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In a multifaceted career spanning nearly 50 years, George Plimpton has made his mark as critic and essayist (he is a co-founder of The Paris Review), humorist, novelist, biographer, and media personality. In the 1960s and 1970s he pioneered "participatory journalism" -- training as a rookie quarterback for the Detroit Lions, for example, an experience he chronicled in Paper Lion, and sparring with heavyweight champ Archie Moore before writing Shadow BoxPlimpton, George is the author of 'Ernest Shackleton', published 2003 under ISBN 9780789493156 and ISBN 0789493152.
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