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The Sweet Science Spiral-Bound | September 9, 2004

A. J. Liebling, Robert Anasi (Foreword by)

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A.J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" bring vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday: Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, Joe Louis's unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and he evokes the atmosphere in the arena as distinctly as he does the goings-on in the ring--a combination that prompted Sports Illustrated to name The Sweet Science the best American sports book of all time.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0374272271
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 5.6 x 0.9 x 8.1 inches
A. J. Liebling joined the staff of The New Yorker in 1935 and wrote for the magazine until his death in 1963. His greatest work is collected in Just Enough Liebling.
Robert Anasi is the author of The Gloves.