We are called the human race. We are not in a human race. Take your time, learn, adapt, grow. Educate, meditate, gravitate, replicate. Planting the seeds is easy, but you won't grow if you stay in the dark…The bamboo plant takes around three years before it becomes established. It spends all that time growing the roots, the foundations. The bamboo grows its limbs and canes for sixty days at a time, getting bigger and bigger each spring, all the while still growing its roots. It can...

An updated edition of award-winning columnist Jack Newfields best-selling biography of Americas boxing mogul, the source for the Emmy-winning movie Don King: Only in America. When Jack Newfields unauthorized biography of Don King first appeared in 1995 it was hailed as one of the most important pieces of sports journalism of the decade. The HBO movie based on the book continues to be a television favorite. Now, for the first time, The Life and Crimes of Don King is available in paperba...

You may have cheered him. You may have booed him out of the building. But until now, you've never really known "The Most Dangerous Man in Wrestling."For the first time, Jerome "New Jack" Young opens up about his rise to stardom in Extreme Championship Wrestling. From his crazed dives off balconies and scaffolds to his bloody weapons matches that trampled the line between reality and entertainment, this candid memoir reveals the man behind the infamy, with new disclosures about the ...

What happens when an over-confident prospector finds himself alone with a half-wild dog on a wintry Yukon trail? An enhanced version of Jack Londons classic story. Features an original biography of the author plus more.

What happens when a fur trader faces an unbearably painful death at the hands of his captors? An enhanced version of Jack Londons classic story. Features an original biography of the author plus more.

What happens when two victims of Klondike gold fever succumb to cabin fever? An enhanced version of Jack Londons classic story. Features an original biography of the author plus more.

What happens when a tourist asks for adventure in the South Seas and gets the unexpected experience of a lifetime? An enhanced version of Jack Londons classic story. Features an original biography of the author plus more.

What kind of friendship emerges between a white man and a native when they are the only survivors of a South Seas shipwreck? An enhanced version of Jack Londons classic story. Features an original biography of the author plus more.

What happens an auction of a huge stash of pearls is threatened by an epic hurricane? An enhanced version of Jack Londons classic story. Features an original biography of the author plus more.

“An oral history is only as good as its sources, and ‘Texas Flood’ is thorough and far-reaching, with Vaughan's bandmates, crew and family taking center stage.” — New York Times Book Review**This program is read by a full cast and features exclusive bonus material, including a never-before-heard conversation between Stevie Ray Vaughan and his brother, Jimmie Vaughan.The first definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogu...

Thomas Hearns ranks as one of the greatest and most exciting fighters of all-time. From his explosion onto the pro boxing scene with seventeen straight knockouts, he struck fear into opponents and awe into spectators. He went on to feature in some of the most thrilling bouts ever and became the first champion to win six titles at different weights. He will forever be known by his chilling nickname: the "Hit Man". Co-written by Brian Hughes, Britain's leading boxing trainer, H...

The first book ever to delve into the life of the legendary heavyweight boxing champion.Acclaimed sportswriter Phil Pepe explores the iconic boxer "Smokin' Joe" Frazier's early beginnings. From his dirt poor childhood and relationship with his father to his street fights and Olympic boxing championship, Pepe's book follows Frazier's rise, culminating in the "Fight of the Century" with Muhammad Ali. Pepe beat all other writers to the punch in his seminal work on the...