The Blind Side
Evolution of a Game
by Michael Lewis · first published 2006
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Follows one young man from his impoverished childhood with a crack-addicted mother, through his discovery of the sport of football, to his rise to become one of the most successful, highly-paid players in the NFL.
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…starts. Title inflation FTW. He might have trouble eating lunch in this town without changing his name LOL. Best bet might be to write and try to be the next Michael Lewis (Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, contributes to Bloomberg and Vanity Fair, didn't turn out too bad for him.) [edited Peter -> Michael]
on “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs” ↗…his business philosophy, and as an aside mentions that his bank doesn’t issue negative amortization mortgages (a cause of the recession) in 2007. Or [1], where Michael Lewis discusses Moneyball and The Blind Side. Or [2], where Christopher Hitchens discusses George Orwell. Or [3], where Paul Graham talks about Hackers and Painters. EconTalk has something for everyone. [0] http://www.econtalk.org/allison-on-strategy-profits-and-self...…
on “Ask HN: What podcast has been most influential on your life?” ↗…fiction book since then because it feels like a waste of time for me, personally. I do read comic books and watch movies. I have however read a few non-fictional books from Michael Lewis, like Moneyball, Blind Side, Big Short, etc. Less than 5, though. I've read parts of hundreds of computer books for work and for education. Do what feels natural to you. I like reading computer books rather than blog posts but…
on “Ask HN: Are books worth it?” ↗Michael Lewis talks about the mismatch between salary and value for offensive lineman in his book "The Blind Side", which is similar to how great hackers are underpaid according to their value. Once the NFL shifted to a free market, the salaries of offensive lineman sky-rocketed 10x in some cases. The problem for…
on “On Wages” ↗I suppose one could add this book to The Blind Side -- the story of how one of Michael Lewis's classmates as an Ole Miss booster, gave impermissible benefits to a high school recruit and got away with it. Moneyball -- the story of a GM with 0 World Series…
on “Michael Lewis: shilling for the buyside?” ↗