The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game

Michael Lewis

Sep 2007 · W. W. Norton & Company

About this ebook

The #1 New York Times Bestseller

"Lewis has such a gift for storytelling…he writes as lucidly for sports fans as for those who read him for other reasons." —Janet Maslin, New York Times

When we first meet him, Michael Oher is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or how to read or write. He takes up football, and school, after a rich, white, Evangelical family plucks him from the streets. Then two great forces alter Oher: the family’s love and the evolution of professional football itself into a game where the quarterback must be protected at any cost. Our protagonist becomes the priceless package of size, speed, and agility necessary to guard the quarterback’s greatest vulnerability, his blind side.

Ratings and reviews

Lewis might be my favourite writer. Blends sport with real-life stories to make the stories compelling. Also focuses on people bucking trends - loved the bits on Bill Walsh, and the subsequent value of time in the pocket for QBs in the new age pass-heavy offence. Hearing Mike Ohers story, and the conclusion that all people deserve an opportunity in life, makes me inspired to be like the Tuohys and make a difference in other people's lives. So good on you Michael Lewis for bringing this story to our attention

Michael Lewis is an exceptional writer and storyteller. He. would chose any topic to write about and it would be interesting. This book is an excellent read.

its a very good book and the movie is to ! it well make you think about what you have and how very blessed you are to have a home and bed.

About the author

Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of Liar’s Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and The Fifth Risk. He lives in Berkeley, California, with his family.