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Johnny Smith
Johnny Smith is the J.C. “Bud” Shaw Professor of Sports History at Georgia Tech. He is the author of Jumpman, and co-author of The Fight of His Life, War Fever, A Season in the Sun, and Blood Brothers. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The Fight of His Life
The boxing champion whose fight against the Nazis in and out of the ring made him a global icon During the 1930s and 1940s, no…
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Jumpman
How Michael Jordan’s path to greatness was shaped by race, politics, and the consequences of fame To become the most revered basketball player in America,…
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Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X
Discover the remarkable relationship between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, and how their bond affected the movement for Black pride and independence in the 1960s in…
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War Fever
A "marvelous" (Sports Illustrated) portrait of the three men whose lives were forever changed by WWI-era Boston and the Spanish flu: baseball star Babe Ruth,…
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A Season in the Sun
The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and…
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Blood Brothers
An “engrossing and important book" (Wall Street Journal) that brings to life the fateful friendship between Malcolm X and Muhammad Ali In 1962, boxing writers…