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Playing for Pizza by John Grisham


Playing for Pizza

John Grisham


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Playing for Pizza by John Grisham
Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the deciding game at the climax of the season, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughing stock and, of course, was immediately dropped by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, finds a team that needs him. Against enormous odds, Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback. Great says Rick - for which team? The mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a player from the home of American footballat their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers - at least until a better offer comes along - and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is), has never been to Europe, and doesn't speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy - the land of opera, fine wines, extremely small cars, romance and football americano - holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.
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John Grisham

John Grisham is the author of twenty-one novels, one work of non-fiction and one collection of short stories. His works are translated into thirty-eight languages. He lives in Virginia and Mississippi, USA.

 

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Format
Paperback
336 pages

Author
John Grisham

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Author's Website
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Publisher
Arrow Books Ltd an imprint of Cornerstone

Publication date
5th June 2008


ISBN
9780099519881
 



















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