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One Punch from the Promised Land
Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, and the Myth of the Heavyweight Title
AvOuisie Shapiro,John Florio
E-bok
Engelska, 2013
302 kr
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It was 1976 when Leon and Michael Spinks first punched their way into America’s living rooms. That year, they became the first brothers to win Olympic gold in the same Games. Shortly thereafter, they became the first brothers to win the heavyweight title: Leon toppled The Greatest, Muhammad Ali; Michael beat the unbeatable Larry Holmes. With a cast of characters that includes Ali, Holmes, Mike Tyson, Gerry Cooney, Dwight Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and dozens of friends, relatives, and boxing figures, ONE PUNCH FROM THE PROMISED LAND tells the unlikely story of the Spinks brothers. Their rise from the Pruitt-Igoe housing disaster. Their divergent paths of success. And their relationship with America. The book also uncovers stories never before made public: the big paydays, the high living, the backroom deals. It’s not afraid to tackle an issue rarely discussed: Does the heavyweight title deliver on its promise to young men in the inner city? This is the definitive story of Leon and Michael Spinks. And a cross-examination of heavyweight boxing in 20th century America.
One Nation Under Baseball
How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime
AvJohn Florio,Ouisie Shapiro
Inbunden, Engelska, 2017
357 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
One Nation Under Baseball highlights the intersection between American society and America’s pastime during the 1960s, when the hallmarks of the sport-fairness, competition, and mythology-came under scrutiny. John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro examine the events of the era that reshaped the game: the Koufax and Drysdale million-dollar holdout, the encroachment of television on newspaper coverage, the changing perception of ballplayers from mythic figures to overgrown boys, the arrival of the everyman Mets and their free-spirited fans, and the lawsuit brought against team owners by Curt Flood.One Nation Under Baseball brings to life the seminal figures of the era-including Bob Gibson, Marvin Miller, Tom Seaver, and Dick Young-richly portraying their roles during a decade of flux and uncertainty.
Doomed: Sacco, Vanzetti & the End of the American Dream
AvJohn Florio,Ouisie Shapiro
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
298 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
From John Florio and Emmy Award-winning writer Ouisie Shapiro comes a monumental YA nonfiction book about the heartbreaking case of Sacco and Vanzetti, two Italian immigrants who were wrongfully executed for murder.
War in the Ring
Joe Louis, Max Schmeling, and the Fight between America and Hitler
AvJohn Florio,Ouisie Shapiro
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
213 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
War in the Ring is a riveting narrative nonfiction by John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro about a boxing match that represented the growing tensions between the United States and Nazi Germany in the lead up to World War II.
One Nation Under Baseball
How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime
AvJohn Florio,Ouisie Shapiro
Häftad, Engelska, 2019
287 kr
Skickas inom 10-15 vardagar
One Nation Under Baseball highlights the intersection between American society and America’s pastime during the 1960s, when the hallmarks of the sport-fairness, competition, and mythology-came under scrutiny. John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro examine the events of the era that reshaped the game: the Koufax and Drysdale million-dollar holdout, the encroachment of television on newspaper coverage, the changing perception of ballplayers from mythic figures to overgrown boys, the arrival of the everyman Mets and their free-spirited fans, and the lawsuit brought against team owners by Curt Flood.One Nation Under Baseball brings to life the seminal figures of the era-including Bob Gibson, Marvin Miller, Tom Seaver, and Dick Young-richly portraying their roles during a decade of flux and uncertainty.
One Punch from the Promised Land
Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, And The Myth Of The Heavyweight Title
AvJohn Florio,Ouisie Shapiro
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
305 kr
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It was 1976 when Leon and Michael Spinks first punched their way into America's living rooms. That year, they became the first brothers to win Olympic gold in the same Games. Shortly thereafter, they became the first brothers to win the heavyweight title: Leon toppled The Greatest, Muhammad Ali; Michael beat the unbeatable Larry Holmes. With a cast of characters that includes Ali, Holmes, Mike Tyson, Gerry Cooney, Dwight Qawi, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad and dozens of friends, relatives, and boxing figures, ONE PUNCH FROM THE PROMISED LAND tells the unlikely story of the Spinks brothers. Their rise from the Pruitt-Igoe housing disaster. Their divergent paths of success. And their relationship with America. The book also uncovers stories never before made public: the big paydays, the high living, the backroom deals. It's not afraid to tackle an issue rarely discussed: Does the heavyweight title deliver on its promise to young men in the inner city? This is the definitive story of Leon and Michael Spinks. And a cross-examination of heavyweight boxing in 20th century America.

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Ouisie Shapiro – författare

One Punch from the Promised Land

One Nation Under Baseball

Doomed: Sacco, Vanzetti & the End of the American Dream

War in the Ring

One Nation Under Baseball

One Punch from the Promised Land

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