The Blind Side

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• The Blind Side by Michael Lewis

  I think my husband was a little taken aback to see me curled up on the sofa engrossed in a book about American Football. I suppose I should admit that I didn't actually know it was going to be about American Football. Well, I knew it was about a boy ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Thu, 30 Sep 2010

• The Next Big Thing

  Even if you think football consists primarily of two regrettable elements of life — violence, punctuated by committee meetings, called huddles. Even if you wince at institutions of higher education engaging in the low practice of exploiting young, of ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Sat, 18 Sep 2010

3 Reviews

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  A very, very good book that's less about football and more about the crazy life of someone. I highly recommend watching his Authors @ Google talk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7F-_HHriWSQ&v3

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  Joey Doll said on Sep 20, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  This is a story about a young unfortunate boy, Michael oher, who was fortunate enough to meet the Tuohy's family. After that, mike's like was no longer the same as he soon developed into a football star.

  You don't need to know a bit about American football to enjoy this book. Simpy put, the author ... (continue)

  This is a story about a young unfortunate boy, Michael oher, who was fortunate enough to meet the Tuohy's family. After that, mike's like was no longer the same as he soon developed into a football star.

  You don't need to know a bit about American football to enjoy this book. Simpy put, the author is a very good story teller - I can't help keeping on reading even though I have no interest in the sports!

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  Waleswong said on Dec 17, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  The advent of free agency in the NFL has made lots of players rich, but the elevation to stardom of offensive linemen was simply unexpected. Teams have finally realised that to protect their star QBs, they have to pay good money for an LT, a not-so-glamorous position not so long ago.

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  Maxie said on Aug 22, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Others 352 Pages
• ISBN-10: 039333838X
• ISBN-13: 9780393338386
• Publisher: W W Norton and Co Inc
• Pub date: Oct 12, 2009
• Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書

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