Hamilcar Publications

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Hamilcar Publications
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Parent company Hannibal Boxing Media LLC
Founded2018
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters location Boston, Massachusetts
Distribution Two Rivers Distribution, an Ingram Content Group company
Key peopleKyle Sarofeen, Publisher
Andy Komack, Managing Director
Nonfiction topicsBoxing, true crime, hip-hop
Official website hamilcarpubs.com

Hamilcar Publications is a Boston-based book publisher [1] and a division of Hannibal Boxing Media LLC. [2] Founded in 2018 by Kyle Sarofeen and Andy Komack, [3] [4] [5] Hamilcar's titles focus on professional boxing, true crime, and hip-hop.

Contents

Hamilcar Publications is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), [4] New England Independent Booksellers Association (NEIBA), [6] and Independent Publishers of New England (IPNE). [7]

Books and authors

TitleAuthor(s)YearSeries
Off the Ropes: The Ron Lyle Story [8] Candace Toft, foreword by Al Berstein 2018
Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing [9] [10] Donald McRae 2019
Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden & the Golden Age of Boxing [11] Kevin Mitchell, foreword by Mike Stanton2019
Berserk: The Shocking Life and Death of Edwin Valero [12] Don Stradley [13] 2019Hamilcar Noir #1
The Ghost of Johnny Tapia [14] Paul Zanon with Teresa Tapia, foreword by Sammy Hagar 2019Hamilcar Noir #2
Slaughter in the Streets: When Boston Became Boxing's Murder Capital [15] Don Stradley, foreword by T.J. English 2020Hamilcar Noir #3
Sporting Blood: Tales from the Dark Side of Boxing [16] [17] Carlos Acevedo, [18] foreword by Thomas Hauser 2020
Killed in Brazil?: The Mysterious Death of Arturo "Thunder" GattiJimmy Tobin2020Hamilcar Noir #4
Bundini: Don't Believe the Hype [19] [20] [21] Todd D. Snyder2020
Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho [22] Christian Giudice, foreword by Carlos Acevedo2020
A Fistful of Murder: The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon [23] Don Stradley2020Hamilcar Noir #5
Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing [24] Tris Dixon2021
(Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and The Mob [25] Charles Farrell2021
Shot at a Brothel: The Spectacular Demise of Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena [26] Patrick Connor2021Hamilcar Noir #6
The War: Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the AgesDon Stradley2021
President of Pandemonium: The Mad World of Ike IbeaduchiLuke G. Williams2021Hamilcar Noir #7
Beatboxing: How Hip-Hop Changed the Fight GameTodd D. Snyder2021

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References

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  8. Toft, Candace (2018). Off The Ropes: The Ron Lyle Story (2nd ed.). Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1-949590-00-5. OCLC   1083700134.
  9. McRae, Donald (2019). Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing (2nd ed.). Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590050.
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  11. Mitchell, Kevin (2019). Jacobs Beach: The Mob, the Garden and the Golden Age of Boxing (2nd ed.). Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590029.
  12. Stradley, Don (2019). Berserk: The Shocking Life and Death of Edwin Valero. Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590142.
  13. "Edwin Valero: A Tragic Tale - Don Stradley Looks At The Valero Mystery". The Fight City. 2020-04-04. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  14. Zanon, Paul (2019). The Ghost of Johnny Tapia. Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590159.
  15. Stradley, Don (2020). Slaughter in the Streets: When Boston Became Boxing’s Murder Capital. Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590258.
  16. Acevedo, Carlos (2020). Sporting Blood: Tales from the Dark Side of Boxing. Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590074.
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  19. Marino, Gordon (September 3, 2020). "'Bundini' Review: The Trickster in His Corner". Wall Street Journal . ISSN   0099-9660.
  20. Snyder, Todd D. (2020). Bundini: Don't Believe the Hype. Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590203.
  21. Herriges, Jeremy (September 2020). "Bundini's Don't Believe the Hype book is a new perspective on Muhammad Ali's Legacy". FanSided .
  22. Giudice, Christian (2020). Macho Time: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of Hector Camacho. Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590135.
  23. Stradley, Don (2020). A Fistful of Murder: The Fights and Crimes of Carlos Monzon. Boston: Hamilcar Publications. ISBN   978-1949590319.
  24. Dixon, Tris. Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing. ISBN   978-1949590210.
  25. Farrell, Charles. (Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and The Mob. ISBN   978-1949590197.
  26. Connor, Patrick. Shot at a Brothel: The Spectacular Demise of Oscar "Ringo" Bonavena. ISBN   978-1949590272.