书目

The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game[弱点]

内容简介

Theyoungmanatthecentreofthis'compellingbook'("TheEconomist")willonedaybeamongthemosthighlypaidathletesintheNationalFootballLeague.WhenMichaelLewisintroduceshimtothereader,heisoneofthirteenchildrenbyacrack-addictedmother;hedoesnotknowhisrealname,hisfather,hisbirthdayoranyofthethingsachildmightlearninschool-suchashowtoreadorwrite.Norhasheevertouchedafootball.HetakesupAmericanfootballandschool,afterarich,Evangelical,Republicanfamilypluckshimfromthemeanstreets.Theirloveisthefirstgreatforcethatalterstheworld'sperceptionoftheboy,whomtheyadopt.ThesecondforceistheevolutionofprofessionalAmericanfootballintoagamewherethequarterbackmustbeprotectedatanycost.Lewis'protagonistturnsouttobethepricelesscombinationofsize,speedandagilitynecessarytoguardthequarterback'sgreatestvulnerability:hisblindside.DirectedbyJohnLeeHancock,thefilm,"TheBlindSide",issetforreleaseinNovember.SandraBullock,TimMcGraw,KathyBatesandQuintonAaronleadthecastofthistrue-lifesportsdrama.

作者简介

MichaelLewisistheauthorofthebest-sellingLiar'sPoker,TheNewNewThingand"brilliant"(TheSpectator),"fascinatingstoryandabsorbingread"(TheDailyMail)Moneyball,MichaelLewiswritesregularlyforTheNewYorkTimesmagazineandBloombergNews.

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