书目

PASSION FOR VICTORY A

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.

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