{"product_id":"shorty-mccabe","title":"Shorty McCabe","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if your fitness trainer spots your vanity faster than your weak muscles?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShorty McCabe leaves the prize ring behind and runs a physical culture studio in New York. His wealthy, restless clients come for health, but their troubles reach beyond exercise. Tempers flare, appearances matter too much, and idle young men need a purpose. Shorty meets their muddles with blunt advice and a good heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Sewell Ford's comic stories, Shorty tells each episode himself, using quick slang and short, rhythmic sentences. His voice carries you from the street to the drawing room, through a growing city marked by sharp differences in wealth. The laughs come with sharp observation: money can buy comfort, but it does not settle every difficulty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA fighter with heart\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a retired boxer whose firm, friendly manner leaves little room for flattery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMore than muscle\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch a trainer tackle tempers, vanity, and confusion as readily as physical weakness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNew York across classes\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Shorty between city streets and drawing rooms, where wealth shapes everyday encounters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStreet talk with rhythm\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enjoy a narrator who speaks as though you stand just across the counter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrisk stories, warm laughter\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find quick comic episodes that pair a boxer's bluntness with a generous heart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love humor in dialect, early New York city life, and brisk stories told by a talker with a good heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now and let Shorty introduce himself in his own lively words.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534737768796,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/13177_en_ebook-front_c04.jpg?v=1792175156","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/pt\/products\/shorty-mccabe-pt-br","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}