{"product_id":"the-hustler-paperback","title":"The Hustler (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic hardboiled tale of a beautiful talent for life in smoky poolrooms\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e'A wonderful hymn to the last true era when men of substance played pool with a vengeance' TIME OUT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e'This book sees the poetry of the pool game ... Fast Eddie's ascent up the ladder from pool shark to full-time hustler is the story of the will to power, told in cool fifties style' GUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nFast Eddie Felson has a reputation as a pool hustler to be feared, but his ambitions go far beyond taking small-town punks for a few bucks here and there. He has the talent to make big money, but he soon learns that it takes more than natural ability to become a real winner. He heads to Chicago to test himself against the legendary Minnesota Fats in more than forty-hours of high-stakes pool. Can he find the will to overcome his failings and fulfil his potential as the best there is?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"Walter Tevis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165298311346,"sku":"9781474600804","price":240.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9781474600804.jpg?v=1773225997","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/the-hustler-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}