Today We Die a Little!

2016-05-24 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Richard AskAdditional Writer
Release : 2016-05-24
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 497/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Today We Die a Little! by : Richard AskAdditional Writer

Download or read book Today We Die a Little! written by Richard AskAdditional Writer. This book was released on 2016-05-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow ... journalist Richard Askwith's book breathes new life into the man and the myth, uncovering a glorious age of athletics and an epoch-defining time in world history"--Dust jacket flap.

Today We Die a Little

2016-04-21 Long-distance runners

Author : Richard Askwith
Release : 2016-04-21
Genre : Long-distance runners
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Book Rating : 343/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Today We Die a Little written by Richard Askwith. This book was released on 2016-04-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 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. On the track, his running made him a legend; off it, his charisma and humanity made him a hero. No runner has generated myth like Emil Z�topek, the Czechoslovakian soldier who revolutionised distance running after World War II. The minutiae of his victories and training methods, the poignant details of his generosity and downfall - all have been endlessly repeated and reinvented, but the full truth never told. Z�topek won five Olympic medals, set 18 world records, and went undefeated over 10,000 metres for six years. He redefined the boundaries of endurance, training in Army boots, in snow, in sand, in darkness. But his toughness was matched by a spirit of friendship and a joie de vivre that transcended the darkest days of the Cold War. His triumphs put his country on the map, yet when Soviet tanks moved in to crush Czechoslovakia's new freedoms in 1968, Z�topek paid a heavy price for his brave stance as a champion of 'socialism with a human face'. Expelled from the Army, he was condemned to years of degrading manual labour, far from his home and his adored wife. Rehabilitated two decades later, he was a shadow of the man he had been - and the world had all but forgotten him. Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic and with unparalleled access to Z�topek's family and friends, particularly his widow, fellow Olympian Dana Z�topkov�, Today We Die A Little evokes not just an extraordinary man but a glorious age of athletics and a dramatic period in European history. It strips away the myths to tell the complex and deeply moving story of the most inspiring Olympic hero of them all.

Endurance

2017-04-20 Long-distance runners

Author : Rick Broadbent
Release : 2017-04-20
Genre : Long-distance runners
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Book Rating : 236/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Endurance written by Rick Broadbent. This book was released on 2017-04-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the YearIn the summer of 1952 Emil Z�topek became the king of the running world with an unprecedented distance treble at the Olympic Games in Helsinki. Together with his wife Dana, who won another gold medal in the javelin, they were the embodiment of sporting romance. Born on the same day, they were champions on the same day too. Yet in 1968 this affable but eccentric Czech solider was betrayed by his Communist paymasters and cast out into wilderness. Hidden from world view, monitored by the secret police and forced to live in a caravan in mining country, he became the invisible hero. Endurance is the first biography to document the remarkable rise, fall and rehabilitation of a man voted the 'greatest runner of all time' by Runner's World. It is also the story of a golden age of sport played out against a backdrop of Cold War politics and paranoia. From the London Olympics of 1948 to Czech concentration camps, this is an uplifting and harrowing story of survival. As Emil rises to global fame, his old coach is locked up and tortured by StB henchmen. Their diverging paths expose the fickleness of popularity and eventually cross again when Z�topek's world is torn asunder. All both men can do is endure. Due to extensive access to those involved, including Dana herself, Broadbent has written a vivid history involving blood and guns and a love that sustained the cruellest twists of fate. From heady nights at White City to the brave resistance during the Prague Spring, this is a book that plants the son of a carpenter at the very centre of a revolution. Whether talking to his rivals on the track or Red Army troops as tanks roll into Prague, Z�topek's humanity shines through and carries all.

Zatopek

2020-10

Author : Jan Novák
Release : 2020-10
Genre :
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Book Rating : 882/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Zatopek written by Jan Novák. This book was released on 2020-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intoxicating, visually intense portrait of legendary runner Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek is arguably the greatest Olympic champion of all time. The Czech runner's three gold medals at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics, for the 5,000 meter, 10,000 meter, and marathon, is an achievement that has never been matched. His success as a runner made him a national hero, but as a public figure, outspoken and unafraid to take a stand, he was equally impressive. Even before the Helsinki Games, Zátopek had scored a remarkable victory, successfully pressuring the communist regime to allow his colleague Stanislav Jungwirth, who until then had been excluded on political grounds, to compete. In Zátopek, Jan Novák and Jaromír 99 trace the extraordinary life and times of the great Olympian, from his first meeting with Dana, the love of his life, to the victories that would ensure his lasting legacy.

What Happens When We Die?

2017-08-17 Family & Relationships

Author : Thomas G. Long
Release : 2017-08-17
Genre : Family & Relationships
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Book Rating : 334/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book What Happens When We Die? written by Thomas G. Long. This book was released on 2017-08-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A straightforward treatment of the only existential issue that matters from the Christian perspective. In What Happens When We Die? Tom Long provides information about the promises and convictions of the Christian gospel concerning death and life after death. He surveys in simple terms the major themes surrounding death, dying, and hope for an afterlife.

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