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Paper Lion
Paper Lion
Author: George Plimpton
In the mid-'60s, Plimpton joined the Detroit Lions at their preseason camp as a 36-year-old rookie quarterback wannabe, and stuck with the club through an intra-squad game before the paying public a month later. The result is a literary masterpiece about professional football that not only elevated the art of participatory journalism to an art f...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060133610
ISBN-10: 0060133619
Publication Date: 6/1966
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Publisher: Harpercollins
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Probably one of the best books about sports ever written. Paper Lion is a classic, and can be read by sports fans, non-sports fans, or people who just love a good story and great writing. Plimpton was fearless is what he would do to tell a story. Paper Lion will stand for a long time as a testament to career.


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