The Proving Ground - Hardcover

Anderson, Lars

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312269757 ISBN 13: 9780312269753

Publisher: St Martin's Press, 2001

Synopsis

Life in the NFL Europe is funny, sad, profound and ludicrous all at the same time. At its heart, this six-team league is a short step away from either the glamour of the NFL or the bottom of the professional football scrap pile - a cross-roads full of real-life drama where the joy of "making it" is tempered by failure or injury with one misstep; where one play can mean the difference between a multimillion dollar NFL contract and abject poverty. Anderson spends every waking minute with the players - staying at their hotel, eating, drinking and partying - as the team makes its championship run. From this he has formed an inspiring portrait of both new beginnings and bitter ends as fringe players struggle to get noticed on The Proving Ground. A season in NFL Europe.

About this title

About the Authors

Lars Anderson received his Masters degree in Journalism at Columbia University and now writes for Sports Illustrated. He is the co-author of the critically acclaimed Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America, honored by the New York Public Library as one of the best books of 1998. He lives with his wife Sarah in New York City.

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Lars Anderson received his Masters degree in Journalism at Columbia University and now writes for Sports Illustrated. He is the co-author of the critically acclaimed Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America, honored by the New York Public Library as one of the best books of 1998. He lives with his wife Sarah in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: St Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312269757
• ISBN 13: 9780312269753
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 304