Bøger af Gerald Early

Body Language: Writers on Sport, the second book in the Graywolf Forum Series, gathers thirteen contemporary creative writers who offer personal reflections on our public obsession: from the pool hustler to the closet baseball fan; from late-night rodeo on cable TV to tennis games on the weathered fields of Illinois; from the aging basketball player to the anxious young girl determining whether to strike out the boy who is her friend. Through these individual narratives we begin to recognize the universal themes that galvanize both sport and literature: conflict and sacrifice, ritual and passion, humiliation and heroism.Gerald Early (editor) is the author of The Culture of Bruising: Essays on Prize Fighting, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award.Contributors:Gerald EarlyJonis AgeeTeri BostianCecil BrownWayne FieldsLorraine KeePhillip LopateJames A. McPhersonVijay SeshadriKris VervaeckeLoïc WacquantAnthony WaltonDavid Foster Wallace

Early tells the story of 'Motown Records', one of the most successful black-owned enterprises in American history and how it helped transform American culture. This edition features an updated bibliography and interviews with Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and Berry Gordy.

From his status as Heavyweight Champion of the World to his ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali is a celebrated icon known the world over for his athletic championships and civic and humanitarian enterprises. This book reveals many facets of the beloved man and legend known to all as The Greatest: the one and only Muhammad Ali.