{"product_id":"9780345532053","title":"Playing for Pizza","description":"\u003cp\u003eRick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a \u003ci\u003estarting \u003c\/i\u003equarterback. Great, says Rick—for which team?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player—any former NFL player—at their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers—at least until a better offer comes along—and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma—not even where it is—has never been to Europe, and doesn’t speak or understand a word of Italian. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo say that Italy—the land of opera, fine wines, extremely small cars, romance, and \u003ci\u003eFootball Americano\u003c\/i\u003e— holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016223342832,"sku":"9780345532053","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345532053_p0.jpg?v=1763688158","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345532053","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}