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  <title><![CDATA[Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt;This hard-hitting collection of powerful and moving tales based on the experiences of the late, great fight manager and cut man Jerry Boyd, who wrote under the pen name F.X. Toole, is the basis for the Oscar-winning motion picture starring Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. Breathing life into vivid, compelling characters who radiate the fierce intensity of the worlds they inhabit, Million Dollar Baby &quot;is not just fight fiction at its finest, it is excellent fiction, period&quot; (Dan Rather).&lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Apr 29 20:52:22 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[<br/>اين نوشتار نه نقدي‌ست درباره‌ي فيلمي كه از اين رمان ساخته شد و نه بررسي و يا تشريح و ستايش همه‌ي عواملي كه اين فيلم را جزو آثار برتر سينماي جهان كرده است. بهانه‌ي...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21297636">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat May 03 20:26:16 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[sebelumnya, saya benci tinju. buku ini dengan mudahnya mengubah pandangan saya *saya baru mengerti sekarang, kenapa saya dipaksa membaca buku ini. damn good!* habis sekali baca sepanjang perjalanan pulang dari Jogja-Jakarta (Bintaro) dengan pesawat berlanjut bis damri.<br/><br/>buku ini diterjemahka...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21549020">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52573279">
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  <read_at>Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 13 18:35:57 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri May 22 21:13:13 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I’ve never really cared for boxing, but in recent years I developed some interest in boxing fiction, and tough-guy manly-man fiction in general, starting with Thom Jones, moving on to Craig Davidson and mumblemumbleChuckPalahniukmumble (who hasn’t exactly written about boxing, but close enough)....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52573279">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="35825291">
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  <date_added>Mon Oct 20 21:53:06 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Jan 07 07:39:38 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[aku baca edisi Indonesia terbitan Banana Publisher (2006)<br/><br/>Judul Asli : Rope Burns<br/>Penulis : F.X. Toole <br/>Penerjemah : Basuki Heri Winarno &amp; Yusi A.Pareanom<br/>Penyunting : Akmal N.Basral &amp; Yusi A.Pareanom<br/>Cetakan : Pertama, Oktober 2006<br/>Tebal : 357 hlm.<br/> <br/>Sa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35825291">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="21548056">
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  <date_added>Sat May 03 19:57:52 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat May 03 20:33:00 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Setelah Opera Jakarta dan Opera Jakarta-Hongkong karya Titi Nginung (pseudonim-nya Arswendo Atmowiloto)rasanya belum ada lagi buku fiksi Indonesia mengenai tinju. Langka memang. Oleh karenanya menemukan (diberi sih tepatnya :D) buku ini -meskipun bukan ditulis oleh orang Indonesia-cukup memberi kese...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21548056">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="15624049">
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 17 09:53:16 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Feb 17 09:53:16 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Don't be fooled- this book was originally published as &quot;Rope Burns,&quot; and one story in it, &quot;Million Dollar Baby,&quot; was turned into the movie with Hilary Swank.  It's not one of those weird cheesy books that gets written after a movie comes out.  <br/><br/>It's a collection of sho...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15624049">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56476934">
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  <read_at>Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Mon Jun 01 06:09:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the collection of short stories that included Million Dollar Baby. The book was retitled that and sold as a movie tie-in.  And it sort of makes sense as Million Dollar Baby really is the best, most alive, story in the collection.<br/><br/>Written by F.X. Toole, a former cut-man, the storie...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56476934">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36981255">
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    <name><![CDATA[Dan]]></name>
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  <date_added>Wed Nov 05 15:06:00 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 05 15:15:22 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you like boxing, you'll like it.  I really like boxing.  At first I thought it was because I liked boxing that I liked these stories, not because it was actual literature, but that sentiment changed in the later pages of &quot;Million $$$ Baby.&quot;  Though I thoroughly enjoyed the two preceding...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36981255">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41911938">
    <user id="238702">
    <name><![CDATA[Kevin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this on and Metro North to and from CT years back. Skipped around and just loved every single stpry. So well written and the product of real life experience (which, sadly, usually yields only one good book).]]></body>
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    <review id="74590878">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jana]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I expected more from these short stories. There was constantly something missing. ]]></body>
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    <review id="2350394">
    <user id="149904">
    <name><![CDATA[syam]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Indonesia]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Jun 25 03:04:34 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 25 03:04:34 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dunia tinju ternyata bisa menjadi ide cerita yang luar biasa. Tinju bukan hanya gedebak-gedebuk! Ia juga punya filosofi, pelajaran hidup, dll. F.X Tolle bukan mengarang-ngarang. Ia mencatat, mengamati, belajar dan berjuang bersama para petinju. Million $$$ Baby yang kemudian diangkat menjadi film da...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2350394">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32912513">
    <user id="1490202">
    <name><![CDATA[James]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Washington, DC]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this several years ago (2002 is a guess). Great characters, excellent writing, but above all, an understanding of boxing that you wouldn't think you'd find in works of fiction.<br/><br/>A must read for anyone who watches boxing regularly, or even follows the stories of it's notable particip...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32912513">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book (or some of the short stories from this book) because I was trying to find some interesting short stories that were sports related for Sports Lit.  This one worked!  Not only is it not too offensive (language), it's good.  The writing is quick, puts you right in the action.  The cha...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/34787405">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="479946">
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This short story collection is all about boxers and boxing, and the movie Million Dollar Baby is based on a story in this collection (in fact, the book has been re-released with the title <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner" title=" Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner"> Million Dollar Baby: Stories from the Corner</a>). I have no interest in boxing whatsoever, but the stories are won...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/479946">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59442758">
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    <name><![CDATA[Mitchell]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Written by a long time cut man, &quot;Rope Burns&quot; is a collection of short stories about the sweet science, boxing. As a huge fan of the sport, I loved it, and I think non-boxing fans might find some of the stories compelling also, especially &quot;Million Dollar Baby&quot; of which the movie w...]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[While this book suffers from some repetitious language and cliches, it does benefit from Toole's unique insight in to the boxing world.  I personally liked the earlier stories and was disappointed in the last story, &quot;Rope Burns.&quot;  I wish to see more from the old corner man.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent group of short stories on the boxing life. Not the professional stuff. It's all about the basement gyms that are in every city where someone is trying to make it big. One of the stories, Million Dollar Baby, was made into a great movie by Clint Eastwood.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is an amazing collection of short stories by a guy that actually was there for the hay-day of boxing. Shit rules, Million Dollar Baby is the worst story in it. It was originally entitled Rope Burns, but they changed it after the movie came out.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[i didn't read too many of the other stories in this book, because i was primarily concerned with million dollar baby, but all in all, i was pleasantly surprised. it certainly gives insight into the interesting world of boxing.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really didn't get the acclaim for this book. I'm always leery when people affectionately compare a new writer to Hemingway. It usually means the story's decent and the writing's boring.]]></body>
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