Duel In The Sun

Author : John Brant
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781609616984

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Duel in the Sun by John Brant Pdf

The 1982 Boston Marathon was great theater: Two American runners, Alberto Salazar, a celebrated champion, and Dick Beardsley, a gutsy underdog, going at each other for just under 2 hours and 9 minutes. Neither man broke. The race merely came to a thrilling, shattering end, exacting such an enormous toll that neither man ever ran as well again. Beardsley, the most innocent of men, descended into felony drug addiction, and Salazar, the toughest of men, fell prey to depression. Exquisitely written and rich with human drama, John Brant's Duel in the Sun brilliantly captures the mythic character of the most thrilling American marathon ever run—and the powerful forces of fate that drove these two athletes in the years afterward.

Author : Michael Corcoran
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-11
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781439141922

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Duel in the Sun by Michael Corcoran Pdf

In the rest of the world, they call it the Open Championship. Americans call it the British Open, but if any tournament is considered the battle for the world championship of golf, it is the one held annually on the great links courses of Scotland and England, the birthplace of the game. By the time the 1977 Open came to Turnberry on Scotland's west coast, Jack Nicklaus had established himself as the greatest champion the golf world has ever known, well on his way to the record that Tiger Woods would spend his childhood dreaming of and pointing toward. The sight of Nicklaus on the leaderboard was enough to make strong golfers shake. Everyone knew that Nicklaus was the man to beat in every major championship he entered. At the same time, Tom Watson had become the latest golfer to be heralded as the "Next Nicklaus." Watson had overcome his reputation for choking in big tournaments and was beginning to be viewed by his peers as the top player of his generation. He had won two majors, but there were still questions about his ability to stand up under the fiercest pressure. There are few moments in sports when it is clear to one and all that a torch has been passed. The 1977 Open Championship at Turnberry was one such event. The weather was uncharacteristically warm, British golf fans bared their pink skin to the unfamiliar sun, and the course played hard and fast. Nicklaus and Watson were tied after the first two rounds. Nicklaus shot a blistering 65-66 over the last two days to post a 72-hole score that set a tournament record; but Watson, paired with Nicklaus over those fateful 36 holes, looked Jack in the eye and shot 65-65 to win by a stroke. And the Next Nicklaus had been found at last, even as the original kept winning major tournaments -- but the air of invincibility was gone forever. Michael Corcoran takes the drama of this rare moment in golf history and brings it to vivid life. He draws on his interviews with competitors, caddies, commentators, and spectators to tell the magnificent story of this epic duel in all the rich detail any fan of golfing drama could ask for. Duel in the Sun is an unforgettable tale of the rise of a new hero and the grace of an older champion welcoming him to the summit of the game.

Author : Warlord Games
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472813718

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Bolt Action: Duel in the Sun by Warlord Games Pdf

With Duel in the Sun, players can take command of the doughty Desert Rats of Montgomery's 8th Army, the fast-moving and hard-hitting raiders of the Long Range Desert Army (LRDG), or Rommel's mighty Afrika Korps, to recreate some of the most iconic battles of World War II – Operations Compass, Crusader and Torch, Tobruk, and Alamein, amongst others. Offering scenarios, special rules and new troop types, this Theatre Book for Bolt Action also takes players across the Mediterranean from North Africa, where they can follow the Italian Campaign from the invasion of Sicily, through the battles for Anzio and Cassino, to the final assaults on the Gothic Line.

Author : Sally Wentworth
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781459284821

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Duel in the Sun by Sally Wentworth Pdf

"Shall I describe the kind of man I think you would go for?" "You can't. He doesn't exist," Catriona said lightly. "Not even in your imagination, in your dreams?" Lucas Kane was a difficult man to work for. To say that he didn't suffer fools gladly was an understatement. And Catriona had wanted to get on one of Kane's famous archaeological adventures so badly that she'd lied about her qualifications. That was her first mistake. Her second mistake was thinking that Lucas cared about anything except his work. She dreaded to think of the kind of job description Lucas Kane's wife would have. It would probably involve moving mountains and other such feats. But he wasn' the only one who had high standards. The man of her dreams would be…well, unfortunately for Catriona, he'd be Lucas Kane!

Author : Niven Busch
Publisher : eNet Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781618869081

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Duel in the Sun by Niven Busch Pdf

Amidst the life on the Spanish Bit Ranch in Texas of the 1880's and the coming of the railroad, love, loyalty, and family are challenged by a young tempestuous woman and the anguish of a son gone wrong.

Author : Paul Collins
Publisher : Crown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307956460

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Duel with the Devil by Paul Collins Pdf

The remarkable true story of a turn-of-the-19th century murder and the trial that ensued—a showdown in which iconic political rivals Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr joined forces to make sure justice was served—from bestselling author of the Edgar finalist, Murder of the Century. In the closing days of 1799, the United States was still a young republic. Waging a fierce battle for its uncertain future were two political parties: the well-moneyed Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, and the populist Republicans, led by Aaron Burr. The two finest lawyers in New York, Burr and Hamilton were bitter rivals both in and out of the courtroom, and as the next election approached, their animosity reached a crescendo. But everything changed when a young Quaker woman, Elma Sands, was found dead in Burr's newly constructed Manhattan Well. The horrific crime quickly gripped the nation, and before long accusations settled on one of Elma’s suitors: a handsome young carpenter named Levi Weeks. As the enraged city demanded a noose be draped around his neck, Week's only hope was to hire a legal dream team. And thus it was that New York’s most bitter political rivals and greatest attorneys did the unthinkable—they teamed up. Our nation’s longest running cold case, Duel with the Devil delivers the first substantial break in the case in over 200 years. At once an absorbing legal thriller and an expertly crafted portrait of the United States in the time of the Founding Fathers, Duel with the Devil is a masterpiece of narrative nonfiction.

Author : John Brant
Publisher : Rodale
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781594866289

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Duel in the Sun by John Brant Pdf

Brant re-creates the tense drama of the 1982 Boston Marathon and the powerful forces of fate that drove runners Alberto Salazar and Dick Beardsley in the years afterwards.

Author : Eric Jager
Publisher : Crown
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005-09-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780767914178

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The Last Duel by Eric Jager Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • “A taut page-turner with all the hallmarks of a good historical thriller.”—Orlando Sentinel The gripping true story of the duel to end all duels in medieval France as a resolute knight defends his wife’s honor against the man she accuses of a heinous crime In the midst of the devastating Hundred Years’ War between France and England, Jean de Carrouges, a Norman knight fresh from combat in Scotland, returns home to yet another deadly threat. His wife, Marguerite, has accused squire Jacques Le Gris of rape. A deadlocked court decrees a trial by combat between the two men that will also leave Marguerite’s fate in the balance. For if her husband loses the duel, she will be put to death as a false accuser. While enemy troops pillage the land, and rebellion and plague threaten the lives of all, Carrouges and Le Gris meet in full armor on a walled field in Paris. What follows is the final duel ever authorized by the Parlement of Paris, a fierce fight with lance, sword, and dagger before a massive crowd that includes the teenage King Charles VI, during which both combatants are wounded—but only one fatally. Based on extensive research in Normandy and Paris, The Last Duel brings to life a colorful, turbulent age and three unforgettable characters caught in a fatal triangle of crime, scandal, and revenge. The Last Duel is at once a moving human drama, a captivating true crime story, and an engrossing work of historical intrigue with themes that echo powerfully centuries later.

Author : Warlord Games
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-25
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781472813701

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Bolt Action: Duel in the Sun by Warlord Games Pdf

With Duel in the Sun, players can take command of the doughty Desert Rats of Montgomery's 8th Army, the fast-moving and hard-hitting raiders of the Long Range Desert Army (LRDG), or Rommel's mighty Afrika Korps, to recreate some of the most iconic battles of World War II – Operations Compass, Crusader and Torch, Tobruk, and Alamein, amongst others. Offering scenarios, special rules and new troop types, this Theatre Book for Bolt Action also takes players across the Mediterranean from North Africa, where they can follow the Italian Campaign from the invasion of Sicily, through the battles for Anzio and Cassino, to the final assaults on the Gothic Line.

Author : Richard Matheson
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2003-01-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429913665

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Duel by Richard Matheson Pdf

Remember that murderous semi chasing Dennis Weaver down a lonely stretch of desert highway? Duel, Steven Spielberg's acclaimed first film, was adapted by Richard Matheson from his unforgettable story of the same name. But "Duel" is only one of the classic suspense tales in this outstanding collection of stories by the Grand Master of Horror, which also contains Matheson's legendary first story, "Born of Man and Woman," as well as several stunning shockers that inspired memorable episodes of The Twilight Zone, including "Little Girl Lost," "Steel," and "Third from the Sun." Like Matheson's previous collection, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet, this collection is an indispensable treasure trove of terror from the New York Times bestselling author of I Am Legend and What Dreams May Come. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Raymond E. Durgnat,Scott Simmon
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780520330047

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King Vidor, American by Raymond E. Durgnat,Scott Simmon Pdf

Author : Dick Beardsley,Maureen Anderson
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004-07-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0816637598

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Staying the Course by Dick Beardsley,Maureen Anderson Pdf

The controversial career of marathon runner Dick Beardsley is featured in this look inside the head of a distance runner as it describes his difficult life, what life is like as a celebrated athlete, and many struggles to overcome obtacles ranging from an

Author : Gary Fishgall
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 9780684852904

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Gregory Peck by Gary Fishgall Pdf

In Gregory Peck: A Biography, Gary Fishgall meticulously recounts Peck's influential life, revealing the effects of the actor on the film industry and of the film industry on the actor."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Vicky Lebeau
Publisher : Wallflower Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1903364191

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Psychoanalysis and Cinema by Vicky Lebeau Pdf

Lebeau examines the long and uneven history of developments in modern art, science, and technology that brought pychoanalysis and the cinema together towards the end of the nineteenth century. She explores the subsequent encounters between the two: the seductions of psychoanalysis and cinema as converging, though distinct, ways of talking about dream and desire, image and illusion, shock, and sexuality. Beginning with Freud's encounter with the spectacle of hysteria on display in fin-de-siecle Paris, this study offers a detailed reading of the texts and concepts which generated the field of psychoanalytic film theory.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:870865672

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Visual and Other Pleasures by Anonim Pdf