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The Good Son - by  Mark Kriegel (Paperback) - 1 of 1

The Good Son - by Mark Kriegel (Paperback)

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  • From the bestselling author of Pistol and Namath, a vivid, revealing, and fast-paced biography of the great boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.Frank Sinatra fawned over him.
  • About the Author: Mark Kriegel is the author several books, including the bestsellers Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich.
  • 336 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Sports

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From the bestselling author of Pistol and Namath, a vivid, revealing, and fast-paced biography of the great boxer Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini.Frank Sinatra fawned over him. Warren Zevon wrote a tribute song. Sylvester Stallone produced his life story as a movie of the week. In the 1980s, Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini wasn't merely the lightweight champ. An adoring public considered him a national hero, the real Rocky. But it all came apart on November 13, 1982, in a brutal battle at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Mancini's obscure Korean challenger, Duk Koo Kim, went down in the fourteenth round and never regained consciousness. Three months later, Kim's despondent mother took her own life. The deaths would haunt Ray and ruin his carefully crafted image, suddenly transforming boxing's All-American Boy into a pariah. With the vivid style and deep reporting that have earned him renown as a biographer, Mark Kriegel has written a fast-paced epic. The Good Son is an intimate history, a saga of fathers and fighters, loss and redemption.



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Mark Kriegel is the author several books, including the bestsellers Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich. He is a veteran columnist and a commentator for the NFL Network. He lives in Santa Monica, California.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.6 Inches (W) x .9 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 336
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Sports
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Format: Paperback
Author: Mark Kriegel
Language: English
Street Date: July 9, 2013
TCIN: 81922629
UPC: 9780743286367
Item Number (DPCI): 247-22-9790
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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