Night Train: A Biography of Sonny Liston by Nick Tosches (English) Paperback Boo

Description: Night Train by Nick Tosches Presenting the story of Sonny Liston, this biography also tells about boxing and the dark side of the American Dream. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description " Night Train is as much about Liston and boxing as it is about the darkest side of the American Dream. Listons story comes alive though clean, evocative prose, hard facts and lyrical, occasionally breathtaking writing" Time Out Back Cover Shooting from the hip, Nick Tosches brings the lurid underworld of boxing brilliantly to life Esquire They called Sonny Liston the King of the Beasts. Fighting his way up from a childhood of grinding poverty to victory in the World Heavyweight Championship 1962, Liston was a controversial champion: he spent time in prison, had infamous mob connections, was hated and hounded by his public. And then, after losing the world title to Cassius Clay in a spectacular fall from grace, Sonny Liston died under sudden and mysterious circumstances. Night Train is a brutal and vivid portrait of a world champion and the corrupt, violent underworld that shaped him. In uncompromising detail, Nick Tosches captures the shadowy figure of Sonny Liston, this most mesmerising and enigmatic of boxing antiheroes. Clean, evocative prose, hard facts and lyrical, occasionally breathtaking writing... As much about boxing as it is about the darkest side of the American Dream Time Out Tosches has a talent for getting inside the skin of men... The prose sizzles... Hard, tough writing suited to a hard, tough subject New York Times Book Review Grandmaster of grit lit, Tosches writes eloquently about Americas underbelly Boston Globe Author Biography Nick Tosches was born in New Jersey and is the author of HELLFIRE, and the bestselling DINO. Review Dazzling, unforgiving... Tosches and Liston smash their way through fights and beaten men... Tosches understood the large heart and vicious ways of Liston and together they take an unforgettable journey to some of boxings darkest places -- Steve Bunce, author of Bunces Big Fat Short History of British BoxingShooting from the hip, Nick Tosches brings Liston and the lurid underworld of boxing brilliantly to life... The fullest portrait yet of this troubled man. Told in the spare, muscular prose Tosches is known for, Listons story is the tale of a man who "died on the day he was born" * Esquire *Listons story comes alive though hard facts and breathtaking writing... As much about boxing as it is about the darkest side of the American Dream * Time Out *Tosches has a talent for getting inside the skin of men [and] drawing out meaty stories... The prose sizzles - hard, tough writing suited to a hard, tough subject * New York Times Book Review *Crackling [and] unmissable... A warped fairy tale and a dark murder mystery * Maxim *Brash [and] astute... Tosches gets in the ring and slugs it out from the first bell as if he were the twin reincarnation of John L. Sullivan and Jack Dempsey. [He] picks the dirtiest, ugliest, saddest man the fight game has thrown up in a hundred years and rides the story all the way to the grave * Observer *A fantastic book about a life that started in darkness and continued to go deeper into the darkness until the only light was death. Nick Tosches is an extraordinary writer -- Hubert Selby Jr, author of Requiem for a DreamA profound voyage into the twisted psyche of a sportsman... Brings you face to face with [a] hard life and ugly death * FHM *Tosches is a remarkable reporter... While Liston demolishes opponents with the brutality of his blows, Tosches goes down the mean streets of professional boxing, ventures into the shadowy corners of mob dealings and dares to reveal the fixed fights... A great story * Salon *[A] hyper-noir meditation on the devil and his relationship to Sonny Liston... Tosches has attitude to spare, agile and sublime, smooth and cool... A captivating, tragic tale * Austin Chronicle *Grandmaster of grit lit, Tosches writes eloquently about Americas underbelly * Boston Globe * Prizes Short-listed for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2000 Review Text Dazzling, unforgiving ... Tosches and Liston smash their way through fights and beaten men... Tosches understood the large heart and vicious ways of Liston and together they take an unforgettable journey to some of boxings darkest places Review Quote Dazzling, unforgiving ... Tosches and Liston smash their way through fights and beaten men... Tosches understood the large heart and vicious ways of Liston and together they take an unforgettable journey to some of boxings darkest places Details ISBN0140279784 Author Nick Tosches Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2001 ISBN-10 0140279784 ISBN-13 9780140279788 Format Paperback Publication Date 2001-04-26 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle A Biography of Sonny Liston Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 796.83092 Illustrations 8pp b&w photographs Pages 288 Short Title Night Train Language English Media Book UK Release Date 2001-04-26 Alternative 9780241982402 Audience General NZ Release Date 2017-05-31 AU Release Date 2017-05-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:627228;

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