The author presents the story of the hard life and the mysterious death of Charles "Sonny" Liston, the boxer who "hit harder than any man alive."--Jacket.
Discovering in the Vatican archives a first-century memoir by Emperor Tiberius's head speechwriter, Nick Tosches is shocked to discover a portrayal of a shabby and licentious young Jesus whom the writer made over as a messianic figure.
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