Playing for Pizza: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (723 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0345532058 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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What kind of research was involved in capturing how this American institution is played in small town Italy? A: The only way to research the book was to go to Parma and watch a game. One of my guides in the area played football for the Bologna Warriors for 10 years. Q: Speaking of research, you write lovingly of Italian food and wine in this book. Q: You have a new legal thriller coming in January 2008. But it will not be another work of non-fiction, nor will it be about football. Can you give us any hints about what to expect? A: I really don't like to talk about a book until it's finished. Lots of lawyers in the next one. Q: Without giving
Great Read/Superb Research! i had read this book years ago and decided to read again as I traveled to Northern Italy. Much of Grishams tale takes place in and around ParmaItaly, not the Cleveland suburb. The obvious irony being his book begins in Cleveland Browns Stadium. So I was anxious to see just how much of the people pl. Dana Y. Bowles said DEFINITELY A DELIGHT!!!. In another witty and fun departure from his legal thrillers, Grisham has penned a delightful yarn about disgraced NFL quarterback Rick Dockery. After throwing fabulous passes to the opposing team in his final game with Cleveland, Rick's agent Arnie has the unenviable job of informing his client tha. "Enjoyable little book" according to Lukas Targosz. Playing for Pizza is a different kind of story Grisham writtes. For several times John Grisham has departed legal thrillers (like in Painted House, Skipping Christmas or The Bleachers) and even though I have started to read everything from Grisham for his legal thrillers, I have enjoyed these depar
To say that Italy—the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and football americano—holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.. With a seventeen-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provides what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Against enormous odds, Rick finally gets a job—as the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Overnight, he becomes a national laughingstock—and is immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent find a team that needs him. In the AFC Championship game, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually gets into the game. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERRick Dockery is the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. And now they’ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn’t speak a word of Italian