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  • Cinderella Man

    af Marc Cerasini ...
    Serier Bog 75 - Shooting Script
    Set in New York in the Depression, this is the story of Jim Braddock, who takes up boxing to make money to feed his family, and eventually goes up against champ Max Baer, notorious for having killed two men in the ring.James J. Braddock, born in New York City, was known locally for his thunderous right hand and successful amateur boxing career. After turning professional, he defeated foe after foe ... Læs mere

    40,97 kr.

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  • Heartstone

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  • The Soul of Baseball

    A Road Trip Through Buck O'Neil's America

    af Joe Posnanski ...
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  • The Burning

    The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

    af Tim Madigan ...
    “A powerful book, a harrowing case study made all the more so by Madigan's skillful, clear-eyed telling of it.” —Adam Nossiter, The New York Times Book ReviewOn the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and obliterated a black community then celebrated as one of America's most prosperous. 34 ... Læs mere

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  • Tammy Wynette

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    The first full-scale biography of the enduring first lady of country musicThe twentieth century had three great female singers who plumbed the darkest corners of their hearts and transformed private grief into public dramas. In opera, there was the unsurpassed Maria Callas. In jazz, the tormented Billie Holiday. And in country music, there was Tammy Wynette."Stand by Your Man," "D-I-V-O-R-C-E," ... Læs mere

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    af RJ Smith ...
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  • Whiskey River

    Serier Bog 1 - The Detroit Novels
    Edgar Award Finalist: In the throes of Prohibition-era Detroit, one reporter follows the gripping and violent life of a man who helped keep the booze flowing.Like nowhere else in America, Detroit flourished during Prohibition. The constant flow of liquor from across the Canadian border made Lake Erie a war zone, and lined the pockets of the men who ran the Purple Gang, the Unione Siciliana, and ... Læs mere

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  • Kill 'Em and Leave

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  • Cinderella Man

    James J. Braddock, Max Baer, and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History

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    New York Times Bestseller: This true Depression-era story of a down-and-out fighter's dramatic comeback is "a delight" (David Halberstam).James J. Braddock was a once promising light heavyweight. But a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash of 1929—and Braddock was forced to labor on the docks of Hoboken. Only his manager, Joe Gould, still ... Læs mere

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