{"product_id":"playing-for-pizza-9780385344005","title":"Playing for Pizza","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003ePlaying for Pizza\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter 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 \u003ci\u003edoes\u003c\/i\u003e need him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst enormous odds, Rick lands a job--as the \u003ci\u003estarting\u003c\/i\u003e quarterback for the Mighty Panthers . . . of Parma, Italy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003efootball americano\u003c\/i\u003e--holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Grisham\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous #1 bestsellers, including \u003ci\u003eThe Firm, A Time to Kill, The Rainmaker, The Innocent Man, The Whistler, The Boys from Biloxi, \u003c\/i\u003e and many more. His books have been translated into nearly fifty languages. Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system. He lives on a farm in central Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50632076198162,"sku":"9780385344005","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3b8961a1-15cd-47ae-9f18-a08cf27c82d0.jpg?v=1767093885","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/playing-for-pizza-9780385344005","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}