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On Boxing by Joyce Carol Oates (2006, Perfect)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100060874503
ISBN-139780060874506
eBay Product ID (ePID)50367596
Product Key Features
Book TitleOn Boxing
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBoxing, Essays, Sports
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJoyce Carol Oates
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight9.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-270149
Reviews"Ms. Oates takes the violence of boxing in her stride, for she knows as well as anyone that many of us do violence to other people - in love, in business, in friendship and in print, and that each of these is more painful than punches. On Boxing is better than its subject. Ms. Oates is truer to the sport than most boxers are. She is game, as they say in the vernacular. If it is too coarse a verdict to call On Boxing a knockout, Ms. Oates has certainly scored a stunning TKO, or technical victory." -- New York Times "In On Boxing, Joyce Carol Oates offers a collection of powerful essays on the sport that has long fascinated her. She's able to explore issues of masculinity, racial exploitation, and corruption without oversimplification and also convey the enthusiasm of an aficionado. The great characters of boxing history receive their due, from Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali to Sugar Ray Leonard and Mike Tyson. On Boxing, enhanced by John Ranard's evocative photographs, is a testimony to our endless fascination with boxing and the seemingly endless variety and skill in the work of Joyce Carol Oates." -- Midwest Book Review "A fight fan since her youth, novelist Oates follows in the tradition of boxing-loving writers like Hemingway and Mailer. In a slim volume expanded from a New York Times Magazine article, she candidly assays "The Sweet Science" for its spectacle, aesthetic elements, and its history--from ancient Greece and Rome to today's ring dominated by callous promoters, casinos, and TV. Oates concedes boxing's brutality and often seamy side but finds positive merits as tragic theater. Good fare for fans and haters alike." -- Library Journal
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.83
SynopsisA vivid and realistic picture of the most controversial sport on Earth, On Boxing is a riveting, electrifying journey through a world of glitter and gore--where heart-soaring triumph and heart-rending tragedy go hand in hand. A magnificent work by a consummate artist., A reissue of bestselling, award-winning author Joyce Carol Oates' classic collection of essays on boxing.
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