Wyniki wyszukiwania:

Philadelphia was essentially the birthplace of boxing in America, the city where matches first took shape in the back of bars. Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champ, fought more times in Philly than any other city besides his hometown; Sugar Ray Robinson, perhaps the best boxer ever, fought under his first promotional contract in Philadelphia, appearing there twenty times; and Joe Louis, one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, was trained by a Philadelphia fighter. In Boxing in Philadelphia, Gabe Oppenheim examines the rise and fall of boxing in Philadelphia, and how it often...

Jeremiah and Mo -- two Orthodox Jews at an Ivy League school -- are best friends. They are also bitter rivals: for a girl's affection, for academic success and for the position of campus literary star (they both write newspaper columns). "How Delightful Is the Day" is Jeremiah's journal, which has been published by Mo following his friend's untimely death. In it, every nuance of their relationship will be revealed -- and in the process, so too the betrayals and hook-ups that led to the end. How did it happen? And why did Mo reveal the details? The questions keep coming, and the answers are...