The Essays of Montaigne. Done Into English by John Florio, Anno 1603. Edited With an Introd. by George Saintsbury; Volume 3

MONTAIGNE, MICHEL DE

Florio, John

Saintsbury, George

History

Franklin Classics

The Essays of Montaigne. Done Into English by John Florio, Anno 1603. Edited With an Introd. by George Saintsbury; Volume 2

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 Punch from the Promised Land: Leon Spinks, Michael Spinks, And The Myth Of The Heavyweight Title

Shapiro, Ouisie

Biographies & Memoirs

LYONS PRESS+

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 Nation Under Baseball: How the 1960s Collided with the National Pastime

Sports & Outdoors

Baseball

University Of Nebraska Press

Literature & Fiction

Montaigne, Michel

World Literature

Legare Street Press

The essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne

De, Montaigne Michel

Literary

BiblioLife

The Essayes of Michael, Lord of Montaigne

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