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Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner
Rope Burns Stories from the Corner
Author: F. X. Toole
Seventy-year-old F.X. Toole has exploded onto the literary scene with this astonishing first collection of stories drawn from his own experiences in boxing. In these powerful and moving tales, he reveals a complex web of athletes, trainers, and promoters and their extended families, all players in an unforgiving business where victory, like defe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060198206
ISBN-10: 0060198206
Publication Date: 9/2000
Pages: 237
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Publisher: Ecco (HarperCollins)
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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I obtained the book mainly for the story that spun off the film Million Dollar Baby. When I finished the book, I was very impressed with the other stories as well, and feel Mr. Toole would have had much more enjoyable reading to offer had he not passed away. I'll be on the lookout for his one other book.


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