{"product_id":"thrown","title":"Thrown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA knock-out debut sports epic taking a unique journey into the world of Mixed Martial Arts fighting\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep into the octagon . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the heart of the fight. Three years and two fighters - one ageing tired struggling from one backstreet dive to another; and one young fast going places punching it out in packed Las Vegas arenas. One on the way up and the other on the way out. And they fight and they fight - while through it all Kit a spacetaker a ghost haunting their cages follows and assists them drawn to the dark allure of men living from blow to blow where the true battle is never with their opponent but always and forever with themselves. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most fascinating book I've read this year.\u003c\/b\u003e The precision of Howley's prose reminds me of \u003cb\u003eJoan Didion or David Foster Wallace'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A poetic portrait of a bloody American subculture' \u003ci\u003eO The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The fight book of our generation\u003c\/b\u003e has landed . . . a fantastic debut' \u003ci\u003eThe Week\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Compulsively readable' \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biography \u0026amp; memoir, Personal Memoirs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books, Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780241207291\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £8.98","offer_id":47909733171377,"sku":"SB-0241207290-C3","price":8.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0241207290.jpg?v=1789259825","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/thrown","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}