{"product_id":"9780060881344","title":"Pound for Pound : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePound for Pound\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): F. X. Toole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing his remarkable fiction debut, \u003cem\u003eRope Burns\u003c\/em\u003e, author F. X. Toole's \u003cem\u003ePound for Pound\u003c\/em\u003e is a big, brawny novel of honor, perseverance, family, and forgiveness, set in towns where violence is the norm and success stories take on an almost mythic importance. It is the story of Dan Cooley, an aging, legendary Los Angeles trainer, who takes on Chicky Garza, a troubled young fighter hungry for glory in the notoriously corrupt San Antonio boxing circuit. Written in the masterful style that has earned the author glowing comparisons to Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Carver, and Frank McCourt, this unforgettable posthumous novel celebrates a unique and powerful bond, and the courage that overcomes insurmountable obstacles in and out of the ring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“. . . the reader thanks Mr. Toole here, and forever after, for his last and greatest work.”\u003cbr\u003e“POUND FOR POUND is that most absorbing of pleasures, a great boxing novel.”\u003cbr\u003e“Toole was a natural storyteller. . . individual scenes will stay with the reader. Pound for Pound is gripping.”\u003cbr\u003e“POUND proves that a flurry of emotional jabs can be just as powerful as one knockout punch.”\u003cbr\u003e“The savagery of “Pound for Pound” is inextricably melded with profound sweetness. That’s how F.X. Toole saw the world.”\u003cbr\u003e“A stunning cap to a short but brilliant writing career.”\u003cbr\u003e“Toole, a page-turning writer with guts. . .”\u003cbr\u003e“F.X. Toole is bigger in death than he was in life.”\u003cbr\u003e“That this posthumous novel is the last such gift we’ll receive from a great writer makes it even more special.”\u003cbr\u003e“Powerful and very readable...Toole’s deep love of boxing’s rituals, traditions, and code of honor shines through.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780060881344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41052352938190,"sku":"9780060881344","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780060881344.jpg?v=1648175040","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780060881344","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}