
The Sweet Science
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Narrated by:
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Grover Gardner
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By:
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A. J. Liebling
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Critic reviews
"Nobody wrote about boxing with more grace and enthusiasm than Joe Liebling." (New York Times)
"In The Sweet Science, as in all his books, Liebling himself, the voice and the character, is immensely appealing." (New Yorker)
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Expertly written and read- interesting window to the past
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Excellent perspective on boxing during that era
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Too much on the fights, not enough on the fighters
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A compelling read on the art of boxing.
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Timeless. A work of art.
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Beautifully read
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I've listened to this book three times. I'm a boxing fan, of course, but Liebling is a gifted wordsmith. The prose he used to write the articles that make up this book is some of the best ever written in the English language. The narrator does an outstanding job too. I would not recommend this to someone who is not a boxing and/or sports fan though as much of it would not interest them. However, it is a must for the casual or devoted fan of the sweet science of bruising!A Gifted Writer Turns Boxing Into Ballet
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Narration is great and fits with the style of writing. If you like boxing or just good 20th century journalism this is a book for you!
Wonderful
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Wordsmith
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No one writes this way anymore! AJ Liebling's analogies were the highlight of a book woven through the art of boxing, deftly narrated with an old tyme voice by Grover Gardner.
Liebling is a master wordsmith, Gardner an incredible narrator
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