The Blind Side : Evolution of a Game (Paperback)

from indygo88

As a book club read, this was different. And as football is not my favorite sport (I don't dislike it, but for me it ranks below baseball & basketball), I wasn't sure how I was going to like it, but I went in with an open mind. It basically alternates between chapters about football player Michae...

from woodsathome

I was surprised to find this was as much about the evolution of professional football as it is about the personal story of Michael Oher. I was even more surprised that I really enjoyed the football narrative. Unless you've been living in a cave, you probably have some familiarity with the persona...

from DWWilkin

I became a Michael Lewis fan years ago when I read Liar's Poker. Fan may be too strong a word. I realized then that I enjoyed his style and so when browsing the book store, and with the movie trailers out, seeing that the book was by Lewis, i decided to give it a shot. I was not disappointed. Lew...

from Aurone

I am not much of a non-fiction book reader. I have read a handful of biographies in my lifetime but fantasy is usually my stock and trade in books. However, I am a football fan, and I did enjoy the movie this book is based on. Luckily, those two things motivated me to pick up The Blind Side by Mi...

from mrtall

An almost perfect work of non-fiction. Lewis blends the story of Michael Oher, a big kid who's been more or less abandoned by the world, and his rise to big-time football, with a well-researched and completely accessible analysis of the way the pro game's changed its views of offensive linemen. M...