PASSION FOR VICTORY A
出版时间:
2012-06
ISBN:
9780375868696
定价:
149.30
装帧:
精装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
160页
正文语种:
英语
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Fromthebarefootracesof8thcenturyBCtotheunderwaterobstaclecoursesintheearly20thcenturytothehigh-tensionBerlinGamesprecedingWorldWarII,theOlympicshavealwaysbeenexcitingdramasofathleticprowessandhumaninterest.In"APassionforVictory,"award-winningauthorBensonBobricktellsthedetailsofthecaptivatingstoryoftheOlympicGames,startingwiththeirinceptioninAncientGreece.ThiswonderfullyreadablenarrativeisrichwithanecdotesandprofilesofathletesandweavesinimportanthistoricaleventstocreateacompletepictureofeachinstallmentoftheGames.Thisthoroughaccountofaninternationalfixationisgripping,poignant,andoccasionallyhilarious. BENSONBOBRICKearnedhisdoctoratefromColumbiaUniversityandistheauthorofoneothernonfictionbookforyoungpeople,TheBattleofNashville,andseveralcriticallyacclaimedbooksforadults.In2002,hereceivedtheLiteratureAwardoftheAmericanAcademyandInstituteofArtsandLetters.Heandhiswife,Hilary,dividetheirtimebetweenNewYorkandVermont.
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内容简介:
Fromthebarefootracesof8thcenturyBCtotheunderwaterobstaclecoursesintheearly20thcenturytothehigh-tensionBerlinGamesprecedingWorldWarII,theOlympicshavealwaysbeenexcitingdramasofathleticprowessandhumaninterest.In"APassionforVictory,"award-winningauthorBensonBobricktellsthedetailsofthecaptivatingstoryoftheOlympicGames,startingwiththeirinceptioninAncientGreece.ThiswonderfullyreadablenarrativeisrichwithanecdotesandprofilesofathletesandweavesinimportanthistoricaleventstocreateacompletepictureofeachinstallmentoftheGames.Thisthoroughaccountofaninternationalfixationisgripping,poignant,andoccasionallyhilarious.
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作者简介:
BENSONBOBRICKearnedhisdoctoratefromColumbiaUniversityandistheauthorofoneothernonfictionbookforyoungpeople,TheBattleofNashville,andseveralcriticallyacclaimedbooksforadults.In2002,hereceivedtheLiteratureAwardoftheAmericanAcademyandInstituteofArtsandLetters.Heandhiswife,Hilary,dividetheirtimebetweenNewYorkandVermont.
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