Bad Intentions: The Mike Tyson Story - Hardcover

Heller, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792483901 ISBN 13: 9780792483908

Publisher: New American Library, 1989

Synopsis

The story of the boxing champion whose professional and personal life continue to make headlines details Tyson's rise from a troubled youth bound for jail to a sports superstar and his volatile, much-publicized marriage

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Heller is the author of Bad Intentions: The Mike Tyson Story. A sports producer for ABC News, he lives in Putnam Valley, New York and Boca Raton, Florida.

From Library Journal:

The proliferation of publications focusing on successful boxer Mike Tyson continues with this comprehensive account of his life both in and out of the ring. The author, who is a television sports producer, concentrates on the characters and personalities that helped shape the man; they range from street toughs to tutors, trainers, business associates, and relatives. He particularly dwells on the players left behind (dumped)--the many who assisted in Tyson's transformation from neighborhood bully to world champion. Whereas Phil Berger's Blood Season ( LJ 6/15/89) focused more on the business battles and Jose Torres's Fire and Fear see Prepub Alert, LJ 3/1/89 on Tyson's highly publicized character traits, Heller's book presents the entire package, providing the most definitive account yet of the young fighter's life.
- William H. Hoffman, Ft. Myers-Lee Cty. P.L., Fla.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: New American Library
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0792483901
• ISBN 13: 9780792483908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1