But then he got all technical about football, coaches, players, and plays. Which, to be honest, really isn't my thing. I like football just a tad less than baseball, and I really don't like baseball. Football, to me, just
I loved this book! Love, love, loved it. Interest in football? Zero. Interest in the surge of importance of a single football position I maybe could point out on the field, but probably not? Nope. Interest in the motives and actions of a white Christian Republican uber-rich Memphis family? Not even. Interest in this book which contains all of the above? Incredible. I couldn't put it down. That is the mark of a very good non-fiction writer. Do you like football? Read this book. Do you not like
I am a big Michael Lewis fan, but Blind Side really missed the mark. This was a chance to explore race, socioeconomics, education, and college and professional sports. Instead, it becomes a story of how wonderful a white family is for taking in a poor, black kid who is then groomed to play football for the NFL. There are so many shades of gray in this true story, but Lewis never really "goes there" and it becomes clear why in the acknowledgments - he is childhood friends with the rich white man
So many of the world's most popular tales start off with the main character in a terrible situation whether its cinderella who had to grow up with evil step sisters or Annie who has to live her life in an orphanage. The readers immediately feel bad for these characters and want to find out what happens to them. The Blind Side, Published in 2006, and written by Michael Lewis places Michael Oher in one of these horrible situations. The only difference is, that Michael Ohers story is real.Michael
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