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For the Glory: The Life of Eric Liddell
Duncan Hamilton
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Description for For the Glory: The Life of Eric Liddell
Paperback. Eric Liddell was as close to a saint as any man in modern history has been. Renowned for his athletic prowess, it was also his deeply entrenched values that set him apart from the crowd. These qualities were never better illustrated than in the 1924 Paris Olympics. This is the story of a true hero of our times. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: BGS; BGX; HRCX7; JWXR; WSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127. .
`Eric Liddell deserves a definitive biography. This is it.' Sunday Times, Books of the Year Faster. Higher. Stronger. No one has embodied the ideals of the Olympic movement quite like Eric Liddell, star of the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire. After refusing to compete on religious principle in the event in which he was favourite, the 100 metres, at the 1924 Games in Paris, Liddell won an astonishing gold medal in the 400 metres. But instead of pursuing a path of global fame and fortune, he chose to follow his calling as a missionary in the ... Read more
`Eric Liddell deserves a definitive biography. This is it.' Sunday Times, Books of the Year Faster. Higher. Stronger. No one has embodied the ideals of the Olympic movement quite like Eric Liddell, star of the Oscar-winning film Chariots of Fire. After refusing to compete on religious principle in the event in which he was favourite, the 100 metres, at the 1924 Games in Paris, Liddell won an astonishing gold medal in the 400 metres. But instead of pursuing a path of global fame and fortune, he chose to follow his calling as a missionary in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784160043
SKU
V9781784160043
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About Duncan Hamilton
Duncan Hamilton is the author of Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough which won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year for 2007. In 2009, he was awarded the William Hill again, for Harold Larwood, as well as winning the prestigious Wisden Book of the Year for 2009 and Biography of the Year at the ... Read more
Reviews for For the Glory: The Life of Eric Liddell
For the Glory is wonderful: painstakingly researched, intelligently structured and written with flair. In an Olympic year, it is fitting that an Olympic tale should be the most uplifting.
Daily Telegraph, Sports Books of the Year
Eric Liddell deserves a definitive biography. This is it.
Sunday Times, Sports Books of the Year
... Read more
Daily Telegraph, Sports Books of the Year
Eric Liddell deserves a definitive biography. This is it.
Sunday Times, Sports Books of the Year
... Read more