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Jack Sharkey: A Heavyweight Champion's Untold Story
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 232

Jack Sharkey: A Heavyweight Champion's Untold Story

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-03-15
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  • Publisher: Unknown

When Jack Sharkey retired in 1936 after twelve years of boxing, he had carved out a career that was both exciting and controversial. But, despite having been the world heavyweight champion and enormously popular, sadly he is almost completely forgotten today...until now. After two years of extensive research and writing, the Boston Gob's life story is ready to be told. In this book you will follow Jack Sharkey from his days as a teenage runaway and sailor to world heavyweight champion and renowned fly-fisherman alongside his good friend, baseball great Ted Williams. You will also read about his controversial battles with such legendary fighters as Jack Dempsey, Max Schmeling, and the giant P...

I Take this Man
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 84

I Take this Man

An outrageous concoction of wild, warm, and lightning-paced hilarity that is perfect for the entire family.

The Murder Room
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 112

The Murder Room

Mystery Comedy / 3m., 3f. / Int. When this zany spoof of British mysteries opened in Sydney, Australia, reviewers spouted phrases like "a great vehicle for three ladies," "a plethora of hilarious situations," and "this is a romp " "Really a minor gem ... witty and sophisticated." - Newcastle Morning Herald "Murder has never been this funny. A spoof of all crime thrillers ... it is good clean mirth all the way. The quick, smart, extremely well timed dialogue of Jack Sharkey comes through l

The Business As Usual
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 14

The Business As Usual

The Business, As Usual by Jack Sharkey: A humorous and satirical novel set in the corporate world, "The Business, As Usual" offers a lighthearted take on office politics, bureaucracy, and the absurdities of modern work life. With witty dialogue and memorable characters, the book provides a comical glimpse into the everyday challenges of corporate culture. Key Aspects of the Book "The Business, As Usual": Corporate Satire: The novel uses humor and satire to expose the idiosyncrasies and frustrations of corporate life, offering a light-hearted critique of the modern workplace. Character-driven Storytelling: The book's memorable characters and their interactions drive the narrative, providing b...

Boston's Boxing Heritage
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 134

Boston's Boxing Heritage

Boston's Boxing Heritage: Prizefighting from 1882 to 1955 chronicles the rich history of prizefighting in Boston and the many characters that made the Hub city the home of champions. It is not only a pictorial history of the sport but also a tale of heroes and villains, gangsters and mobsters, contenders and bums, trainers and newspapermen, straight men and cheats. It is a saga of ethnicity and race, of color barriers broken and neighborhood rivalries settled and rekindled. At its core this story is truly about a city and its relationship with a sport. Boston's Boxing Heritage: Prizefighting from 1882 to 1955 covers the early bareknuckle years of boxing through the sport's post-World War II ...

The Magnificent Max Baer
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 321

The Magnificent Max Baer

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-08-20
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  • Publisher: McFarland

Boxing might not have survived the 1930s if not for Max Baer. A contender for every heavyweight championship 1932-1941, California's "Glamour Boy" brought back the "million-dollar gate" not seen since the 1920s. His radio voice sold millions of Gillette razor blades; his leading-man appeal made him a heartthrob in The Prizefighter and the Lady (1933). The film was banned in Nazi Germany--Baer had worn a Star of David on his trunks when he TKOed German former champ Max Schmeling. Baer defeated 275-pound Primo Carnera in 1934 for the championship, losing it to Jim Braddock the next year. Contrary to Cinderella Man, (2005), Baer--favored 10 to 1--was not a villain and the fight was more controversial than the film suggested. His battle with Joe Louis three months later drew the highest gate of the decade. This first comprehensive biography covers Baer's complete ring record, his early life, his career on radio, film, stage and television, and his World War II army service.

Here Lies Jeremy Troy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 104

Here Lies Jeremy Troy

Farce Characters: 3 male, 2 female Complete interior set. A lawyer who is up for a partnership is visited by a school chum who lives by sponging off classmates. He blackmails the lawyer into putting him up on the very night the boss is coming for dinner whereupon the wife leaves. The sponger discovers that the lawyer's degree is a fraud. A model is hired to play the wife's, a dumb beauty whose attempts to help backfire. More trouble erupts when the wife returns. For

Jack and the Beanstalk
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 24

Jack and the Beanstalk

Jack trades a cow for some magic beans.

I Fought Them All
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 336

I Fought Them All

**WINNER: WISHING SHELF PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2011** In the 1890s the fight game was changing. The prize-fighters and bare-knuckle brawlers were disappearing as the new “scientific” boxers emerged to fight under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. Irishman Tom Sharkey was the never-say-die fighter who bridged the gap between old and new. Within a short time of arriving in America he took on all the top boxers of his day: his hero John L Sullivan, Gentleman Jim Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons and the man who would become not only his greatest foe but his best friend, Jim Jeffries. Their 25-round world title fight at Coney Island was one of the most gruelling and compelling encounters ever seen ins...

Steve Hannagan
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 346

Steve Hannagan

Steve Hannagan was a highly-successful pioneer of public relations who built ground-breaking publicity campaigns for the Indianapolis 500, Miami Beach, Sun Valley, Las Vegas, the 1940 Presidential Campaign, and Coca Cola. He developed, tested, and refined many of the press and publicity principles commonly used today. Along the way, Steve Hannagan knew or worked with most major figures and celebrities of his era. His colleagues and friends spanned business, Hollywood, Broadway, New York’s Café Society, the news media, politics, and sports. Hannagan was a garrulous, charming, whip-smart press agent who never pulled a phony deal. His honesty and charm opened doors to the powerful. His press campaigns were sensational or subtle and always caught the eye of the intended audience. His success always brought him coverage in major news media like: Life Magazine, Fortune, Look, Colliers, Scribner’s, New York Times, and Movietone News.