内容简介
Fromthebarefootracesof8thcenturyBCtotheunderwaterobstaclecoursesintheearly20thcenturytothehigh-tensionBerlinGamesprecedingWorldWarII,theOlympicshavealwaysbeenexcitingdramasofathleticprowessandhumaninterest.In"APassionforVictory,"award-winningauthorBensonBobricktellsthedetailsofthecaptivatingstoryoftheOlympicGames,startingwiththeirinceptioninAncientGreece.ThiswonderfullyreadablenarrativeisrichwithanecdotesandprofilesofathletesandweavesinimportanthistoricaleventstocreateacompletepictureofeachinstallmentoftheGames.Thisthoroughaccountofaninternationalfixationisgripping,poignant,andoccasionallyhilarious.
作者简介
BENSONBOBRICKearnedhisdoctoratefromColumbiaUniversityandistheauthorofoneothernonfictionbookforyoungpeople,TheBattleofNashville,andseveralcriticallyacclaimedbooksforadults.In2002,hereceivedtheLiteratureAwardoftheAmericanAcademyandInstituteofArtsandLetters.Heandhiswife,Hilary,dividetheirtimebetweenNewYorkandVermont.