| A Few Seconds of Panic: A Sportswriter Plays in the NFL Contributor(s): Fatsis, Stefan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143115472 ISBN-13: 9780143115472 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Word Freak" chronicles his attempts to become a placekicker in the NFL. As he sharpens his skills, he gains surprising insight into the daunting challenges--physical, psychological, and intellectual--that pro athletes must master. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Football - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 990 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.48" W x 8.4" (0.80 lbs) 384 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An insightful and . . . amusing look at the inner workings of pro football (The New York Times) from the bestselling author of Word Freak In Word Freak, Stefan Fatsis invaded the insular world of competitive Scrabble players, ultimately achieving an expert-level ranking. Now, in his new book, he infiltrates a strikingly different subculture-pro football. After more than a year of preparation, Fatsis molded his fortyish body into one that could stand up-barely-to the rigors of NFL training. And for three months he became a placekicker for the Denver Broncos. Making the most of unprecedented access to an NFL team and its players, and drawing on his own personal experience, Fatsis with wry candor and hard-won empathy unveils the mind of the modern pro athlete and the workings of a storied sports franchise as no writer has before. |