Friday, August 8, 2003
This Week's MS Reader Free eBooks Are UP! Tales of Pugilism, Suburban Ennui, and Tilting at Windmills
Posted by Crystal Eitle in "CONTENT" @ 10:20 AM
This week's MS Reader promotional eBooks are up. As always, it looks like there's something for everybody.
In nonfiction, there's Facing Ali by Stephen Brunt. "Ali's own story has been told repeatedly, but the stories of those who faced him have been mostly ignored. For each, the moments alone in the ring with Ali changed their lives. Facing Ali tells the stories, in the fighters' own words, of fifteen men from around the world, from famous names like Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Henry Cooper, to lesser lights like Tunney Hunsaker and Jurgen Blin and George Chuvalo. Facing Ali offers a unique perspective on what it was like to fight Ali, and gives new insights into the character of a man who is arguably the most recognized man on the planet."
Rabbit Run by John Updike is a modern classic, (one which I've never gotten around to reading). "In Rabbit Run, Harry Angstrom is a star basketball player in high school and that was the best time of his life. Now in his mid-20s, his work is unfulfilling, his marriage is moribund, and he tries to find happiness with another woman. But happiness is more elusive than a medal, and Harry must continue to run-from his wife, his life, and from himself, until he reaches the end of the road and has to turn back.... "
Finally, there's the classic Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. This book is of course available in the public domain, but the commercial version offers lots of nifty extras: "This Modern Library edition presents the acclaimed Samuel Putnam translation of the epic tale, complete with notes, variant readings, and an Introduction by the translator."
Happy reading!
In nonfiction, there's Facing Ali by Stephen Brunt. "Ali's own story has been told repeatedly, but the stories of those who faced him have been mostly ignored. For each, the moments alone in the ring with Ali changed their lives. Facing Ali tells the stories, in the fighters' own words, of fifteen men from around the world, from famous names like Joe Frazier, George Foreman, and Henry Cooper, to lesser lights like Tunney Hunsaker and Jurgen Blin and George Chuvalo. Facing Ali offers a unique perspective on what it was like to fight Ali, and gives new insights into the character of a man who is arguably the most recognized man on the planet."
Rabbit Run by John Updike is a modern classic, (one which I've never gotten around to reading). "In Rabbit Run, Harry Angstrom is a star basketball player in high school and that was the best time of his life. Now in his mid-20s, his work is unfulfilling, his marriage is moribund, and he tries to find happiness with another woman. But happiness is more elusive than a medal, and Harry must continue to run-from his wife, his life, and from himself, until he reaches the end of the road and has to turn back.... "
Finally, there's the classic Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. This book is of course available in the public domain, but the commercial version offers lots of nifty extras: "This Modern Library edition presents the acclaimed Samuel Putnam translation of the epic tale, complete with notes, variant readings, and an Introduction by the translator."
Happy reading!
