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Paper Lion Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback

George Plimpton

The book that made a legend -- and captures America's sport in detail that's never been matched, featuring a foreword by Nicholas Dawidoff and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton Archives. George Plimpton was perhaps best known for

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The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Pollan recalled that his parents gave him this sportswriting book in his youth, noting how it inspired his own approach to immersive journalism.

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My parents gave me a book called Paper Lion. It's a book of sports writing. It was about football by a writer named George Plimpton.

— Episode: Michael Pollan: How To Change Your Mind

Episode: Michael Pollan: How To Change Your Mind

Pollan recalled that his parents gave him this sportswriting book in his youth, noting how it inspired his own approach to immersive journalism.

"

My parents gave me a book called Paper Lion. It's a book of sports writing. It was about football by a writer named George Plimpton.

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Adam Gopnik mentions that George Plimpton wrote the book Paper Lion about his experiences as an amateur boxer.

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George Plimpton did these wonderful books, Paper Lion, Mad Ducks and Bears about his own engagement as an amateur.

— Episode: The Mystery of Mastery with Adam Gopnik

Episode: The Mystery of Mastery with Adam Gopnik

Adam Gopnik mentions that George Plimpton wrote the book Paper Lion about his experiences as an amateur boxer.

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George Plimpton did these wonderful books, Paper Lion, Mad Ducks and Bears about his own engagement as an amateur.

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