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Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
George Plimpton
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Description for Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
Paperback. In the mid-1960s, George Plimpton talked his way into the Detroit Lions' pre-season training camp and in doing so set the bar for participatory sports journalism. In this book, he recounts his experience of a month practising and living with the team - getting to know the pressures rookies confront, the hijinks, and taking behind the scenes snaps. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 199 x 31. Weight in Grams: 272.
In the mid-1960s, George Plimpton talked his way into the Detroit Lions' pre-season training camp and in doing so set the bar for participatory sports journalism. With his characteristic wit, Plimpton recounts his experience of a month practising and living with the team - getting to know the pressures and tensions rookies confront, the hijinks, taking behind the scenes snaps and capturing a host of American football rites and rituals. Plimpton might not have made it as a quarterback, but fifty years after its first publication, Paper Lion remains one of the most insightful and entertaining classics of sports literature.
Product Details
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224100229
SKU
V9780224100229
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About George Plimpton
George Plimpton (1927-2003) was the bestselling author and editor of nearly thirty books, as well as the cofounder, publisher, and editor of the Paris Review. He wrote regularly for such magazines as Sports Illustrated and Esquire, and he appeared numerous times in films and on television.
Reviews for Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
A continuous feast... The best book ever about football - or anything!
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
New York Times
The agility and imaginativeness of his prose transforms his account of this daydream into a classic of sports reporting
New Yorker
Possibly the most arresting and delightful narrative in all of sports literature
Book Week
With his gentle, ironic tone, and unwillingness to take himself too seriously, along with Roger Angell, John Updike and Norman Mailer he made writing about sports something that mattered.
Guardian
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
New York Times
The agility and imaginativeness of his prose transforms his account of this daydream into a classic of sports reporting
New Yorker
Possibly the most arresting and delightful narrative in all of sports literature
Book Week
With his gentle, ironic tone, and unwillingness to take himself too seriously, along with Roger Angell, John Updike and Norman Mailer he made writing about sports something that mattered.
Guardian