Playing For Pizza - Hardcover

Grisham John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1846053684 ISBN 13: 9781846053689

Publisher: Doubleday, 2007

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Format: Hardcover Publisher: Doubleday Edition: 1 ISBN-10: 0385525001 ISBN-13: 9780385525008 Subject: Action, Adventure Publication Year: 2007 Topic: -- Special Attributes: -- Language: -- Detailed item info Synopsis Bestselling author John Grisham takes a break from his usual legal thrillers and has some fun with a comic novel about American football..in Italy. Rick Dockery is a failed NFL player who has one last chance for glory when he's offered a spot on an Italian football team. Despite not speaking a word of the language, Dockery relocates to Parma, Italy, where he finds himself fumbling through one misadventure after another. A light, playful novel, Grisham once again demonstrates that his imagination can indeed stretch outside of the courtroom. I USE THE USPS TO SHIP . I SHIP THE SAME DAY I RECIEVE CONFIRMATION OF PAYMENT OR WITHIN 24 HOURS. UNLESS IT IS OVER THE WEEKEND THEN I SHIP OUT ON MONDAY. IF YOU NEED THE ITEM EXPIDITED TO YOU THAT IS ON YOU AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE SHIPPING PRICE. I WILL OFFER A DISCOUNT ON MULTIPLE THINGS PURCHASED. THERE ARE NO RETURNS. I TRY TO LIST THE CONDITION OF MY ITEMS AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE BUT EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES. PLEASE BEFORE LEAVING BAD FEEDBACK CONTACT ME AND WE WILL WORK IT OUT. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ITEM ONCE I SHIP IT OUT TO YOU. PLEASE IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS CONTACT ME ASAP.

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Playing for Pizza: A Q&A with John Grisham

Q: American football in Italy seems like an unlikely subject for a John Grisham novel. What was the inspiration for Playing for Pizza?

A: Three years ago when I was in Bologna researching "The Broker", I discovered American football. One of my guides in the area played football for the Bologna Warriors for 10 years. I couldn't believe that American football actually existed there, but the more I heard about it the more intrigued I became.

Q: There is some great football writing in this novel. What kind of research was involved in capturing how this American institution is played in small town Italy?

A: The only way to research the book was to go to Parma and watch a game. The coach is an American who played at Illinois State, and he proved to be extremely valuable. I met many of the Italian players and the story simply unfolded.

Q: Speaking of research, you write lovingly of Italian food and wine in this book. What's your idea of the perfect Italian meal?

A: First course: prosicutto and melon; second course: stuffed tortellini; third course: roasted stuffed capon, all served with a great Barolo wine.

Q: Without giving away too much of the plot, your protagonist falls in love by the novel's end. Did you know when you started writing that Rick would get the girl?

A: Of course.

Q: You have a new legal thriller coming in January 2008. Can you give us any hints about what to expect?

A: I really don't like to talk about a book until it's finished. Sorry. But it will not be another work of non-fiction, nor will it be about football. Lots of lawyers in the next one.

About the Author

Since first publishing A Time to Kill in 1988, Grisham has written one novel a year (his other books are The Firm, The Pelican Brief, The Client, The Chamber, The Rainmaker, The Runaway Jury, The Partner, The Street Lawyer, The Testament, The Brethren, A Painted House, Skipping Christmas, The Summons, The King of Torts, Bleachers, The Last Juror, and The Broker) and all of them have become international bestsellers. The Innocent Man (October 2006) marks his first foray into non-fiction.

Grisham lives with his wife Renee and their two children Ty and Shea. The family splits their time between their Victorian home on a farm in Mississippi and a plantation near Charlottesville, VA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Doubleday
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1846053684
• ISBN 13: 9781846053689
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 404