Hail to the Dinosaurs!
If your ears are burning, it's a sure sign
that people are talking about you.
And if books had ears, BLACK IRON: THE JOHN
DAVIS STORY, would be on fire.
Over the past couple of days, there's been
a ton of buzz about BLACK IRON -- and it's
coming from some of the biggest names in the
Iron Game.
Frank Spellman, a teammate and training partner
of John Davis -- and a gold medal winner at the
1948 Olympic games -- said this about BLACK IRON:
"I received the book on Saturday and was finished
reading it on Sunday. It should be a very popular
book. You did a wonderful job with it. I particularly
enjoyed it because I lived with the hero and was
a part of the story. So thank you, and this one is
special to me."
Another of John's teammates -- Tommy Kono, who won
the Olympic Gold medal in 1952 and 1956 -- said:
"Your latest book, Black Iron: The John Davis
Story, is a great piece of research, history and
novel all rolled up into one. I know that everyone
who knew Davis when he was at his peak will relish
reading about him, and I also know that John
appreciates the great effort you spent in putting
his story in print so his history is perpetuated.
Great work, Brooks!"
Clarence Bass of RIPPED fame -- a former over-40 Mr.
America -- said:
"Thank you for the Davis book. It will take me awhile
to read it, so I want to congratulate you now on the
Herculean effort it represents. The John Davis story
needed to be told, and you were just the man to do it.
I respect and honor your work in support of the sport
we all love."
Dr. Ken Leistner, who ranks as one of the all-time great
writers about serious, no-nonsense strength training,
kept it short and to the point -- just like his
legendary hard-core workouts:
"The Davis book looks great!"
Former U.S. National champion and World Record holder,
Clyde Emrich (yet another of John's teammates), also
kept it short and sweet:
BLACK IRON: THE JOHN DAVIS STORY is absolutely superb."
Now, between them, Frank Spellman, Tommy Kono, Clarence
Bass, Dr. Ken and Clyde Emrich represent something like
340 or 350 years in the Iron Game, and I don't know how
many championships, medals, trophies, American and World
records -- thousands of training articles -- close to a
dozen books -- and they've trained tens of thousands of
successful athletes.
So when you get all five of them jumping up and down about
one particular book -- face it, it's got to be something
pretty special -- and I think that's a pretty good description
of BLACK IRON.
As always, thanks for reading, and have a great day. If you
train today, make it a good one.
Yours in strength,
Brooks Kubik
P.S. You can joint the growing army of BLACK IRON fans by
grabbing a copy of the little monster right here at Dinosaur
Headquarters:
http://www.brookskubik.com/blackiron_johndavis.html
P.S. 2 -- Save wampum on shipping and handling by grabbing two or
more books at one time. We have plenty of them to choose from:
http://www.brookskubik.com/products.html
P.S. 3 -- It's still blast furnace hot out there. Keep drinking
plenty of water! Stay hydrated!
