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ISBN-101568585497

ISBN-139781568585499

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Book TitleToday We Die a Little! : the Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2016

TopicTrack & Field, Cultural Heritage, Sociology of Sports, Historical, Running & Jogging, Sports

IllustratorYes

GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorRichard Askwith

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2016-933228

ReviewsWith humor, passion, and a touch of folly, the amazing Ztopek reminds us of the pain and the glory behind every victory and the power of sports to bring people together and make history." -- Martina Navratilova "A powerful look at one of the greatest Olympic champions of all time. When I met Ztopek at the New York Marathon, he was friendly, full of energy, and curious--just as he comes across in these riveting pages. Learning more about his personal life and the unique challenges he faced during the Cold War as a Czech athlete, was fascinating. He had a great heart--he was not just an iconic athlete; he was a peacemaker." -- Bill Rodgers, Olympic runner and four-time winner of the New York and Boston Marathons "A wonderfully in-depth and often emotionally charged piece of writing." -- Athletics Weekly "An astonishing achievement... There are few writers as adept at capturing so lyrically the utter and incomprehensible strangeness of distance running... A joy to read." -- Literary Review "Before Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe, there was Emil Ztopek - a Czechoslovakian soldier turned long-distance runner turned Cold War victim. His four Olympic golds, 18 world records and Communist party career are all laid bare in this definitive account."-- Shortlist, With humor, passion, and a touch of folly, the amazing Zátopek reminds us of the pain and the glory behind every victory and the power of sports to bring people together and make history." -- Martina Navratilova "A powerful look at one of the greatest Olympic champions of all time. When I met Zátopek at the New York Marathon, he was friendly, full of energy, and curious--just as he comes across in these riveting pages. Learning more about his personal life and the unique challenges he faced during the Cold War as a Czech athlete, was fascinating. He had a great heart--he was not just an iconic athlete; he was a peacemaker." -- Bill Rodgers, Olympic runner and four-time winner of the New York and Boston Marathons "A wonderfully in-depth and often emotionally charged piece of writing." -- Athletics Weekly "An astonishing achievement... There are few writers as adept at capturing so lyrically the utter and incomprehensible strangeness of distance running... A joy to read." -- Literary Review "Before Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe, there was Emil Zátopek - a Czechoslovakian soldier turned long-distance runner turned Cold War victim. His four Olympic golds, 18 world records and Communist party career are all laid bare in this definitive account."-- Shortlist "A tale from athletics' age of innocence... He was a sporting hero not just for his time but for all time."-- Spectator, With humor, passion, and a touch of folly, the amazing Ztopek reminds us of the pain and the glory behind every victory and the power of sports to bring people together and make history." -- Martina Navratilova "A powerful look at one of the greatest Olympic champions of all time. When I met Ztopek at the New York Marathon, he was friendly, full of energy, and curious--just as he comes across in these riveting pages. Learning more about his personal life and the unique challenges he faced during the Cold War as a Czech athlete, was fascinating. He had a great heart--he was not just an iconic athlete; he was a peacemaker." -- Bill Rodgers, Olympic runner and four-time winner of the New York and Boston Marathons "A wonderfully in-depth and often emotionally charged piece of writing." -- Athletics Weekly "An astonishing achievement... There are few writers as adept at capturing so lyrically the utter and incomprehensible strangeness of distance running... A joy to read." -- Literary Review "Before Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe, there was Emil Ztopek - a Czechoslovakian soldier turned long-distance runner turned Cold War victim. His four Olympic golds, 18 world records and Communist party career are all laid bare in this definitive account."-- Shortlist "A tale from athletics' age of innocence... He was a sporting hero not just for his time but for all time."-- Spectator, With humor, passion, and a touch of folly, the amazing Z_topek reminds us of the pain and the glory behind every victory and the power of sports to bring people together and make history." -- Martina Navratilova "A powerful look at one of the greatest Olympic champions of all time. When I met Z_topek at the New York Marathon, he was friendly, full of energy, and curious--just as he comes across in these riveting pages. Learning more about his personal life and the unique challenges he faced during the Cold War as a Czech athlete, was fascinating. He had a great heart--he was not just an iconic athlete; he was a peacemaker." -- Bill Rodgers, Olympic runner and four-time winner of the New York and Boston Marathons "A wonderfully in-depth and often emotionally charged piece of writing." -- Athletics Weekly "An astonishing achievement... There are few writers as adept at capturing so lyrically the utter and incomprehensible strangeness of distance running... A joy to read." -- Literary Review "Before Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe, there was Emil Z_topek - a Czechoslovakian soldier turned long-distance runner turned Cold War victim. His four Olympic golds, 18 world records and Communist party career are all laid bare in this definitive account."-- Shortlist, With humor, passion, and a touch of folly, the amazing Zï¿½topek reminds us of the pain and the glory behind every victory and the power of sports to bring people together and make history." -- Martina Navratilova "A powerful look at one of the greatest Olympic champions of all time. When I met Zï¿½topek at the New York Marathon, he was friendly, full of energy, and curious--just as he comes across in these riveting pages. Learning more about his personal life and the unique challenges he faced during the Cold War as a Czech athlete, was fascinating. He had a great heart--he was not just an iconic athlete; he was a peacemaker." -- Bill Rodgers, Olympic runner and four-time winner of the New York and Boston Marathons "A wonderfully in-depth and often emotionally charged piece of writing." -- Athletics Weekly "An astonishing achievement... There are few writers as adept at capturing so lyrically the utter and incomprehensible strangeness of distance running... A joy to read." -- Literary Review "Before Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe, there was Emil Zï¿½topek - a Czechoslovakian soldier turned long-distance runner turned Cold War victim. His four Olympic golds, 18 world records and Communist party career are all laid bare in this definitive account."-- Shortlist, With humor, passion, and a touch of folly, the amazing Zátopek reminds us of the pain and the glory behind every victory and the power of sports to bring people together and make history." -- Martina Navratilova "A powerful look at one of the greatest Olympic champions of all time. When I met Zátopek at the New York Marathon, he was friendly, full of energy, and curious--just as he comes across in these riveting pages. Learning more about his personal life and the unique challenges he faced during the Cold War as a Czech athlete, was fascinating. He had a great heart--he was not just an iconic athlete; he was a peacemaker." -- Bill Rodgers, Olympic runner and four-time winner of the New York and Boston Marathons "A wonderfully in-depth and often emotionally charged piece of writing." -- Athletics Weekly "An astonishing achievement... There are few writers as adept at capturing so lyrically the utter and incomprehensible strangeness of distance running... A joy to read." -- Literary Review "Before Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe, there was Emil Zátopek - a Czechoslovakian soldier turned long-distance runner turned Cold War victim. His four Olympic golds, 18 world records and Communist party career are all laid bare in this definitive account."-- Shortlist

Synopsis"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to enjoy something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." -- Emil Zápek For a decade after the Second World War, Emil Zápek -- "the Czech locomotive" -- redefined the sport of distance running, pushing back the frontiers of what was considered possible. He won five Olympic medals, set eighteen world records, and went undefeated in the 10,000-metre race for six years. His dominance has never been equaled. In the darkest days of the Cold War, he stood for a spirit of generous friendship that transcended nationality and politics. Zápek was an energetic supporter of the Prague Spring in 1968, championing "socialism with a human face" in Czechoslovakia. But for this he paid a high price. After the uprising was crushed by Soviet tanks, the hardline Communists had their revenge. Zápek was expelled from the army, stripped of his role in national sport, and condemned to years of hard and degrading manual labor. Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow, fellow Olympian Dana Zápkovájournalist 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., We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to enjoy something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon. -- Emil Zàpek For a decade after the Second World War, Emil Zàpek -- the Czech locomotive -- redefined the sport of distance running, pushing back the frontiers of what was considered possible. He won five Olympic medals, set eighteen world records, and went undefeated in the 10,000-metre race for six years. His dominance has never been equaled. In the darkest days of the Cold War, he stood for a spirit of generous friendship that transcended nationality and politics. Zàpek was an energetic supporter of the Prague Spring in 1968, championing socialism with a human face in Czechoslovakia. But for this he paid a high price. After the uprising was crushed by Soviet tanks, the hardline Communists had their revenge. Zàpek was expelled from the army, stripped of his role in national sport, and condemned to years of hard and degrading manual labor. Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow, fellow Olympian Dana Zàpkovàjournalist 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., "We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to enjoy something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." --Emil Z topek For a decade after the Second World War, Emil Z topek--"the Czech locomotive"--redefined the sport of distance running, pushing back the frontiers of what was considered possible. He won five Olympic medals, set eighteen world records, and went undefeated in the 10,000-metre race for six years. His dominance has never been equaled. In the darkest days of the Cold War, he stood for a spirit of generous friendship that transcended nationality and politics. Z topek was an energetic supporter of the Prague Spring in 1968, championing "socialism with a human face" in Czechoslovakia. But for this he paid a high price. After the uprising was crushed by Soviet tanks, the hardline Communists had their revenge. Z topek was expelled from the army, stripped of his role in national sport, and condemned to years of hard and degrading manual labor. Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow, fellow Olympian Dana Z topkov , 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.

LC Classification NumberGV1061.15.Z37A75