new Jack Johnson book...

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  1. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ..."The Big Smoke," by Adrian Matejka
     
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    MyName Simon Adebisi Full Member

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    Any reviews?
     
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    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Read a review yesterday in the N.Y. Times, but can't post a link. According to the reviewer, the thing that stood out most were the pungent quotes from Johnson.
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    It seems to be a book of Johnson's life, in his voice, put to poems ... as w the Jeanette book, is this a bio or fiction ? It's marked as poetry by a poet.
     
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    Just wait for my book on Johnson to come out sometime this year. You won't be disappointed.
     
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    he grant Historian/Film Maker

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    Adam, with all due respect to the author of Big Smoke, they are not even in the same classification ... the other, while it may be terrific, is a poetry book in story format about Johnson .. absolutely cannot wait for yours. I will be the first purchase.
     
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    Thank you. Mine will have more detail than any other book ever done on Johnson. Mark my words.