Playing for Pizza by John Grisham

[The Train]

Has anyone read this book before?  I am about half way through it, and I love it.  Just wanting to get some input; see where it ranks with everyone.

[True Believer]

I enjoyed it but Grisham as of late he is just producing books and not putting much "umph" into his books to me.  It was a good story that involved football.  That I like.  Reading about Italians and their customs were very interesting.  It was too pridictable for me but Rick giving it all  he had in the game was someone that I could relate to.  I love football and I love Italy so I give it a thumb's up. 

I still think his best was "A Time to Kill". 

[Uncle Ivan]

I'd like to eat at a place like Montana's.

[True Believer]

Me too.  It sounds like fun.   I have never met a dull Italian.   

[Texarkana_Piggie]

i like it.  it was slow in spots, but overall, i liked it.  i also liked bleachers.

[warriorsforever]

I liked it too, not loved it, but liked it OK. 

[Uncle Ivan]

Thinking of ordering me a Parma Panthers cap, if they made one.

http://www.panthers.it/index.php?lang=english

[Wampus_Cat]

Thinking of ordering me a Parma Panthers cap, if they made one.

http://www.panthers.it/index.php?lang=english

Wanna see some international copyright infringement?

http://www.trianglerazorbacks.dk/

The Triangle Razorbacks. I'm still trying to figure out how to buy some of their stuff.

[#1bisonfan]

If you like Playing for Pizza, you might like Bleacher by John Grisham and Any Given Sunday by Karen Kingsbury....I thought bought books were pretty good.

[parpar]

Read it two years ago on a trip to Gulf Shores.  Really enjoyed it.  Have also read Bleachers.  Grisham has a pretty good handle on the game.

[bleudog]

Read Playing for Pizza and Bleachers and enjoyed them both.


Not Grisham, but you might like this one:  The Long Snapper.

http://www.amazon.com/Long-Snapper-Second-Chance-Lesson/dp/0061691399/ref=pd_sim_b_3

It has has a second chance feel to it like PFP.  More on the religious side though.



I'm reading a pretty good one right now if you like small school high school football.  It's call Our Boys.  True story about a school and its community in rural northern Kansas.

http://www.amazon.com/Our-Boys-Perfect-Season-Plains/dp/0805088903/ref=pd_sim_b_2

[parpar]

I also ordered "Fourth and Long".

[bleudog]

Just finshed reading Our Boys.

Good read for anybody who likes small-school/small-community football.

Wasn't familiar with the Barton run, but I get the impression anybody who was would really like the book.  The book takes the Smith Central, Kansas football team thru a season where they extend their wining streak to 67 games.

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/32463262/ns/today-today_books/

PS:  The streak ended in the championship game in '09 at 79.

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/football/2009-11-29-smith-center-kansas-streak-snapped_N.htm

http://www.calpreps.com/cgi-bin/2009/ratingvw_live_streaks_alltime.pl

[True Believer]

Sounds good.  I need some good books to read this summer when I HOPEFULLY will have more time!

[parpar]

Just finished "Season of Life" by Jeffrey Marx.  Highly recommend.

[bleudog]

Just finished "Season of Life" by Jeffrey Marx.  Highly recommend.

I've got a copy but haven't gotten around to reading it yet.

Marx is the same guy who wrote The Long Snapper that I posted about earlier.

Parpar, you might like this video clip of a speech Marx gave at Baylor:  CLICK HERE

[parpar]

Thanks