But now and then he serves up something unexpected. “Fans of John Grisham live for his legal thrillers. Imagine that… watching professional football for free! But the team still brings out some fans, as tickets are free. Football in Italy is not as popular as it is here in the United States, with soccer being the main focus over there. They call him Reek because he spends most of his time in Italy, playing for the Parma Panthers. The main character in Playing for Pizza is Rick Dockery, often referred to as Ricky or Reek. I usually go into Half Price Books with a budget in mind, and tend to shop mainly in the clearance section. I love that store for this very reason, allowing me to buy books at a very reasonable rate. That, and it was only $1 at Half Price Books. John Grisham is not known for writings novels like this, which made this one even more interesting. But with an outlet like this, why not also blog about them? I do tend to review the books I read on LinkedIn, and even utilize that as a way to track what I have read and am reading. It’s a story of a washed up NFL quarterback and his chance at glory… in Italy.Īlso, since I am writing movie reviews, I will try to write book reviews as well. I grabbed a novel from John Grisham called Playing for Pizza. So as a motivation to read more, and to work out more, I picked up a book at Half Price Books. Think of it as killing two birds with one stone. I am able to read while spending time on the treadmill. Since I started working out, I have found an excuse to read.

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