{"product_id":"paper-lion-george-plimpton-9781478939245","title":"Paper Lion: Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe book that made a legend -- and captures America's sport in detail that's never been matched, featuring a foreword by Nicholas Dawidoff and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives.\u003c\/b\u003e George Plimpton was perhaps best known for \u003ci\u003ePaper Lion\u003c\/i\u003e, the book that set the bar for participatory sports journalism. With his characteristic wit, Plimpton recounts his experiences in talking his way into training camp with the Detroit Lions, practicing with the team, and taking snaps behind center. His breezy style captures the pressures and tensions rookies confront, the hijinks that pervade when sixty high-strung guys live together in close quarters, and a host of football rites and rituals. One of the funniest and most insightful books ever written on football, \u003ci\u003ePaper Lion\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic look at the gridiron game and a book \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e calls \"a continuous feast...The best book ever about football -- or anything!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Plimpton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1478939249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781478939245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Brown and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e CD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 5.30w x 1.50d","brand":"George Plimpton","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":48013943374079,"sku":"9781478939245","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_31bf2278-40ac-4505-a99c-65092fccc46c.jpg?v=1767745742","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paper-lion-george-plimpton-9781478939245","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}