{"product_id":"great-men-die-twice-paperback","title":"Great Men Die Twice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Kram\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of classic essays by legendary sports journalist Mark Kram, \u003ci\u003eGreat Men Die Twice\u003c\/i\u003e covers Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, George Best, Cool Papa Bell, and other memorable subjects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eImagine \u003ci\u003eMad Men\u003c\/i\u003e set not in the advertising world but at 1960s\u003ci\u003e Sports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, a place where the finest sports staff of any generation was attended by an open bar and almost unlimited expense account. This was the world Mark Kram lived and wrote in, along with his peers including Frank Deford, Dan Jenkins and other major talents. A high school graduate with a gift for revealing the hearts of his subjects, Kram would become one of the greatest sports writers of all time, covering the famed rivalry between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, Negro League baseball star Cool Papa Bell, doomed soccer legend George Best, Olympic gold medal sprinter Edwin Moses, and others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e obituary of Kram in June, 2002 saluted his work in \u003ci\u003eSports\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIllustrated\u003c\/i\u003e by calling him one of its most lyrical writers of the 1960s and 1970s. \u003ci\u003eGreat Men Die Twice\u003c\/i\u003e selects his best work with a moving introduction by his son, Mark Kram Jr., the PEN\/ESPN Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eLike Any Normal Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARK KRAM was one of\u003ci\u003e Sports Illustrated'\u003c\/i\u003es most acclaimed writers during the 1960s and 70s, and published more pieces on Muhammad Ali for the magazine than any other writer, along with many other features. He also contributed to Esquire, Gentleman's Quarterly, Playboy, and other publications. His articles on boxing have been widely anthologized, including \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by David Halberstam, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fights\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of essays edited by Richard Ford. His book \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Manila\u003c\/i\u003e (HarperCollins, 2001) is the classic account of the third fight between Ali and Joe Frazier. A native of Baltimore, he died in June 2002. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMARK KRAM, JR. is the author of \u003ci\u003eLike Any Normal Day\u003c\/i\u003e, which received the PEN\/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing. His feature articles have won the Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists and has been published six times in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Sports Writing Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. Kram lives in New Jersey with his family.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761045602592,"sku":"9781250064998","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1bd85b2e2ad654886180fc76c3ce4b8c.webp?v=1780198115","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/great-men-die-twice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}