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Synopsis
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 form, but also remains one of the most insightful and hilarious books ever written on the game.The Detroit Lions agreed to permit Plimpton-wearing Number 0-to join them for four weeks of training camp, and to culminate his apprenticeship by calling a series of plays in an intra-squad game in Pontiac Stadium. No holds are barred in this memorable, on-the-field look at football and how the professionals play it. Naturally, Plimpton didn't make it as a football hero; he barely affords himself a dignified account of his performance on the field, which is just as well. What remains is an enduring classic of professional football as it looks to a first-string writer trying out as a last-string quarterback.
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Review
"A continuous feast . . . you wish it were six times longer. . . . The best book ever about football-or about anything!"-"The Wall Street Journal"" "
Book Description
The book that made a legend, and a classic of sports writing – George Plimpton's Paper Lion is published in the UK on its 50th anniversary.
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Former library book. Has been repaired by replacing the spine and meanding the hinges. Has been glued back into its covers after being shaken loose. The hinges have been meanded preserving the original covers and spine. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Moderate shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Ex-Library. Seller Inventory # 123693468
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0060133619I5N11
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Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (football) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # H11OS-00423
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Corner clipped from front flap. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1874007366
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Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. DJ has light edge wear with scuffing and smudging as well as tearing. Boards have light shelf rubbing with scuffing and smudging as well as bumping. Binding is sound. End pages have age-toning and smudging. Page edges have age-toning and smudging. Interior pages are age-toned and smudged. This could have light cosmetic flaws, but remains in good condition. Dust jacket condition is Good. Secure packaging for safe delivery. Seller Inventory # 1675123901
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Harper & Row, 1966
ISBN 10: 0060133619
ISBN 13: 9780060133610
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Clean, In Very Good Condition. With No Remarks Or Highlights. 365 Pages. Price Clipped Dust Jacket. Creased Dust Jacket With Small Tears At The Outer Edges. First Edition Stated At The Copy Right Page. This Book Is Not Signed.We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Seller Inventory # A44634a