Then one day I was watching TV and I saw this young cool looking guy in t-shirt and jeans doing magic to people in the street.

MYSTERIOUS STRANGER – DAVID BLAINE $50.00After the two Stern books I got tons of offers to do other “celebrity” autobiographies.

Softcover signed and inscribed GET THESE BOOKS TOO! Fans of the sweet science will want to have a look.” Ok, do that.

A belated but welcome homage to a boxing legend who died shortly before Tyson’s career took off. writes respectfully and affectionately, though some of the old toughness hangs on…. Tyson’s love for Cus D’Amato is more than apparent, but it doesn’t lead him to downplay his teacher’s myriad faults.”Īnd Kirkus Reviews concurred: “The boxing champion, infamous for biting and beating, reveals his soft side in this memoir of his longtime mentor and trainer…. Publisher’s Weekly gave us a starred review: ““In this tender and disturbing hybrid of memoir and biography, former heavyweight boxing champion Tyson examines one of the most unusual characters in boxing history…. I hit the libraries and archives and filled in the picture of the pre-Mike Cus, a man who molded Floyd Patterson, fought the mob along the way, and made him the youngest heavyweight champ ever – until he broke his own record with Mike. Mike recounted the years he spent with Cus up in Catskill, torturing himself with the Holy Grail of the heavyweight championship glittering within reach.

But what can you say after a 600+ page autobiography? Mike’s wife suggested we do a full book about Mike’s mentor, his trainer, and his adopted father, the great Cus D’Amato, outlining his unique philosophy of self-improvement. Our first book did so well that the publisher wanted a follow-up immediately.

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