{"product_id":"the-brown-bomber-joe-gayton-9798995688310","title":"The Brown Bomber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Louis \u003c\/b\u003ewas the most dangerous man on the planet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor twelve years he held the heavyweight championship of the world. He knocked out Max Schmeling and made America feel, for one electric moment, that victory was possible. He smiled when he didn't feel like smiling. He won when everything was stacked against him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the United States government came calling for him. And the story got even more interesting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Brown Bomber is the electrifying tall tale of what might have happened when America needed more from Joe Louis than any champion should be asked to give - a secret mission, a monstrous enemy, and a fight that would never make the history books. It is a book that moves like a heavyweight combination - fast, surprising, and impossible to put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the cotton fields of Alabama to the gyms of Detroit. From the bright lights of Hollywood to the historic fights at Yankee Stadium. From the Situation Room in the White House to the dark waters of New York Harbor, where the fate of the free world comes down to one man, one fist, and one impossible moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was faster than any man alive. Stronger than anything nature intended. And the Nazis knew it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart historical fiction, part superhero origin story. The adventure Joe Louis deserved, and the one America needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe real Joe Louis was extraordinary enough. The legend gets even better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunTime #2 - Books that read like movies. Read them in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Gayton\u003c\/b\u003e was an American screenwriter, director and producer whose career spanned four decades in Hollywood. He broke into the industry at twenty-three with \u003ci\u003eUncommon Valo\u003c\/i\u003er (1983), starring Gene Hackman. His subsequent credits include \u003ci\u003eBulletproof\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), starring Damon Wayans and Adam Sandler, and \u003ci\u003eFaster\u003c\/i\u003e (2010), starring Dwayne Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton. He co-created, co-wrote and executive produced the acclaimed AMC series \u003ci\u003eHell on Wheels\u003c\/i\u003e (2011-2016) with his brother Tony Gayton. \u003ci\u003eThe Brown Bomber \u003c\/i\u003ewas among the last projects he developed before his death in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick Cirillo\u003c\/b\u003e is a produced Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include \u003ci\u003eTears of the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), starring Bruce Willis, and \u003ci\u003eHomer and Eddie\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Best Picture Award at the San Sebastian Film Festival. His other produced credits include\u003ci\u003e The Surgeon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDangerous Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the creator of the RunTime series and the author of Hyde (RunTime #1). He also wrote the novel LORA. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Gayton,Patrick Cirillo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995688310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Story Killer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.41d","brand":"Joe Gayton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001967911167,"sku":"9798995688310","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-brown-bomber-joe-gayton-9798995688310","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}