Mark Kriegel, Author . Viking $27.95 (512p) ISBN 978-0-670-03329-4
Avoiding the pitfalls of mythology while telling a larger-than-life story is never easy, but Kriegel does it grandly in this landmark portrait of the 1960s icon. From the segregated South to the era of showbiz sports, Namath has a Forrest Gump–
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Mark Kriegel, Author . Free Press $26 (381p) ISBN 978-0-7432-8497-4
As he did for another larger-than-life sports star whose achievements in his game were always shadowed by his demons outside of it, Kriegel (Namath
) offers a rounded, insightful look at one of basketball's enigmatic icons. Kriegel presents Pete
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Mark Kriegel. Free Press, $27 (320p) ISBN 978-0-7432-8635-0
ESPN columnist and author Kriegel’s smoothly written biography tells the story of a rust belt hero whose boxing career was marred by tragedy in the ring. Raised in gritty Youngstown, Ohio, Ray grew up obsessed with the boxing legacy of his father,...
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Mark Kriegel, Author, Mary Kriegel, Author Doubleday Books $22 (321p) ISBN 978-0-385-47494-8
New York Daily News columnist Kriegel makes a tightly written, fast-paced fiction debut with this novel about a mob lieutenant who witnesses the effects of betrayal and retribution on himself and his sons. Frank Battaglia is a brutal wiseguy, a...
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Mark Kriegel. Penguin Press, $32 (448p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2340-0
This sinewy biography from journalist Kriegel (The Good Son) traces Mike Tyson’s early life and career. Born in 1966, Tyson came of age in Brooklyn amid financial insecurity, moving constantly as his mother struggled to find work and turning to...
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