The Contender
Robert Lipsyte
"Discover the story of Alfred Brooks, a high school dropout who works in a dead-end job, while he navigates through the pitfalls of life. Faced with drug addiction and threatening street kids, he finds solace in boxing at Donatelli’s Gym in Harlem. Join him on his journey as he learns that it's the effort, not the win, that defines a true champion."
Fecha de publicación
1996-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
1996-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
publicado por primera vez en 1967
Calificación de Goodreads
3.64
ISBN
9780064470391
Recomendaciones
1
Recomendaciones
2019-10-15T18:04:03.000Z
Spent deep into last night reading “The Contender”, a new biography about Marlon Brando by @WilliamJMann. For anyone who was inspired by Brando, as I was as a young man, or is even curious about the legend, this is an incredibly well written, entertaining, & insightful book. – fuente