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E-bok
Engelska, 20111 118 kr
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The story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry has it all: rags to riches, thrilling fights against the giants of the Golden Age of Heavyweights (Ali—twice, Frazier—twice, Patterson, Norton), a racially and politically electric sports era, the thrills and excesses of fame, celebrities, love, hate, joy, and pain. And tragedy.
Like the man he fought during two highly controversial fight cards in 1970 and ’72—Muhammad Ali—boxing great Jerry Quarry was to suffer gravely. He died at age fifty-three, mind and body ravaged by Dementia Pugilistica.In Hard Luck, “Irish” Jerry Quarry comes to life—from his Grapes of Wrath days as the child of an abusive father in the California migrant camps to those as the undersized heavyweight slaying giants on his way to multiple title bouts and the honor of being the World’s Most Popular Fighter in ’68, ’69, ’70, and ’71. The story of Jerry Quarry is one of the richest in the annals of boxing, and through painstaking research and exclusive access to the Quarry family and its archives, Steve Springer and Blake Chavez have captured it all.
E-bok
Engelska, 2013164 kr
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The electrifying behind-the-scenes story of the late Deadliest Catch star, from his own two sons.Prior to his untimely death in 2010, Captain Phil Harris was a star of Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, the hit show that follows the exhilarating lives of Alaskan crab fishermen as they brave the vicious Bering Sea. He led his crew through hurricane-force winds and fourstory- high waves, hauling in millions of pounds of crab and raking in millions of dollars. Phil worked hard, but he played even harder. His life on shore—from his rebellious days to his tempestuous marriages, from his addictive habits to his fundamental American success story—could serve as a reality show in itself. He lived his life at Mach speed: the blitz of crab season, the six-figure paydays, the thunderous motorcycles, and the drug-fueled parties. High-speed chases and all-night blackjack binges were par for the course. But as wild as Phil could be, he was always openhearted and infectiously friendly. He was a devoted friend, a loving father, a steadfast captain, and a hero to audiences across America and around the world. His death in 2010, the result of stroke and heart failure at the age of fifty-three, left a hole in the hearts of millions. In this exclusive authorized biography, Phil’s two surviving sons, Josh and Jake Harris, team up with bestselling author Steve Springer and coauthor Blake Chavez to share the thrilling story of Phil’s remarkable life.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
404 kr
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The story of boxing legend Jerry Quarry has it all: rags to riches, thrilling fights against the giants of the Golden Age of Heavyweights (Ali—twice, Frazier—twice, Patterson, Norton), a racially and politically electric sports era, the thrills and excesses of fame, celebrities, love, hate, joy, and pain. And tragedy.Like the man he fought during two highly controversial fight cards in 1970 and ’72—Muhammad Ali—boxing great Jerry Quarry was to suffer gravely. He died at age fifty-three, mind and body ravaged by Dementia Pugilistica.In Hard Luck, “Irish” Jerry Quarry comes to life—from his Grapes of Wrath days as the child of an abusive father in the California migrant camps to those as the undersized heavyweight slaying giants on his way to multiple title bouts and the honor of being the World’s Most Popular Fighter in ’68, ’69, ’70, and ’71. The story of Jerry Quarry is one of the richest in the annals of boxing, and through painstaking research and exclusive access to the Quarry family and its archives, Steve Springer and Blake Chavez have captured it all.
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Captain Phil Harris
Häftad, Tyska
121 kr
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E-bok
Tyska, 2014114 kr
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Sein Gespür für die besten Fangreviere der Beringsee und sein bedingungsloser Einsatz für seine Crew sind legendär. Seine Trunksucht, notorische Untreue und Wutanfälle waren gefürchtet. Und als Kapitän Phil Harris mit nur 53 Jahren in Anchorage, Alaska, starb, kannte ein Millionenpublikum sein von Stürmen und Wodka gezeichnetes Gesicht. Wer war der Mann, den seine Gefährten wahlweise den "König der Beringsee" oder den "zähesten Bastard der Welt" nannten? Fesselnd geschildert von Harris'' Söhnen, erzählt CAPTAIN PHIL HARRIS von den Träumen eines kleinen Jungen auf dem Fangboot seines Vaters, von der ersten Sturmfahrt eines siebzehnjährigen Greenhorns - unbezahlt und seekrank - und vom märchenhaften Aufstieg eines abgewrackten Krabbenfischers zum schillernden Fernseh-Helden der DMAX-Serie "Fang des Lebens".Ein Leben so wild und unberechenbar wie die Beringsee. Die Saga von einem unbeugsamen Kapitän und seinen Dämonen, von der Macht der rauen See und der Kraft der Vaterliebe.