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Baddest man : the making of Mike Tyson / by Kriegel, Mark,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose coverage of Mike Tyson and his inner circle dates back to the 1980s, a magnificent noir epic about fame, race, greed, criminality, trauma, and the creation of the most feared and mesmerizing fighter in boxing history. On an evening that defined the Greed is Good 1980s, Donald Trump hosted a raft of celebrities and high rollers in a carnival town on the Jersey Shore to bask in the glow created by a 21-year-old heavyweight champion. Mike Tyson knocked out Michael Spinks that night, and in 91 frenzied seconds earned more than the annual payrolls of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics combined. It had been just eight years since Tyson, a feral child from a dystopian Brooklyn neighborhood was delivered to boxing's forgotten wizard, Cus D'Amato, living a self-imposed exile in upstate New York. Together, Cus and the Kid were an irresistible story of mutual redemption-darlings to the novelists, screenwriters and newspapermen long charmed by D'Amato, and perfect for the nascent industry of cable television. Long before anyone heard of Tony Soprano, Mike Tyson was HBO's leading man. It was the greatest sales job in the sport's history, and the most lucrative. But the business of Tyson concealed truths that were darker and more nuanced than the script would allow. The intervening decades have seen Tyson villainized, lionized, and fetishized-but never, until now, fully humanized. Mark Kriegel, an acclaimed biographer regarded as "the finest boxing writer in America," was a young cityside reporter at the New York Daily News when first swept up in the Tyson media hurricane, but here measures his subject not by whom he knocked out, but by what he survived. Though Tyson was billed as a modern-day Jack Dempsey, the truth was closer to Sonny Liston. Tyson was Black, feared, and born to die young. What made Liston a pariah, though, would make Tyson-in a way his own handlers could never understand-a touchstone for a generation raised on a soundtrack of hip hop and gunfire. What Peter Guralnick did for Elvis in Train to Memphis and James Kaplan for Sinatra in Frank, Kriegel does for Tyson. It's not just the mesmerizing ascent that he captures, but Tyson's place in the American psyche"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Tyson, Mike, 1966-; African American boxers; Boxing;
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Maker dad : lunch box guitars, antigravity jars, and 22 other incredibly cool father-daughter DIY projects / by Frauenfelder, Mark.;
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Subjects: Handicraft for girls.; Creative activities and seat work.; Fathers and daughters.;
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Hands / by Maldonado, Torrey.;
Twelve-year-old Trevor has an adult problem to deal with: how to protect himself, his sisters, and his mother from his abusive stepfather (currently in prison) and he thinks the way to do that is to take up boxing--although he would really rather draw.
Subjects: Boxing; Stepfathers; Families; Responsibility; Drawing;
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Maggie Lou, Firefox / by Dufour Bowes, Arnolda,1974-; Harvey, Karlene.;
"Maggie Lou's grandpa doesn't call her Firefox for nothing. She's always finding ways to make life more interesting - even if this means getting into big trouble. When her grandfather Mushom finally agrees to teach her how to box, she decides that the rank odors, endless drills and teasing won't stop her from wearing a tutu to the gym. Joining her father's construction crew uncovers a surprising talent -- besides learning how to use a broom -- and a great source of scrap wood to build a canine hotel for her dogs. And when she turns thirteen, she figures out an ingenious way to make some smokin' good camouflage to wear on her first deer hunt, where she joins a long family tradition. Through it all she is surrounded by her big extended gumbo soup of a family, pestered by annoying younger siblings, and gently guided by her strong female relatives - her mother, her kokom and her ultra-cool cousin Jayda. "Keep taking up space," Maggie's mother says. "You're only making room for the girls behind you." A heroine for today, Maggie Lou discovers that with hard work and perseverance she can gain valuable new skills, without losing one iota of her irrepressible spirit."--
Subjects: Grandparent and child; Grandfathers; Boxing; Deer hunting;
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Real steel [videorecording] / by Davis, Hope,1967-; Durand, Kevin.; Goyo, Dakota.; Jackman, Hugh.; Levy, Shawn.; Lilly, Evangeline,1979-; Mackie, Anthony,1979-; Ruggeri, Marco.; Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm);
Music by Danny Elfman ; cinematography, Mauro Fiore ; edited by Dean Zimmerman.Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie, Hope Davis, Marco Ruggeri.Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to build and train a championship contender.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, widescreen presentation (2.35:1) aspect ratio, 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Boxing; Fathers and sons; Feature films.; Robots;
© c2012., Touchstone Home Entertainment,
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Busy bags kids will love : make-ahead activity kits for a happy preschooler and stress-free parent / by McClure, Sara.;
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Subjects: Creative activities and seat work.; Handicraft.; Amusements.;
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Undisputed [electronic resource]. by Sony Computer Entertainment.;
Game.Become Undisputed and rule the ring! Featuring true to life visuals, bone-jarring action, and more licensed boxers than ever before, Undisputed gives you unprecedented control to master every inch of the ring.ESRB Content Rating: T, Teen (Violence, blood, lyrics).Ultra HD Blu-ray disc compatible with Playstation 5 console ; HDTV 720p/1080i/1080p/4K/8K ; in game surround sound ; 1-2 player online multiplayer (paid subscription and broadband internet connection required) ; 16 GB storage required ; online play optional ; Vibration function & trigger effect supported.
Subjects: Fighting video games.; Sports video games.; Video games.; Arcade-style video games.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Playstation 5 (Video game console); Video games.; Boxing; Boxers (Sports); Undisputed (Game);
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Square peg : my story and what it means for raising innovators, visionaries, and out-of-the-box thinkers / by Rose, L. Todd.; Ellison, Katherine,1957-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Rose, L. Todd.; Learning disabled; Learning disabled; Learning disabled; Learning disabled.;
© c2013., Hyperion,
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Simon steps into the ring / by Monette, Marylène,1978-; Arbona, Marion.; Watson, Sophie B.,1972-;
A little boy learns to acknowledge his temper in this illustrated picture book for young readers.LSC
Subjects: Boys; Conflict management; Emotions; Imagination; Boxing matches;
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If these walls could talk : Toronto Blue Jays : stories from the Toronto Blue Jays dugout, locker room, and press box / by Elliott, Bob,1949-author.;
Subjects: Toronto Blue Jays (Baseball team); Baseball teams; Baseball players;
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