Sound and Fury
Two Powerful Lives, One Fateful Friendship
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Dave Kindred
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Theirs was an extraordinary alliance that produced drama, comedy, controversy, and a mutual respect that helped shape both men's lives. Dave Kindred draws on his experiences with Ali and Cosell over nearly four decades, as well as new reporting and interviews, to break new ground in our understanding of these two giants who changed sports and television forever.
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Harry Belafonte is not just one of the greatest entertainers of our time; he has led one of the great American lives of the last century. Now, this extraordinary icon tells us the story of that life, giving us its full breadth, letting us share in the struggles, the tragedies, and, most of all, the inspiring triumphs.
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Amazing
- By Khafre on 12-30-11
By: Harry Belafonte, and others
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Dynomite!
- Good Times, Bad Times…Our Times - A Memoir
- By: Jimmie Walker, Sal Manna
- Narrated by: Jimmie Walker
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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>Born into the violence of South Bronx ghetto life, the comic pioneer of TV’s Good Times fame offers a hilarious and politically charged review of his career as one of television’s first hugely successful Black stars. From opening for the Black Panthers and getting his first Tonight Show spot to becoming the first “Black” TV sitcom star, having comedians David Letterman and Jay Leno writing jokes for him, recording number-one comedy albums, and opening for rock n’ roll bands in 50,000 seat stadiums, Walker’s career hit all the highs.
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An transparent story of a socially but funny American icon.
- By John Lucasey on 05-08-21
By: Jimmie Walker, and others
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Their Life's Work
- The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
- By: Gary M. Pomerantz
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
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The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. A dozen of those Steelers players, coaches, and executives have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and three decades later their names echo in popular memory: "Mean" Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth.
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Great Book
- By cap on 07-18-18
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Over Time
- My Life as a Sportswriter
- By: Frank Deford
- Narrated by: Frank Deford
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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Over Time: My Life as a Sportswriter is as unconventional and wide-ranging as Frank Deford's remarkable career, in which he has chronicled the heroes and the characters of just about every sport in nearly every medium. Deford joined Sports Illustrated in 1962, fresh, and fresh out of Princeton. In 1990, he was Editor-in-Chief of The National Sports Daily, one of the most ambitious and ill-fated projects in the history of American print journalism.
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Memories
- By Amazon Customer on 05-18-18
By: Frank Deford
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Concussion (Movie Tie-in Edition)
- By: Jeanne Marie Laskas
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
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Jeanne Marie Laskas first met the young forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu in 2009, while reporting a story for GQ that would go on to inspire the movie Concussion. Omalu told her about a day in September 2002, when, in a dingy morgue in downtown Pittsburgh, he picked up a scalpel and made a discovery that would rattle America in ways he’d never intended. Omalu was new to America, chasing the dream, a deeply spiritual man escaping the wounds of civil war in Nigeria.
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If you know, come forth and speak.
- By Cynthia on 12-14-15
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The Garner Files
- A Memoir
- By: James Garner, Jon Winokur
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother, James Garner left home at fourteen. He became Oklahoma's first draftee of the Korean War and was awarded with two Purple Hearts before returning to the United States and settling in Los Angeles to become an actor. Working alongside some of the most renowned celebrities, including Julie Andrews, Marlon Brando, and Clint Eastwood, Garner became a star in his own right, despite struggles with stage fright and depression.
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What a disappointment.
- By Linda on 11-14-11
By: James Garner, and others
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Dreamers and Deceivers
- True and Untold Stories of the Heroes and Villains Who Made America
- By: Glenn Beck
- Narrated by: Jeremy Lowell
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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The new nonfiction from number-one best-selling author and popular radio and television host Glenn Beck.
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Astounding History stories gather life
- By Gil on 11-13-14
By: Glenn Beck
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Raven
- The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People
- By: Tim Reiterman
- Narrated by: Mitch Horowitz
- Length: 29 hrs and 52 mins
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Tim Reiterman's Raven provides the seminal history of the Rev. Jim Jones, the Peoples Temple, and the murderous ordeal at Jonestown in 1978. This PEN Award-winning work explores the ideals gone wrong, the intrigue, and the grim realities behind the Peoples Temple and its implosion in the jungle of South America.
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What a very thoroughly written book!
- By Traci P. on 04-22-17
By: Tim Reiterman
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Terror in the City of Champions
- Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society That Shocked Depression-Era Detroit
- By: Tom Stanton
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
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Detroit, mid-1930s: In a city abuzz over its unrivaled sports success, gun-loving baseball fan Dayton Dean became ensnared in the nefarious and deadly Black Legion. The secretive, Klan-like group was executing a wicked plan of terror, murdering enemies, flogging associates, and contemplating armed rebellion. The Legion boasted tens of thousands of members across the Midwest, among them politicians and prominent citizens - even, possibly, a beloved athlete.
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Interesting stories but oversold
- By Theron Schultz on 09-15-18
By: Tom Stanton
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- Vinny M
- 08-20-23
Outstanding!!
One of the best books I’ve ever listened to. Narrator was great and the story outstanding.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-02-21
Without question, the best and most in-depth look at these two icons of my generation.
I was 12 in 1968. I watched and listened to all the on-air TV shows, interviews, olympics, MNF games, roasts, guest appearances and newspapers articles about these two giants individually and collectively. This work, by a committed and objective journalist, fleshes out the background lives and stories, which aren’t seen on the superficial TV appearances.
It’s what I truly love about non fiction, first hand accounts written by men who witnessed in real time, the accomplishments and the tragedies which befell them both, together and within their own personal lives. This work dispels untrue rumors which had been what I had taken as true, before this book. The narrator is excellent and his depictions of the speakers was true to the texture and tone of the actual voices, without obviously trying to be perfect, due to his respect for those he imitated, who he knows are unimitatible.
A third person story like this, respectfully and responsibly told, honoring great men who shaped the lives and times of those of us fortunate enough to have shared their milieu, is why I am so grateful to Audible for what they do. This, even though they sold out to Amazon. Scott Kennedy, with 850 Audible books purchased since 2013.
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- Steve
- 05-04-06
Great insight into Ali & Cosell
Among the many biographies of Ali and Cosell this is the best. Kindred does a masterful job in capturing the interplay between the two and provides superb insight into two of the 20th century's greatest men in sport.
The style of covering first one and then the other of these two men as they worked for themselves and used each other to attain and remain in the spotlight is fabulous.
A biography of Ali without Cosell or Cosell without Ali would not accurately represent the life of either man.
Even for someone who was Kindred's neighbor during his time in Atlanta, I can recommend in a most unbiased fashion this book. If you like the human aspect of sport - even if you don't like boxing you still will enjoy this book. My wife who could not care less about boxing has enjoyed the book as well.
Thanks Dave!
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- Erin Phillips
- 09-03-21
Great book and good performance
While you think you must know everything about these two, this book really showed a depth and comprehensive coverage of two very interesting individuals. As someone who grew up during this time I really enjoyed this book.
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- Dennis
- 12-28-21
Enlightening
What a great listen and book. The story was concise and hit the mark on both mens lives in so many ways. Such turbulence they lived through yet both were forced against that turbulence.
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- T. Kee
- 12-29-20
Really Good
This was a wonderful book for a kid who grew up in the 70s and 80s watching Ali and Cosell dominate the sports stories. Lots of great background, along with some really fun and entertaining history.
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- Izzy
- 02-01-23
The Story of 2 G.O.A.T.S.
Insightful so many stories I have not heard. I lived through those times and I was happy to relive them again.
Thanks.
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- R. A. Frank
- 04-16-11
Great narration, superb story.
I was 11 years old when Ali first fought Frazier. There was a huge dispute in my neighborhood about who to root for. I had no idea of the racial, political, and religious controversy regarding Muhammad Ali. This story brings it all to life in a way that honors both the broadcaster and the athlete. When the narrator dropped into his Cosell impersonation I laughed out loud several times. It amazed me that he could do Ali equally as good! Very believable and very good performance by the narrator.
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- James Del Gatto
- 09-30-22
wow
couldn't stop listening great book Howard and Ali what a great story a must have
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- steve finkelstein
- 12-20-20
Very interesting and informative
This was a great listen. A somewhat melancholy trip down memory lane.
I found the information about the producer telling Cosell things that might happen in a football game pretty interesting. I have to assume this is a common thing. It makes one wonder about the intelligence of sportscasters. It sounds like they are nothing special, just fortunate to be making money talking about other people playing a game.
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