Bundini - Don't Believe The Hype

In Bundini: Don't Believe The Hype, Todd Snyder digs deep into Drew "Bundini" Brown's expansive story, revealing not only how he became Muhammad Ali's confidant and "hype man," but also, as boxing's greatest motivator, how he became a model for others who seek to inspire, in any endeavor.

About the author

Dr. Todd D. Snyder is an Associate Professor of Rhetoric and Writing at Siena College in Albany, New York. He received a B.A. and an M.A. in English from Marshall University (2004, 2006) and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition from Ohio University (2011). Snyder is the author of Bundini: Don't Believe The Hype, The Rhetoric of Appalachian Identity and 12 Rounds in Lo's Gym: Boxing and Manhood in Appalachia. His scholarly research draws from a variety of fields: rhetoric and composition, community literacy studies, communications studies, cultural studies, and critical theory. Snyder also teaches a course at Siena College in hip-hop studies and contributed a chapter to The Oxford Handbook of Hip-Hop Studies. The son of a West Virginia boxing trainer, Snyder's work is also intimately connected to his life experience, the theme of working class masculinity serving as primary focus of his writing projects.

Summary

In Bundini: Don't Believe The Hype, Todd Snyder digs deep into Drew "Bundini" Brown’s expansive story, revealing not only how he became Muhammad Ali’s confidant and “hype man,” but also, as boxing’s greatest motivator, how he became a model for others who seek to inspire, in any endeavor.

Product details

• Authors: Todd Snyder, Todd D. Snyder
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 25.08.2020
• EAN: 9781949590203
• ISBN: 978-1-949590-20-3
• No. of pages: 344
• Illustrations: Exclusive photographs, postcards, and letters from Bundini's family
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: general, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rap & Hip Hop, Biography: sport, Boxing, Relating to African American people, Black & Asian Studies