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David A. Bates

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Author David A. Bates has been an avid Ali fan for as long as he can recall. From his very first memory of seeing the image of the then brash young boxer Cassius Clay on his family’s black and white television he was hooked. He has spent a lifetime following the boxing great’s exploits both in and out of the ring and collecting tons of Ali memorabilia along the way. He penned his first poetic account after watching Ali’s shocking victory over George Foreman on a live closed circuit broadcast. Well received by all who read it then, eventually it became the initial seed of inspiration for this book that was four decades in the making. Mr. Bates resides in South Florida.

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David A. Bates Three books on some of the latest adventures of three of my favorite protagonists. Nelson DeMille's John Corey, Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and Alex Ber…moreThree books on some of the latest adventures of three of my favorite protagonists. Nelson DeMille's John Corey, Lee Child's Jack Reacher, and Alex Berenson's John Wells. "Radiant Angel," "The Affair," and "The Shadow Patrol." (less)

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David A. Bates Spenser and Dr. Susan Silverman from Robert B. Parker's Spenser For Hire novels. As to why, I would say read a couple of the books.
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Odes on Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest

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Read my latest about "The Greatest" A new More On Ali post available for your reading pleasure at davidallenbates.com/blog

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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
― Mark Twain

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“There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it”
― Gustave Flaubert

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