{"product_id":"no-way-but-to-fight-andrew-r-m-smith-9781477319765","title":"No Way But to Fight: George Foreman and the Business of Boxing","description":"\u003cp\u003eOlympic gold medalist. Two-time world heavyweight champion. Hall of Famer. Infomercial and reality TV star. George Foreman's fighting ability is matched only by his acumen for selling. Yet the complete story of Foreman's rise from urban poverty to global celebrity has never been told until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaised in Houston's \"Bloody Fifth\" Ward, battling against scarcity in housing and food, young Foreman fought sometimes for survival and other times just for fun. But when a government program rescued him from poverty and introduced him to the sport of boxing, his life changed forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew R. M. Smith traces Foreman's life and career from the Great Migration to the Great Society, through the Cold War and culture wars, out of urban Houston and onto the world stage where he discovered that fame brought new challenges. Drawing on new interviews with George Foreman and declassified government documents, as well as more than fifty domestic and international newspapers and magazines, Smith brings to life the exhilarating story of a true American icon. \u003ci\u003eNo Way but to Fight\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic worthy of a champion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew R. M. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147731976X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477319765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019 pg. 91\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2019 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/26\/2019","brand":"Andrew R. M. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43996261875967,"sku":"9781477319765","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9eb21cc0-3de2-4ff2-ae77-0795e752006c.jpg?v=1683340679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-way-but-to-fight-andrew-r-m-smith-9781477319765","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}