Leonard Gardner: 3 books

«Città amara è il rovescio del sogno americano», scrive Joyce Carol Oates. È proprio al sogno di fama e ricchezza, però, che guardano Ernie Munger, giovane pugile di deboli ma ancora non sopite speranze, e Billy Tully, duramente provato dalle delusioni subite dentro e fuori dal ring. Entrambi...

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...

An array of subjects hand picked by the author which discuss thoughts as perceived by that author. Subjects all would love to discuss but somehow never seem to. Political, social, historical, legal, constitutional, insurance editorial, religious. To put it simply, a book on common sense that lays it all out for your perusal. A book that says what you want to talk about but never do.