Richard Askwith

Broschiertes Buch

Today We Die a Little

Emil Zatopek, Olympic Legend to Cold War Hero

Beschreibung

LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The definitive biography of one of the greatest, most extraordinary runners and Olympic heroes of all time, from the author of running classic Feet in the Clouds.

Autor

Richard Askwith has been a journalist for more than 35 years. For the past 15 years he has been Associate Editor of the Independent. A keen runner and a lifelong admirer of Emil Zátopek, he has written two previous books about running. His first, Feet in the Clouds, won Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards and the Bill Rollinson Prize for Landscape and Tradition. It was shortlisted for the William Hill and Boardman-Tasker prizes and was named by Runner's World as one of the three best running books of all time. His 2014 book, Running Free, was short-listed for the Thwaites-Wainwright Prize.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 480
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 126mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 348g
• ISBN-13: 9780224100359
• ISBN-10: 0224100351
• Artikelnr.: 47240139