Paper Lion: Confessions of a last-string quarterback
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Paper Lion: Confessions of a last-string quarterback

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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.

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Weight 0.266 kg
Dimensions 2.4 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
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Paperback
Language

Pages

384
Publisher

Year Published

2016-8-4
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

022410022X
About The Author

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.

A continuous feast… The best book ever about football – or anything!
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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

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