Budd Schulberg

What Makes Sammy Run? by Budd Schulberg is a compelling and timeless exploration of ambition, betrayal, and the cutthroat nature of Hollywood. The novel follows the meteoric rise of Sammy Glick, a relentless and unscrupulous young man who claws his way from a poor Jewish neighbourhood in New York City to the heights of power in the Hollywood film industry....

Budd Schulberg's celebrated novel of the prize ring has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago. Crowded with unforgettable characters, it is a relentless expose of the fight racket. A modern Samson in the form of a simple Argentine peasant is ballyhooed by an unscrupulous fight promoter and his press agent and then betrayed...

In The Harder They Fall by Budd Schulberg, readers are thrust into the gritty, corrupt world of professional boxing. The story follows a naively hopeful Argentine peasant who is manipulated by a shameless and venal fight promoter, alongside his equally unethical press agent. As they craft his public persona into that of an invincible fighter, the young man becomes a...