Fat City

Gardner, Leonard

Literature & Fiction

Rupert Hart-Davis

A novel depicting the suffering and the joys of two professional boxers, an adolescent and an aging veteran

FAT CITY-V316 (Vintage Contemporaries)

Vintage

Originally published in 1969, Fat City is an American classic whose stature has increased over the years. Made into an acclaimed film by John Huston, the book is set in and around Stockton, California.

Fat City (California Fiction)

United States

University of California Press

A chronological story of the personal life of Dr. Leonard Gardner and his family and a ministerial history of the churches and related ministries that resulted. Additionally, he has authored fourteen Biblical books, which ex-posit selected passages of scripture.

I Just Didn't Quit: a life autobiography of Dr. Leonard Gardner

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

BookBaby

You are not alive by accident or chance! You have been lovingly designed and created for a special purpose. Isaiah 64:8 declares that God is the potter, and we are the clay. The Bible lists seven types of pottery 'vessels,' each with a unique shape and purpose. Derived from a series of sermons by Pastor Leonard Gardner, The Work of the Potter's Hands examines the seven vessels and the incredible process which the potter uses to create and shape vessels, and repair broken ones. You will learn powerful and practical life lessons in this fascinating book. Be encouraged and assured that your life is in the hands of a loving God who is forming you through life's experiences so that you 'take shape' to fulfill your unique purpose.

The Work of the Potter's Hands

Religion & Spirituality

Worship & Devotion

BookSurge Publishing

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. Stockton, California, is the novel's setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street's lunchrooms and dark bars offer a temporary respite to the men and women whose backbreaking work in the fields barely allows them to make a living. When two men meet in the gym-the ex-boxer Billy Tully and the novice Ernie Munger-their brief sparring session sets into motion their hidden fates, initiating young Munger into the "company of men" and luring Tully back into training. Fat City tells of their anxieties and hopes, their loves and losses, and the stubborn determination of their manager, Ruben Luna, who knows that even the most promising kid is likely to fall prey to some weakness. Then again, "There was always someone who wanted to fight."

Literary

Tantor Audio

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. Stockton, California, is the novel's setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street's lunchrooms and dark bars offer a temporary respite to the men and women whose backbreaking work in the fields barely allows them to make a living.  When two men meet in the gym-the ex-boxer Billy Tully and the novice Ernie Munger-their brief sparring session sets into motion their hidden fates, initiating young Munger into the "company of men" and luring Tully back into training. Fat City tells of their anxieties and hopes, their loves and losses, and the stubborn determination of their manager, Ruben Luna, who knows that even the most promising kid is likely to fall prey to some weakness. Then again, "There was always someone who wanted to fight."

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 Munger into the company of men and luring Tully back into training. In a dispassionate and composed voice, Leonard Gardner narrates their swings of fortune, and the stubborn 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.”

Fat City (New York Review Books Classics)

NYRB Classics

TRISTRAM

Blumenbar

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Fat City

FAT CITY-V316 (Vintage Contemporaries)

Fat City (California Fiction)

I Just Didn't Quit: a life autobiography of Dr. Leonard Gardner

The Work of the Potter's Hands

Fat City

Fat City

Fat City (New York Review Books Classics)

Fat City

Fat City