A Man's World
The Double Life of Emile Griffith
$39.89
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2016
Summary
SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE.
‘I kill a man and most people forgive me. However, I love a man and many say this makes me an evil person.’
On 24 March 1962, when Emile Griffith stepped into the ring in Madison Square Garden to defend his world title against Benny Paret, he was filled with rage. During their weigh-in, the Cuban challenger had denounced Griffith as a ‘faggot’ and minced towards him. In the macho world of boxing, where fighte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781471132360 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1471132366 |
| Author: | Donald McRae |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Imprint: | Simon & Schuster Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2016 |
| Weight: | 358g |
| Dimensions: | 42mm x 267mm x 131mm |
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About The Author
Donald McRae
Donald McRae is an award-winning author of fourteen non-fiction books which have featured sporting icons, legendary trial lawyers, heart surgeons and South Africa. He has twice won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year – the UK’s most prestigious sports book prize – and ten national awards for his journalism at the Guardian.
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