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Book Synopsis The Last Great Contenders by : Richard Poche
Download or read book The Last Great Contenders written by Richard Poche and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-08 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "THE LAST GREAT CONTENDERS" -The heavyweight division of the 1970s was arguably the most competitive in boxing history. Joe Frazier, George Foreman and Muhammad Ali all earned the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World during this time period. But in order to be the "baddest man on the planet" they had to survive a crucible of contenders unlike any other in the division''s history. Names like Ken Norton, Jerry Quarry, Earnie Shavers, Jimmy Young and others dotted the landscape. No fighter who competed during this era emerged from these battles unscathed. "I AVOIDED HIM..." Jerry Quarry was named by George Foreman as the greatest fighter to never win a title and Foreman freely admits to have avoided him. Many a viewer felt Jimmy Young defeated both Muhammad Ali and Ken Norton but his style was not "crowd pleasing." Jeff Merritt was labeled as a "can''t miss" prospect by everyone who ever saw him...But the drug lifestyle robbed him of his future. Earnie Shavers punched "like a Mack truck" but a soft chin and poor stamina led to untimely losses. "FOREMAN GOES DOWN!!" Anyone who has seen Foreman versus Lyle will never forget it. The last round of Holmes versus Norton has made for many a barber shop conversation. Quarry vs. Frazier is the equivalent of the immovable object against the irresistible force. Shavers vs. Lyle was a seldom seen classic. Great fighters all competing for what was a modern day answer to a gladiator tournament. These brutal battles became the standard by which all heavyweight fights are judged. "PAY UP, MOTHER F*CKER!" What did Roy "Tiger" Williams say when Muhammad Ali owes him money? The two engaged in a fierce two day sparring session to settle their dispute. This was an example of how sometimes the best fights took place outside the arena and in the gym, sparking rumors and hearsay. Was Sonny Liston knocked cold by ex-Marine Mac Foster in an Oakland gym? Did Earnie Shavers leave Muhammad Ali''s camp by choice or was he thrown out? AMONG THE FIGHTERS FEATURED Rahman Ali - Brother of Muhammad Ali Ibar Arrington - Steel chinned ex-Navy champion Duane Bobick - The most criticized fighter of the era Rodney Bobick - Sparring partner for Ali, died in car accident Oscar Bonavena - Wild and wooly Argentinian Johnny Boudreaux - Was compared to Muhammad Ali Joe Bugner - Underrated veteran who fought them all George Chuvalo - Perhaps the toughest fighter of all time Henry Clark - Clever San Francisco heavyweight Dino Denis - Popular Massachusetts stick and mover Tony Doyle - Was considered Utah''s best boxing prospect Jim Lee Elder - Up and coming slugger who died from a brain tumor Lou Esa - Giant former bouncer out of Florida Mac Foster - Ex Marine who won 24 straight by knockout Jose Luis Garcia - Venezuelan slickster who ate himself out of contention Terry Hinke - Heavy left hooker who was Foreman''s sparring partner Morris Jackson - Nebraska power puncher Scrap Iron Johnson - The trial horse of the division Florida Al Jones - Giant Miami prospect hampered by a hand injury Boone Kirkman -Popular draw out of Washington state Scott Ledoux - Minnesota brawler who always gave his best Alvin Blue Lewis - Detroit tough guy Pedro Lovell - Popular Argentinian who fought out of L.A. Ron Lyle - Denver slugger who gave Foreman hell Humphrey McBride - The decade''s answer to Butterbean Jeff Merritt - Brutal left hooker who was knocked out by drug Fili Moala - Power punching Tongan Randy Neumann - Intelligent boxer who worked as a writer, model, and investor Ken Norton - Always gave Ali fits Jack O''Halloran - Goliath who suffered from "gigantism" Jerry Quarry - One of the era''s most popular These fighters and more from A to Z are featured in this encyclopedia of heavyweight contenders of the 1970s.
Download or read book The Chosen written by Taran Matharu and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chosen introduces the first book in the Contender trilogy, an epic young adult fantasy from Taran Matharu, author of the New York Times–bestselling Summoner series. Throughout history, people have vanished with no explanation. A group of teenagers are about to discover why. Cade is settling into a new boarding school, contemplating his future, when he finds himself transported to another realm. He soon discovers their new world is populated with lost remnants from the past: prehistoric creatures, ancient relics, and stranger still—people. Overwhelmed by his new surroundings, Cade has little time to adjust, for soon he and his fellow classmates are forced to become contenders in a brutal game, controlled by mysterious overlords. But who are these beings and why did they choose these teens? Cade must prepare for battle . . . because hiding is not an option. Fans of fantasy and LitRPG will welcome this new character and world from the author of the Summoner series.
Download or read book The Optimist written by David Coggins and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The perfect fly fishing book for today's novice, enthusiastic amateur, as well as the devoted angler is part narration of the author's own angling obsessions and adventures, part practical how-to, and part meditation on a connection to the natural world.
Download or read book The Champion written by Taran Matharu and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Taran Matharu's The Champion, the explosive final book in the Contender trilogy, Cade and his friends wage the ultimate battle for their lives—and the fate of Earth itself—in the Game set by the cruel and mysterious Pantheon... Cade has managed to survive the duel with the Hydra Alpha—barely. But the Games are far from over. By order of their cruel and mysterious overlord, Abaddon, Cade and his friends are sent off to war against the Greys, a humanoid race who have far surpassed humans in technology on their home planet. This attempt to move up the leaderboard, however, leads Cade to a game-changing revelation: The Pantheon—the millennia-old alien masterminds behind the Games—have a weakness. With the right artifacts scavenged from the land of Acies and a heavy dose of courage and luck, Cade has exactly one chance to end their tyranny forever. But if he fails, the lives of his friends—and the survival of Earth itself—will be forfeit.
Book Synopsis The Contender by : Michael Shnayerson
Download or read book The Contender written by Michael Shnayerson and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2015-03-31 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A no-holds-barred biography of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Andrew Cuomo is the protagonist of an ongoing political saga that reads like a novel. In many ways, his rise, fall, and rise again is an iconic story: a young American politician of vaunting ambition, aiming for nothing less than the presidency. Building on his father's political success, a first run for governor in 2002 led to a stinging defeat, and a painful, public divorce from Kerry Kennedy, scion of another political dynasty, Cuomo had to come back from seeming political death and reinvent himself. He did so, brilliantly, by becoming New York's attorney general, and compiling a record that focused on public corruption. In winning the governorship in 2010, he promised to clean up America's most corrupt legislature. He is blunt and combative, the antithesis of the glad-handing, blow-dried senator or governor who tries to please one and all. He's also proven he can make his legislature work, alternately charming and arm-twisting his colleagues with a talent for political strategy reminiscent of President Lyndon Johnson. Political pundits tend to agree that for Cuomo, a run for the White House is not a question of whether, but when.
Download or read book The Challenger written by Taran Matharu and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stakes are higher than ever in The Challenger, the second book in the Contender YA trilogy by the New York Times bestselling author of the Summoner series, Taran Matharu. The first battle is over, but the Game is just beginning... Cade Carter and his friends have survived the qualifying round of the mysterious overlords' twisted games, decimated by the loss of so many of their comrades during the fight. But they have no time to mourn, for the next round of trials is about to begin. When the group discovers that their next foe will be even more ferocious than the last, Cade leads them on a quest out into their strange new world to find anything that might give them an edge. But what they find in the wilds could prove to be even more dangerous than the impending battle... The stakes are higher than ever in this thrilling sequel to The Chosen.
Book Synopsis The Last Great Fight by : Joe Layden
Download or read book The Last Great Fight written by Joe Layden and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is considered by many to be the biggest upset in the history of boxing: James "Buster" Douglas knocked out then-undefeated and seemingly invincible Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson in the tenth round in 1990. The Last Great Fight takes readers not only behind the scenes of this epic battle, but inside the lives of two men, their ambitions, their dreams, the downfall of one and the rise of another. Using his exclusive interviews with both Tyson and Douglas, family members, the referee, the cutmen, trainers and managers, commentators and HBO staff covering the fight in Tokyo, Layden has crafted a human drama played out on a large stage. This is a compelling tale of shattered dreams and, ultimately, redemption.
Book Synopsis The Last Great Walk by : Wayne Curtis
Download or read book The Last Great Walk written by Wayne Curtis and published by Rodale. This book was released on 2014-09-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1909, Edward Payson Weston walked from New York to San Francisco, covering around 40 miles a day and greeted by wildly cheering audiences in every city. The New York Times called it the "first bona-fide walk . . . across the American continent," and eagerly chronicled a journey in which Weston was beset by fatigue, mosquitos, vicious headwinds, and brutal heat. He was 70 years old. Using the framework of Weston’s fascinating and surprising story, journalist Wayne Curtis investigates exactly what we lost when we turned away from foot travel, and what we could potentially regain with America’s new embrace of pedestrianism. From how our brains and legs evolved to accommodate our ancient traveling needs to the way that American cities have been designed to cater to cars and discourage pedestrians, Curtis guides readers through an engaging, intelligent exploration of how something as simple as the way we get from one place to another continues to shape our health, our environment, and even our national identity. Not walking, he argues, may be one of the most radical things humans have ever done.
Book Synopsis The Last Great Senate by : Ira Shapiro
Download or read book The Last Great Senate written by Ira Shapiro and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-12-28 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Last Great Senate tells the story of the final four years of the progressive Senate of the 1960s and 1970s which compiled a record of accomplishment unmatched in our country’s history. It is a narrative history of the statesman who, working with an outsider president, Jimmy Carter, helped steer America through the crisis years of the late 1970s, transcending partisanship and overcoming procedural roadblocks that have all but crippled the Senate over the past quarter- century. The Last Great Senate recalls a critical juncture in American politics, offering a new view of the kind of leadership that will be required to restore the nation’s upper house to greatness. The book brings to life the renowned senators of the time---Ted Kennedy, Howard Baker, Henry “Scoop” Jackson, Ed Muskie, Jacob Javits, Robert Byrd and others---while capturing the Senate as an ensemble cast in a way that no previous book has. Mr. Shapiro recounts a series of legislative battles, including the historic fight over the Panama Canal treaty and the rescues of New York City and Chrysler, that are remarkable case studies of the legislative process in action. His preface to this second edition provides a compelling summary of the Senate’s struggles since 1980, including the first six months of the Trump presidency. The author’s love of the Senate and his deep belief in its special role in our political system make the book an antidote to cynicism, leaving readers with some hope that the Senate can reverse its long decline to become again what Walter F. Mondale called “the nation’s mediator.”
Book Synopsis Dead End in Norvelt by : Jack Gantos
Download or read book Dead End in Norvelt written by Jack Gantos and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2011-09-13 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead End in Norvelt is the winner of the 2012 Newbery Medal for the year's best contribution to children's literature and the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction! Melding the entirely true and the wildly fictional, Dead End in Norvelt is a novel about an incredible two months for a kid named Jack Gantos, whose plans for vacation excitement are shot down when he is "grounded for life" by his feuding parents, and whose nose spews bad blood at every little shock he gets. But plenty of excitement (and shocks) are coming Jack's way once his mom loans him out to help a fiesty old neighbor with a most unusual chore—typewriting obituaries filled with stories about the people who founded his utopian town. As one obituary leads to another, Jack is launced on a strange adventure involving molten wax, Eleanor Roosevelt, twisted promises, a homemade airplane, Girl Scout cookies, a man on a trike, a dancing plague, voices from the past, Hells Angels . . . and possibly murder. Endlessly surprising, this sly, sharp-edged narrative is the author at his very best, making readers laugh out loud at the most unexpected things in a dead-funny depiction of growing up in a slightly off-kilter place where the past is present, the present is confusing, and the future is completely up in the air.
Download or read book The Contender written by Robert Lipsyte and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-01-26 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breakthrough modern sports novel The Contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero. This acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter Robert Lipsyte, the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in YA fiction, is the story of a young boxer in Harlem who overcomes hardships and finds hope in the ring on his path to becoming a contender. Alfred Brooks is scared. He’s a high-school dropout, and his grocery store job is leading nowhere. His best friend is sinking further and further into drug addiction. Some street kids are after him for something he didn’t even do. So Alfred begins going to Donatelli’s Gym, a boxing club in Harlem that has trained champions. There he learns it’s the effort, not the win, that makes the boxer—that before you can be a champion, you have to be a contender. ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults * ALA Notable Children’s Book * New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
Download or read book Contender written by Taran Matharu and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cade Carter has been chosen. In a world where enemies come in many forms, Cade and his friends are unwilling contenders in a deadly tournament controlled by a brutal alien overlord. They may have won the first battle, but there is not time to rest or mourn the friends they lost. In the next round Cade must duel a ferocious seven-foot-tall alien monster. Alone. Losing will lead to Earth's destruction. Desperate, Cade and his friends set off on a quest into their strange new world to search for something to give him a fighting edge. But what they find in the wilds could prove to be even more dangerous than the impending battle...
Book Synopsis The Last Great Ride by : Brandon Tartikoff
Download or read book The Last Great Ride written by Brandon Tartikoff and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside story of NBC's wonder decade--told by the successful and popular head of programming who personally engineered it all. Tartikoff's anecdotes, observations, and reflections on the industry provide great entertainment. Contains a new afterword by Tartikoff.
Download or read book Far from the Tree written by Robin Benway and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award Winner, PEN America Award Winner, and New York Times Bestseller! Perfect for fans of This Is Us, Robin Benway’s beautiful interweaving story of three very different teenagers connected by blood explores the meaning of family in all its forms—how to find it, how to keep it, and how to love it. Being the middle child has its ups and downs. But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including— Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. Having grown up the snarky brunette in a house full of chipper redheads, she’s quick to search for traces of herself among these not-quite-strangers. And when her adopted family’s long-buried problems begin to explode to the surface, Maya can’t help but wonder where exactly it is that she belongs. And Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother. After seventeen years in the foster care system, he’s learned that there are no heroes, and secrets and fears are best kept close to the vest, where they can’t hurt anyone but him. Don't miss this moving novel that addresses such important topics as adoption, teen pregnancy, and foster care.
Download or read book Journey written by Aaron Becker and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The winner of the prestigious Caldecott Honor, and described by the New York Times as 'a masterwork', Aaron Becker's stunning, wordless picture book debut about self-determination and unexpected friendship follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Through it she escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. Red marker pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey ... who knows where? When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also guide her home and to happiness? In this exquisitely illustrated book, an ordinary child is launched on an extraordinary, magical journey towards her greatest and most rewarding adventure of all...
Book Synopsis The Last Good Season by : Michael Shapiro
Download or read book The Last Good Season written by Michael Shapiro and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A touching chronicle of the Brooklyn Dodgers and their last great season retraces this legendary team's final pennant and their difficult, subsequent move to Los Angeles.
Download or read book Contender written by Taran Matharu and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2020-05-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Desperate for anything that may give him an advantage, Cade sets off on an expedition into the jungle to scavenge weaponry to help him win. But there he is captured by gladiators, and before he knows it he finds himself participating in a deadly new game where the prize is his freedom
