Bøger af Kevin Michaels

A collection of short stories about the Greek Gods and Ancient Greece,

HARD ROAD Atlantic City, 1957 Roberto Varga and Michael Boyle are boxers and one time pals whose careers have gone in opposite directions since leaving St. Vincent's Asylum for Boys. Under the guidance of Father Tim back in Chicago, Varga learned values, respect, responsibility, and how to fight fair. Boyle was a different story - once away from the orphanage he quickly fell into the old routines and habits he learned on the streets. Two years after leaving St. Vincent's the fighters met in the ring where Boyle pounded out a bloody, lopsided decision that Varga swore wasn't on the up and up. Since that fight seven years earlier their careers took different paths - guided by a shrewd manager named Tommy Domino, Boyle has moved steadily through the middleweight ranks and is positioned for a title shot with Sugar Ray Robinson. Varga has struggled to carve out a name in an up and down career, still haunted by that bloody loss to Boyle. He keeps working for that one shot to catapult him back into contention. When the boxer scheduled to fight Boyle in Atlantic City breaks his hand two weeks before the fight, Domino scrambles for a replacement. He finds Varga toiling in a Philadelphia gym and offers him the rematch he's been waiting years to get. This fight is Varga's chance to finally even the score. Although the untrustworthy manager has never been a man of his word, Varga takes the fight with the hope that if he wins, he'll get that title shot he's always dreamed about. Varga heads to Atlantic City to prepare for the fight that can change his life.

St. Louis, Missouri, 1958 Billy Flood was the kind of boxer who had 'can't miss' written all over him. He had the tools and talent to make him a middleweight champion. But a few wrong turns changed everything. Now, after a hard three year stretch inside the Missouri State Penitentiary, Billy is determined to get back in the ring and punch his way to the top. But, while other fighters his age have risen through the ranks, Billy is back where he started - fighting palookas, catchers, and tomato cans. With his past on his heels and his future filled with obstacles, Billy finds himself backed into a corner by false friends and an unscrupulous promoter. He may get his shot at becoming a contender, but will it cost him his future? Can't Miss Contender is another hard punching Fight Card tale ...

Traces the transformation of the commercial aircraft business from 1990 to the present. This $300bn industry is not only the pinnacle of high technology and advanced manufacturing; it is also amongst the largest export industries for many advanced economies and a key enabler of military aerospace and national defense.