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The Blind Side

Evolution of a Game

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The Blind Side

By: Michael Lewis
Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
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In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play.

When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of 13 children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn in school. And he has no serious experience playing organized football.

What changes? He takes up football, and school, after a rich, Evangelical, Republican family plucks him from the mean streets.

Their love is the first great force that alters the world’s perception of the boy, whom they adopt. The second force is the evolution of professional football itself.

In The Blind Side, Lewis shows us a largely unanalyzed but inexorable trend in football working its way down from the pros to the high school game, where it collides with the life of a single young man to produce a narrative of great and surprising power.

©2006 Michael Lewis (P)2006 Books on Tape Football (American) Parenting & Families Personal Development Personal Success Relationships Sports Game

Critic Reviews

Winner - Alex Award, 2007

“[Lewis] is advancing a new genre of journalism.” (George F. Will, New York Times Book Review)

“...works on three levels. First as a shrewd analysis of the NFL; second, as an exposé of the insanity of big-time college football recruiting; and, third, as a moving portrait of the positive effect that love, family, and education can have in reversing the path of a life that was destined to be lived unhappily and, most likely, end badly.” (Wes Lukowsky, Booklist)

"As he did so memorably for baseball in Moneyball, Lewis takes a statistical X-ray of the hidden substructure of football, outlining the invisible doings of unsung players that determine the outcome more than the showy exploits of point scorers.... Lewis probes the fascinating question of whether football is a matter of brute force or subtle intellect." (Publishers Weekly)
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after watching the movie this filled the holes like Micheal filled The Blind Side. Great listen.

loved it.

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Loved the film which is why I decided to get the book and even though I'm from Australia and have very limited knowledge and understanding of American Football, the jargon and statistics didn't get in the way of the story.

Great Story

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Being Australian and having no knowledge of American football I found the first chapter a little hard to stay focused. I am glad that I continued with this book as learning more about the sport and its importance and relevance to the story of Michael and his family enabled me to totally enjoy, and understand, this read. Loved it.

Wonderful story

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Just an incredible story well told with some inspiring insights. I think there should be a follow-up book myself. I’m sure it would sell as well as the first one.

The Blind side

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