Read An Excerpt From Hey, Joe
A sassy but oft jilted bar girl and an affable itinerant Manila street vendor tell it like it is in these excerpts from ‘Hey, Joe.’ CLICK HERE
A sassy but oft jilted bar girl and an affable itinerant Manila street vendor tell it like it is in these excerpts from ‘Hey, Joe.’ CLICK HERE
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Can’t Have One Without The Other
While on an epic train journey with his wife Au through India’s colorful past, Ted Lerner discovers the secret to enjoying life in the tortuously hot and overcrowded subcontinent is to embrace the madness…or is it brilliance? An excerpt from “The Traveler & The Gate Checkers.”
How Lionel Rose’s Most Prized Possession Saved The Life Of A Young Boy
Ted Lerner uncovers the incredible story of Aboriginal boxing legend Lionel Rose, his unlikely championship belt won, then given away to save a boy’s life after a sickening racist attack, and how boxing eventually honored this magnanimous gesture.
Back From The Brink And On To The Streets
Boxing was going to be Alvin Felisilda’s path out of crushing poverty, when a life-threatening brain injury in the ring cut his dreams short. Then the sport itself rallied to restore hope. Ted Lerner reports for the Ring Magazine.