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One Man's Journey Through the World of Fighting
Atlantic Monthly Press
January 2007
On Sale: January 2, 2007
320 pages
ISBN: 0871139502
EAN: 9780871139504
Hardcover
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In 1999, after a series of wildly adventurous jobs around the world, Sam Sheridan found himself in Australia, loaded with cash and intent on not working until heβd spent it all. It occurred to him that, without distractions, he could finally indulge a long-dormant obsession: fighting. Within a year, he was in Bangkok training with the greatest fighter in muay Thai (Thai kickboxing) history and stepping through the ropes for a professional bout. That one fight wasnβt enough. Sheridan set out to test himself on an epic journey into how and why we fight, facing Olympic boxers, Brazilian jiu-jitsu stars, and Ultimate Fighting champions. Along the way, Sheridan delivers an insightful look at violence as a career and a spectator sport, a behind-the-pageantry glimpse of athletes at the top of their terrifying game. An extraordinary combination of gonzo journalism and participatory sports writing, A Fighterβs Heart is a dizzying first-hand account of what itβs like to reach the peak of finely disciplined personal aggression, to hitβand be hit.
 Media BuzzDaily Show with Jon Stewart - March 1, 2007
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