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(0)Randy Roberts
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 276 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland. In A Season in the Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith recount the defining moment of Mantle's legendary career: 1956, when he overcame a host of injuries...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xxiv, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1962, boxing writers and fans considered Cassius Clay an obnoxious self-promoter, and few believed that he would become the heavyweight champion of the world. But Malcolm X, the most famous minister in the Nation of Islam -- a sect many white Americans deemed a hate cult -- saw the potential in Clay, not just for boxing greatness, but as a means of spreading the Nation's message. . . . Acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny Smith reconstruct...
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Joe Louis defended his heavyweight boxing title an astonishing 25 times and reigned as world champion for more than 11 years. Through meticulous research and first-hand interviews, acclaimed historian and biographer Roberts presents Louis, and his impact on sport and country, in a way never before accomplished.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Freshly adapted for young readers, this in-depth portrait showcases the complex bond between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, revealing how Malcolm aided in molding Cassius Clay into Muhammad Ali and helped him become an international symbol of Black pride and Black independence"--
Pub. Date
2004
Edition
Full screen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (17 hrs, 40 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reunite with Dr. Sam Beckett, a scientist who never knows whose body he is going to "leap" into next or when, where and at what moment in time he may find himself. Who will he be next? An undercover cop. A blind pianist. A harassed secretary. It's up to Sam to change the history of each person for the better, and hopefully complete the mission that will someday take him home.