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Original Title:	Playing For Pizza
ISBN:	0385525001 (ISBN13: 9780385525008)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Rick Dockery
Setting:	Parma(Italy)

Playing for Pizza Hardcover | Pages: 262 pages

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Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, 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 laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams. But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find 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–for the mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy. Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player–any former NFL player–at 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, has never been to Europe, and doesn’t speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

Mention Containing Books Playing for Pizza

Title	:	Playing for Pizza
Author	:	John Grisham
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 262 pages
Published	:	September 4th 2007 by Doubleday Books (first published 2007)
Categories	:	Fiction. Sports. Cultural. Italy. Football. Contemporary. Novels. Adult Fiction

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Ratings: 3.44 From 42715 Users | 4111 Reviews

Evaluation Containing Books Playing for Pizza

An entertaining, quick read that will hasten your desire to see Italy. This is a departure from a typical Grisham novel, but it's a refreshing sports story with a romantic twist that will probably be made into a movie someday. Enjoy!

I had never read John Grisham before and had never really thought to give him a try. Naturally, the one time I read him, I read something that's atypical of his usual work. It was my familiarity of his name that prompted me to pick him up at all, and then it was only because I anticipated a long wait at the doctor's office and needed something to read. I don't even read legal thrillers, and I'm really not that into football.Logical reading choice, isn't it?But the book had a cute premise: a

Great beach read-which is exactly where I read it.

This is another gem from Grisham in which he gives us a glimpse of his tale-spinning away from the courtroom dramas. This time he whisks us away to Italy. The vivid descriptions of ingredients, foods, and full course meals will make you hungry - reminded me of reading Part 1 of Eat, Pray, Love. This book is a real treat if you enjoy international travel and are a football (NFL that is!) fan. But even if you aren't into quarterbacks you can easily skim the sporty paragraphs and still have a lot

Not a clean read. I'm picky about that sort of thing.

To be honest, I was not planning on leaving a review. I mean, seriously, this is John Grisham with almost three thousand reviews so who cares about my little grain of sand on an endless beach? But then I read the reviews posted here on Goodreads and decided to voice my own opinion. I started reading John Grisham when I was a sophomore in college and babysitting for my English Lit professors' kids. Needless to say, I devoured those novels like they were going out of style. As much as I love the

*3.5 starsThis is my second book of John Grisham. I did not expect this at all. The first book being The Associate, I thought Playing For 🍕 is very much in the same boat. I was so wrong. Hehe. Reading this book, I don't feel like reading a novel. It was more like travelogue to me. And of course I wish I can go to Italy. It was on my list. I am not a huge fan of sports. Occasionally I will watch football or they call it soccer in America. Here in Malaysia we called it football. But not that