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 enlarge | Author: Michael Lewis
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  143 reviews
Sales Rank: 2303
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0393330478
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.332092
EAN: 9780393330472
ASIN: 0393330478
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
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 Possibly Lewis' best June 3, 2008
Moneyball was as insightful as it was cutting edge, but Blindside goes to another level entirely.
The glimpses into the mechanics of football, coaching and player selection are brilliant. The humanitarian side is another story all it's own. Lewis doesn't pull any punches as he details the circumstances surrounding the discovery of Big Mike by the Tuohys, nor does he gloss over the potential self-serving interests that could have been at the heart of the Tuohys benevolance.
All of these moving parts beautifully packaged into a fantastic (and true) story.
As great as his other books were, I have to give this one the nudge as his best work so far.
Great one May 30, 2008
This is a great book about the exlposion on Left Tackle. I assume that all of us can answer the question: Why are left tackles being paid and rated so high since the past decade? We all know because they protect quaterbacks' blind side. This book explores in details the answer to the question plus the life of the most rated high school left tackle M. Oher (He almost went to NFL this year but decided to finish his senior year at Ole Miss).
This book is very educated and entertaining while trickering various emotions from Oher's life story. Football fans can't miss this.
Moneyball meets Friday Night Lights April 29, 2008
Michael Lewis has done it again, presenting an overview of the evolution within a sport, while providing insightful social commentary within the context of a captivating story.
Like in Moneyball, Lewis tracks the evolution of a major sport within the course of a generation; and like Friday Night Lights (by Buzz Bissinger), the social commentary about the role of sports, the values of our society, and the impact of race/wealth/privilege are presented through a heartful mosaic of incidents. I was especially impressed by the way this story highlights how unequal access to "the system" can be for kids growing up in different backgrounds (not a huge surprise), but what a case study!
I couldn't put the book down and finished at 4 am. I will concur with a previous reviewer who felt a little bamboozled by the disclosure in the afterword about Lewis's relationship with the Tuohys. On the face of it, it seems like there should have been disclosure BEFORE reading the book - allowing the reader to make of it what he would.
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game April 13, 2008
One of the best sports books I have ever read. I enjoyed MoneyBall but could not put down this book. Fascinating.
Best Sports Book I Have Ever Read. April 13, 2008
Michael Lewis does it again: this time running two wonderful stories in parallel - that of a virtually-orphaned African-American child taken in by a wealthy white family that resoundingly points to nurture rather than nature as a determinant of success; and that of the revolutions in modern football that led to a reliance on the passing game. The reasoning and argumentation behind both of these stories is economic, and as always, Lewis writes with a flair and an ear for dramatization that makes what are sophisticated arguments into a compelling read - believe the story is actually being made into a movie. Terrific page turner.
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