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48 I Beat the Odds From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond Michael Oher with Don Yaeger ■■ Includes a new introduction with updates since the hardcover release ■■ I Beat the Odds spent four weeks on the New York Times bestseller list in hardcover. ■■ Stellar media in hardcover including Good Morning America, The View, Nightline, and Piers Morgan Tonight 978-1-592-40638-8 • U.S. $16.00 / $18.50 CAN. Memoir/Sports 5 5/16” x 8” • 256 pages One 8-page four-color insert Rights: W00 Pub History: Gotham HC, 978-1-592-40612-8 Also available as an e-book On sale: 2/7/12 ■■National Television Interviews ■■National Review and Feature Attention ■■National Advertising ■■Author Events ■■Radio Tour ■■Online Promotions ■■Twitter @MichaelOher ■■15-Copy Floor Display, 978-1-592-40701-9 U.S. $240.00 / $277.50 CAN. He has written nine books. F e B R U A R Y • g Ot H A M MICHAEL OHER is an American football offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens. He was drafted in the first round of the 2009 NFL draft after playing at the University of Mississippi. DON YAEGER is a former associate editor for Sports Illustrated.
The inspirational New York Times bestseller, now in paperback The football star made famous in the hit film (and book) The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. Michael Oher shares his personal account of his story, offering his point of view on how anyone can achieve a better life. Looking back on how he went from being a homeless child in Memphis to playing in the NFL, Michael talks about the goals he had to break out of the cycle of poverty, addiction, and hopelessness that trapped his family. Eventually he grasped onto football as his ticket out and worked hard to make his dream into a reality. With his adoptive family, the Touhys, and other influential people in mind, he describes the absolute necessity of seeking out positive role models and good friends who share the same values to achieve one’s dreams. Sharing untold stories of heartache, determination, courage, and love, I Beat the Odds is an incredibly rousing tale of one young man’s quest to achieve the American dream. “The real Michael Oher just might be the first person with more sparkle and good looks than his movie counterpart . . . the book offers a harrowing first-person account from a child’s point of view of the Dickensian conditions many American kids endure.” —USA Today “With the release of his memoir . . . Oher finally takes ownership, filling the gaps in the familiar narrative and somehow managing to make his journey from the streets to stardom seem even more amazing and compelling . . . I Beat the Odds is thoughtful and heartfelt, a young man coming to grips with an amazing journey that required the distance of years and perspective to fully grasp.” —The Washington Post suGGesteD oRDeR f e b R u a R y • G ot H a m 49
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