|
Davis Miller
Davis Miller is an American author, notable for a series of works that combine reportage and autobiography. Miller's books include ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' and '' The Tao of Bruce Lee: a martial arts memoir'', both of which have been number-one bestsellers in the United Kingdom and Japan, as well as ''The Zen of Muhammad Ali: and other obsessions'', a collection of personal essays, memoir and short fiction that was published exclusively in the U.K., where it was a number-eight bestseller. His most recent book is ''Approaching Ali: A Reclamation in Three Acts'', which was published on 1 March 2016 in the United States and the United Kingdom, and on 3 September 2016 as ''En Busca de Muhammad Ali'' in Spain. His story 'My Dinner with Ali' was judged one of the twenty best magazine stories of the 20th Century. Works "My Dinner with Ali" The Sunday Magazine Editors Association judged Miller's first published story, "My Dinner with Ali," the best essay to have appeared in a newsp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tao Of Muhammad Ali
''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' is a 1997 book by the American author Davis Miller Davis Miller is an American author, notable for a series of works that combine reportage and autobiography. Miller's books include ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' and ''The Tao of Bruce Lee: a martial arts memoir'', both of which have been number-on ..., published in 1997. The autobiographical account is notable for its blending of fact with some elements of narrative fiction. The story covered concerns Miller's adolescence, idolising of Muhammad Ali, and subsequent discovery of martial arts. During this period, Miller befriends Ali and observes him closely. The book follows a number of themes, such as reality vs. illusion, integrity vs. falseness and the nature of achievement. ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' was developed by composer D. J. Sparr for the Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative, along with Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Mark Campbell, Davis Miller co-wrote the librett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Martial Arts Memoir
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Approaching Ali
''Approaching Ali'' is an opera by composer D. J. Sparr and librettists Mark Campbell and Davis Miller. The inspiration for the opera comes from Miller's story "My Dinner With Ali" and his book ''The Tao of Muhammad Ali'' that related the friendship of the writer with the boxer Muhammad Ali. ''Approaching Ali: A Chamber Opera in One Act'' had its world premiere at the Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., on June 8, 2013, under the directorship of Nicole A. Watson. The opera was commissioned by Washington National Opera. In 2015, the opera was staged by North Carolina Opera. In 2023, the opera was staged by both Opera Las Vegas and Opera Louisiane. Roles Synopsis The story is about a boy in North Carolina in the early 1960s who is galvanized to overcome some traumatic childhood events when he sees Muhammad Ali on television. More than twenty years later, as a writer on the brink of middle age, he now seeks to rekindle that spirit by visiting his boyhood hero in person at his mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
