This book already has 765 ratings, what can I add? :>

Michael Lewis is probably my favorite living author.

About 1980, Tracey Kidder wrote "THE SOUL OF A NEW MACHINE".

A book about how a bunch of employees at a computer company
designed a new computer against restraints of time and money.

I think this was probably the first book that took an
inside look at organizations and how they work to produce
something "new".

Michael Lewis has glommed on to this genre and has written
a series of great books.

This one is about how pro football evolved after 1980
with the short passing game and the defensive pass rusher
who wants to literally break the bones of the other
sides quarterback.

I never liked football, and I have never watched a complete
game. 4 seconds of chaos and then a long period of nothing
IMHO makes for a boring show.

But Lewis educated himself in the changes taking place
and tells the story so well, it did become interesting for me.

Not enough to watch a game on TV though :>,
but I like the idea of smart people figuring out
new and better ways to do things.
The creative process.

Most of the book is about someone who will benefit
from these changes, Michael Oher, which is sometimes
an interesting story, but this book doesn't have
the sharp cutting wit and keen psychological insights
that Lewis' other books have.

The problem might be that he's a white southener
writing about the problems of a black kid growing
up in the south.

Or it might be his personal relationship with
Michael Oher's benefactor.

Who knows?
Anyway the result is that the book while very good,
isn't Lewis at his best.
Liar's poker, Moneyball, and the New new thing are better.