Undisputed Truth by Mike Tyson & Larry Sloman
Undisputed Truth (Paperback Edition with New Chapter)
The Heavyweight Champion's Candid Life Story, Written with Larry Sloman
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Undisputed Truth: My Autobiography
- Authors: Mike Tyson & Larry Sloman
- Publisher: HarperSport (an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers), London
- Publication Date: 2014
- ISBN-13: 9780007502530
- Edition Details: HarperSport paperback edition, 2014 (first published in the UK in 2013). Includes a brand new chapter.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated card wrappers (trade paperback), with a gold 'Includes Brand New Chapter' sticker printed on the front cover.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback format), 608 pages.
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Good (G)
- Exterior / Wraps: The illustrated card wrappers show honest signs of handling, with some creasing and light whitening to the edges and corners of the front cover. The dark spine, lettered in gold, carries a few creasing lines. The back cover shows wear and a crease or scuff at the top right corner, and the cover edges sit slightly lifted at the top.
- Interior: The text block is tight and the pages are clean, with no markings, though the paper is toned to the page edges. No inscriptions, stamps or ex-library marks.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Undisputed Truth is the autobiography of Mike Tyson, written with Larry Sloman. It follows him from a bullied childhood in one of Brooklyn's toughest neighbourhoods to his rise as the youngest heavyweight champion in history.
The book is frank about the years that followed: reckless living, violent fights, criminal proceedings, addiction and financial ruin, before turning to his later recovery and reflection. This paperback edition adds a new chapter.
Reviewed in the New York Review of Books by Joyce Carol Oates, it is a widely read account of one of the most famous figures in modern boxing, and a worthwhile addition to a library of sporting biography.
Author Profile: Mike Tyson & Larry Sloman
Mike Tyson is the former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, and the first boxer to hold the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles simultaneously.
Larry 'Ratso' Sloman, born in 1950, is a New York-based author who has written for Rolling Stone and edited High Times and National Lampoon. His collaborations include Howard Stern's Private Parts and Miss America, and Scar Tissue with Anthony Kiedis. His other books include On the Road with Bob Dylan, Reefer Madness, Steal This Dream and The Secret Life of Houdini.
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