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Playing for Pizza

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham

By John Grisham
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By John Grisham
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Aug 23, 2011 | ISBN 9780385344005

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    About Playing for Pizza

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that does need him.

    Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job—as the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers … of Parma, Italy.

    The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. And now they’ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn’t speak a word of Italian. To say that Italy—the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and football americano—holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

    Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

    About Playing for Pizza

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that does need him.

    Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job—as the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers … of Parma, Italy.

    The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. And now they’ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn’t speak a word of Italian. To say that Italy—the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and football americano—holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

    Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

    About Playing for Pizza

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that does need him.

    Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job—as the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers … of Parma, Italy.

    The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. And now they’ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn’t speak a word of Italian. To say that Italy—the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and football americano—holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

    Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

    About Playing for Pizza

    #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that does need him.

    Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job—as the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers … of Parma, Italy.

    The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. And now they’ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn’t speak a word of Italian. To say that Italy—the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and football americano—holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

    Don’t miss John Grisham’s new book, THE EXCHANGE: AFTER THE FIRM!

    About Playing for Pizza

    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.

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    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Camino Ghosts, The Exchange: After the Firm, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Camino Ghosts, The Exchange: After the Firm, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Camino Ghosts, The Exchange: After the Firm, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Camino Ghosts, The Exchange: After the Firm, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which… More about John Grisham

    About John Grisham

    John Grisham is the author of fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include Camino Ghosts, The Exchange: After the Firm, and his third Jake Brigance novel, A Time for Mercy, which… More about John Grisham

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 23, 2011 | 272 Pages | 5-1/4 x 8 | ISBN 9780385344005

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Mass Market Paperback | $9.99
    Published by Vintage
    Jan 31, 2012 | 320 Pages | 4-3/16 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780345532053

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Hardcover | $25.00
    Published by Doubleday
    Sep 24, 2007 | 272 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780385525008

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by Vintage
    Mar 16, 2010 | 320 Pages | ISBN 9780307576118

    Category: Literary Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Random House Audio
    Sep 24, 2007 | 413 Minutes | ISBN 9780739359105

    Praise

    “Fans of John Grisham live for his legal thrillers, but now and then he serves up something unexpected. That’s exactly what he does, with great success, in Playing for Pizza.”—USA Today

    “Enthralling.”—People

    “Score another one for Grisham. . . . This is a fish-out-of-water tale that perfectly suits his strengths as a storyteller.”—USA Today

    “A light-hearted story of football, food and love.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch

    “Football in Italy? Who knew? Grisham means to have a sweet time with this story of a fallen NFL quarterback. And he does.”—New York Daily News

    “Delightfully comic . . . a deeply satisfying story.”—The Boston Globe

    “Charming . . . the author’s love letter to Italy.”—Publishers Weekly

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