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An unforgettable anecdotal survey, by turns deeply moving and beguilingly entertaining, of the surprising roles that animals have played throughout the history of warfare. (SEE QUOTE.)

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Celebrated journalist and author George Plimpton sets out to find that elusive quality--which he calls the "X Factor"--that all winners, from famous athletes to successful CEOs, seem to possess. In a quest both hilarious and informative, Plimpton corners sports superstars, famous coaches, successful businesspeople, and others, putting to each the same question: What is it that allows an individual, or a team, to outperform competitors who are no less gifted, mentally and physically? Media pubilcity.

Que se passe-t-il quand un écrivain efflanqué au nez fragile affronte un boxeur professionnel ? En 1977, George Plimpton, légende de la presse américaine, âgé de cinquante ans, est sur le point de trouver la réponse. Son insatiable curiosité et son goût pour l''immersion de haut vol le poussent à grimper sur le ring face au champion du monde poids mi-lourd, Archie Moore pour un combat en trois rounds. Journaliste amateur armé d''autant de courage que d''autodérision, il raconte ses trois mois d''entraînement avec humour et force détails, de ses premiers cours de boxe aux éblouissements du combat, "un homme face à un autre dans la configuration la plus élémentaire''. Passé le baptême du feu, il poursuit son incursion dans le monde de la boxe suivant Mohamed Ali jusqu''au Zaïre pour assister au fameux Rumble in the Jungle, Ali contre Foreman. "La seule grande déception c''est quand le livre se termine'' New York Times Préface inédite de François Busnel Traduit de l''anglais (États-Unis) par Anatole Pons

An amusing and bruising adventure as a goalie for the Boston Bruins.

Material pertaining to a special issue of Esquire in 1983 celebrating the magazine''s fiftieth anniversary, for which the editors commissioned fifty essays by leading American authors on "The Fifty Who Made a Difference," notable Americans active in the years since Esquire''s founding in 1933. Notes, correspondence, and drafts of essays from 21 of the fifty authors (or their representatives), in communication with Lee Eisenberg and Rust Hills (Esquire literary editor). Some miscellaneous material related to other issues, particularly from Truman Capote and Irwin Shaw, dates from as early as 1976 and as late as 1984.