{"product_id":"the-harder-they-fall-by-budd-schulberg-9781566631075","title":"The Harder They Fall","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBudd 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA modern Samson in the form of a simple Argentine peasant is ballyhooed by an unscrupulous fight promoter and his press agent and then betrayed and destroyed by connivers. Mr. Schulberg creates a wonderfully authentic atmosphere for this book that many critics hailed as even better than \u003ci\u003eWhat Makes Sammy Run\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Harder They Fall\u003c\/i\u003e is described as \"the quintessential novel of boxing and corruption\" by \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"The book will stand not only as the novel about boxing but also as a book that indirectly tells more about civilization than do most books about civilization itself.\"—Arthur Miller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant, witty, and amusing—the best book on fighting that I have read.\"—Gene Tunney.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47742063673580,"sku":"9781566631075","price":78.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781566631075-the-harder-they-fall.jpg?v=1781433471","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-harder-they-fall-by-budd-schulberg-9781566631075","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}