It takes the average reader 9 hours and 4 minutes to read Pound For Pound by F X Toole
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
Dan Cooley Has Buried His Beloved Wife Of 40 Years And All Of His Children. The Responsibility Of Single-Handedly Raising Tim Pat, His Only Grandson, Is The One Thing Strong Enough To Rescue Him From Loneliness And Despair. When Dan, A Legendary Boxing Trainer, Schools His Eight-Year-Old Grandson In 'The Sweet Science', He Sees A Natural Athlete Emerge, The Possibility Of An Olympic Medal And The Validation Of A Sport To Which Dan Has Given His Greatest Gifts. When A Cruel Twist Of Fate Intrudes On His Plans, Dan Is Plunged Into The Blackest Of Depressions. Meanwhile, Eloy Garza, A Has-Been Fighter Battling His Own Demons In The Shape Of A Morphine Bottle, Struggles To Prevent His Grandson, Chicky, From Being Taken In By The Crime, Drugs And Corrupt Trainers Of San Antonio'S Boxing Circuit. Without Admitting That He Once Met Dan Cooley In The Ring - In A Fight That Ended Both Men'S Careers And Left Them Haunted By Their Shortcomings - Eloy Sends Chicky In Search Of The Gifted Trainer And Cut Man, Knowing That Chicky'S Only Chance At Greatness Lies Far Beyond Eloy'S Meagre Reach.Set In Towns Where Violence Is The Norm And Success Stories Take On An Almost Mythic Importance, Pound For Pound Is An Old-Fashioned Novel With A Heart, Peopled With Unforgettable Characters - Bloody But Unbowed - Who Ultimately Find Solace In One Another.
Pound For Pound by F X Toole is 528 pages long, and a total of 136,224 words.
This makes it 178% the length of the average book. It also has 166% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 12 hours and 24 minutes to read Pound For Pound aloud.
Pound For Pound is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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