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The Sweet Science: Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Sweet Science: Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) A. J. Liebling
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| Series | Penguin Modern Classics |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Boxing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780241343203
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| Classifications | Dewey:796.83 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
29 March 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The classic evocation of the lost world of American boxing's heyday Take a ringside seat next to A. J. Liebling at some of the greatest fights in history. Here is Joe Louis's devastating final match; Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback; and Rocky Marciano's rise to heavyweight glory. The heated ringside atmosphere, the artistry of the great boxers and the blows and parries of the classic fights are all vividly evoked in a volume described by Sports Illustrated as 'the best American sports book of all time'.
Author Biography
A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963.
ReviewsThe best American sports book of all time * Sports Illustrated * Nobody wrote about boxing with more grace and enthusiasm than Joe Liebling * The New York Times *
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