THE BOOK The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game (2006)

THE MOVIE The Blind Side (Filming – release date 11/20/09)
Directed by John Lee Hancock
Starring Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates, and Quinton Aaron

THE MOVIE PLOT (Drama)
The true story of Michael Oher, a homeless African-American boy who was taken in by a well-to-do white family and, with the help of his coaches and his adopted family, becomes an All-American football lineman.

THE BOOK Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game (2003)

THE MOVIE Moneyball (Pre-production — 2011)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Starring Brad Pitt and Demetri Martin

THE MOVIE PLOT (Drama)
The story of Oakland As general manager Billy Beane’s unconventional but successful approach of putting together a baseball team on a budget — with the aid of computer-generated analysis to draft his players.

1982 Nassau Herald

Courtesy W.W. Norton

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