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A.J. Liebling: The Sweet Science and Other Writings by A J Liebling
Category: Science | Series: Library of America
For the first time in one volume, Pete Hamill presents five great books that demonstrate A. J. Liebling's extraordinary vitality, humor, and versatility as a writer. Named the best sports book of all time by "Sports Illustrated" in 2002, " The Sweet Science "(1956) is a lively and idiosyncratic portrait ...Show more
Between Meals: An Appetite for Paris by A. J. Liebling
Category: Travel
While on a year of study in Paris in 1927, Liebling acquired the friendship and tutelage of Yves Mirande, 'one of the last great gastronomes of France', beginning a joyous apprenticeship in the fine art of eating. Told with gluttonous joie de vivre, Between Meals expounds on the delights and pitfalls of ...Show more
The Sweet Science - Boxing and Boxiana - A Ringside View by A. J. Liebling
Category: Sport | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
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 p ...Show more
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