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From Barnes & NobleHe was the undisputed heavyweight champion at twenty; a convicted rapist at twenty-five; a Boxing Hall of Famer who was bankrupt by 2003 despite having earned nearly a third of a billion dollars during his multiple careers. In his new autobiography, Mike Tyson talks candidly about his early life; his controversial bouts; his troubles, marital, financial, legal, and otherwise; his problems with depression and alcohol; and his dreams of getting back on track for his family. The New York Times - Michiko Kakutani Mr. Tyson's idiosyncratic voice comes through clearly on the page herenot just his mix of profane street talk and 12-step recovery language, cinematic descriptions of individual fights and philosophical musings, but also his biting humor and fondness for literary and historical referencesThere is a lot of self-mythologizing (and de-self-mythologizing) at work in these pages.