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I Beat the Odds by Michael Oher - Signed 1st Edition - The Blind Side
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed
- Yes
- Personalized
- Yes
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781592406128
- Book Title
- I Beat the Odds : from Homelessness, to the Blind Side and Beyond
- Item Length
- 9.3in
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Football, Sports
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 16.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
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Product Information
The football star made famous in the hit film The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. Michael Oher is the young man at the center of the true story depicted in The Blind Side movie (and book) that swept up awards and accolades. Though the odds were heavily stacked against him, Michael had a burning desire deep within his soul to break out of the Memphis inner-city ghetto and into a world of opportunity. While many people are now familiar with Oher's amazing journey, this is the first time he shares his account of his story in his own words, revealing his thoughts and feelings with details that only he knows, and offering his point of view on how anyone can achieve a better life. Looking back on how he went from being a homeless child in Memphis to playing in the NFL, Michael talks about the goals he had for himself in order to break out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, and hopelessness that trapped his family for so long. He recounts poignant stories growing up in the projects and running from child services and foster care over and over again in search of some familiarity. Eventually he grasped onto football as his ticket out of the madness and worked hard to make his dream into a reality. But Oher also knew he would not be successful alone. With his adoptive family, the Touhys, and other influential people in mind, he describes the absolute necessity of seeking out positive role models and good friends who share the same values to achieve one's dreams. Sharing untold stories of heartache, determination, courage, and love, I Beat the Odds is an incredibly rousing tale of one young man's quest to achieve the American dream.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1592406122
ISBN-13
9781592406128
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102856982
Product Key Features
Book Title
I Beat the Odds : from Homelessness, to the Blind Side and Beyond
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Football, Sports
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Sports & Recreation
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.3in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv939.O44a3 2011
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
"I'd understand if some people out there felt like another re-telling of the Oher story was flogging a dead horse, but personally, I feel like there's a need for Oher's own opus." -Yahoo Sports "In a development I actually think is really great, Michael Oher will be publishing his own memoir now that his parents' story, The Blind Side, has been so thoroughly covered. It's long been my position that some of the uncomfortable things about the way that story gets covered are the simple result of the fact that he hasn't chosen to talk very much -- as this article points out, he contributed little in the way of interviews to either the book or the movie -- and I'll be happy to hear what the guy's got to say." -Linda Holmes, NPR blogger., "I'd understand if some people out there felt like another re-telling of the Oher story was flogging a dead horse, but personally, I feel like there's a need for Oher's own opus." -Yahoo Sports "In a development I actually think is really great, Michael Oher will be publishing his own memoir now that his parents' story, The Blind Side , has been so thoroughly covered. It's long been my position that some of the uncomfortable things about the way that story gets covered are the simple result of the fact that he hasn't chosen to talk very much -- as this article points out, he contributed little in the way of interviews to either the book or the movie -- and I'll be happy to hear what the guy's got to say." -Linda Holmes, NPR blogger., "I''d understand if some people out there felt like another re-telling of the Oher story was flogging a dead horse, but personally, I feel like there''s a need for Oher''s own opus." -Yahoo Sports "In a development I actually think is really great, Michael Oher will be publishing his own memoir now that his parents'' story, The Blind Side , has been so thoroughly covered. It''s long been my position that some of the uncomfortable things about the way that story gets covered are the simple result of the fact that he hasn''t chosen to talk very much -- as this article points out, he contributed little in the way of interviews to either the book or the movie -- and I''ll be happy to hear what the guy''s got to say." -Linda Holmes, NPR blogger.
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2010-045531
Dewey Decimal
796.332092 B
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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- Aug 31, 2023
I Beat the Odds -- excellent follow up to the "Blind Side" by Michael Lewis
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- Jul 06, 2021
Mis printed book
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- May 25, 2021
Informative
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- Jun 03, 2015
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- Jan 18, 2022
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