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Fat City
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Author : Leonard Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Release Date : 2017-01-26
Fat City written by Leonard Gardner and has been published by Pushkin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-26 with Fiction categories.
A muscular novel about boxers in small town California in the 50s: an American classic Stockton, California: a town of dark bars and lunchrooms, cheap hotels and farm labourers scratching a living. When two men meet in the Lido Gym - the ex-boxer Billy Tully and the novice Ernie Munger - their brief sparring session sets a fateful story in motion, initiating young Munger into the "company of men" and luring Tully back into training. Fat City is a vivid novel of defiance and struggle, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes. This acclaimed American classic tells of their anxieties and hopes, their loves and losses, and the ephemeral glory of the fight. Leonard Gardner was born in Stockton, California. His short stories and articles have appeared in the Paris Review, Esquire, Southwest Review, and Brick, among other magazines. His screen adaptation of Fat City was made into a film by John Huston in 1972; he subsequently worked as a writer for independent film and television. For his work on the series NYPD Blue he twice received a Humanitas Prize (1997 and 1999) as well as a Peabody Award (1998). In 2008 he was the recipient of the A.J. Liebling Award, given by the Boxing Writers Association of America. A former Guggenheim Fellow, he lives in Northern California.
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Author : Leonard Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1996-10-06
Fat City written by Leonard Gardner and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-10-06 with Fiction categories.
A story of small time boxing in Stockton, California in the 1950s.
Fat City
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Author : Leonard Gardner
language : en
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Release Date : 2015-09-08
Fat City written by Leonard Gardner and has been published by New York Review of Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-08 with Fiction categories.
Fat City is a vivid novel of allegiance and defeat, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes. Stockton, California is the setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street lunchrooms and dingy bars, days like long twilights in houses obscured by untrimmed shrubs and black walnut trees. When two men meet in the ring -- the retired boxer Billy Tully and the newcomer Ernie Munger - their brief bout sets into motion their hidden fates, initiating young Ernie into the company of men and luring Tully back into training. In a dispassionate and composed voice, Gardner narrates their swings of fortune, and the plodding optimism of their manager Ruben Luna, as he watches the most promising boys one by one succumb to some undefined weakness; still, "There was always someone who wanted to fight."
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Author : Karen Hitchcock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-01-12
Fat City written by Karen Hitchcock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-12 with categories.
I ask a young 200 - kilo patient what he snacks on. ''Nothing,'' he says. I look him in the eye. Nothing? He nods. I ask him about his chronic skin infections, his diabetes. He tears up: ''I eat hot chips and fried dim sims and drink three bottles of Coke every afternoon. The truth is I'm addicted to eating. I'm addicted.'' He punches his thigh. In Fat City, Karen Hitchcock unpicks the idea of obesity as a disease. In a riveting blend of story and analysis, she explores chemistry, psychology and the impulse to excess to explain the West's growing obesity epidemic.
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Author : Donald Lambro
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
Fat City written by Donald Lambro and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Political Science categories.
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language : de
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
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Author : Leonard Gardner
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
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Dying To Be Thin
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Author : Kathryn Lilley
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2007-10-02
Dying To Be Thin written by Kathryn Lilley and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-02 with Fiction categories.
Welcome to Durham, North Carolina, the diet capital of the world. Plus-sized TV producer Kate Gallagher has been told she has the “face” for TV—it’s the body she needs to work on. So, when she gets dumped by her boyfriend and laid off from her job in the same week, Kate decides to trade in her Whoopie Pies for thinner thighs and enrolls in an exclusive weight loss clinic in Durham, North Carolina. After just one day at the Hoffman Clinic, Kate is about ready to sell her soul for a White Mocha with a doughnut chaser. Working freelance on a story about her own transformation, she must endure petrified fruit and tasteless gruel, sunrise walks, and crazy neighbors. But when the clinic’s principal diet guru turns up dead with a pair of fondue forks where his eyes should be, Kate loses her appetite. Now that the menu features murder, she’s got a breaking story on her hands.
Polar Bear Pirates
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Author : Adrian Webster
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2003
Polar Bear Pirates written by Adrian Webster and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Success in business categories.
A fresh and innovative route to business and personal success - Polar Bear Pirates contains a whole new universe of characters and terminology that everyone will instantly recognize and relate to. Polar Bear Pirates, highly focused, successful, fun-loving people who truly believe in life before death, are on a quest to reach Fat City. But as we follow the fortunes of these highly motivated bears, we see how they must fight off some pretty ruthless and often highly elusive enemies - enemies who are determined to block their paths and shatter their dreams... Here's a brief sketch of just some of these treacherous characters... Sinkers...the bitter losers who, as disciples of the pear shape, despise anyone else's success and derive immense pleasure from torpedoing it... Head treads...those who block anyone coming up the success ladder; they are devoid of talent, having only got where they are through brown nosing, knife throwing and luck! Neg ferrets...the pessimistic warriors of doom with insatiable appetites for other people's problems... Molasses Man.. the sweet but slow, well-meaning people who are burdened by the beliefs of others... Bloaters...boasting, lazy, obnoxious and tediously egotistical reptilian saddos who are absolutely full of it! Written in the tradition of the bestselling, Who Moved My Cheese, Polar Bear Pirates is a uniquely entertaining and often hilarious look at business and personal development. A 'game book' of questions, answers, traps and signposts, this book delivers powerful, inspirational messages as it helps you to unravel a series of complex motivational issues on your journey to personal and professional success.
Fat History
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Author : Peter N. Stearns
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2002-09-01
Fat History written by Peter N. Stearns and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-01 with History categories.
The modern struggle against fat cuts deeply and pervasively into American culture. Dieting, weight consciousness, and widespread hostility toward obesity form one of the fundamental themes of modern life. Fat History explores the meaning of fat in contemporary Western society and illustrates how progressive changes, such as growth in consumer culture, increasing equality for women, and the refocusing of women's sexual and maternal roles have influenced today's obsession with fat. Brought up-to-date with a new preface and filled with narrative anecdotes, Fat History explores fat's transformation from a symbol of health and well-being to a sign of moral, psychological, and physical disorder.