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Last Amateurs To Hell and Back Cambridge Boat Race Crew Mark de Rond FW Redgrave
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United Kingdom
- ISBN
- 9781848310452
- Book Title
- Last Amateurs : to Hell and Back with the Cambridge Boat Race Crew
- Publisher
- Icon Books, The Limited
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.9 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Boating, Cultural Heritage, Sports
- Item Weight
- 9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Icon Books, The Limited
ISBN-10
1848310455
ISBN-13
9781848310452
eBay Product ID (ePID)
77436824
Product Key Features
Book Title
Last Amateurs : to Hell and Back with the Cambridge Boat Race Crew
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Boating, Cultural Heritage, Sports
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
797.140942659
Synopsis
Mark de Rond's brilliant, acclaimed year in the life of the Cambridge Boat Race crew, published in paperback to coincide with the 2009 race., As the Cambridge University Boat Club prepared for the 2007 Boat Race, Mark de Rond - a Cambridge don and fellow of Darwin College - spent a year living the blood, sweat and tears of the 39 students risking all for a chance to challenge Oxford. The Last Amateurs is de Rond's intense and deeply personal account of freezing early-morning training sessions, booze-fueled crew 'formals', the tenderness of camaraderie, the pain of self-doubt, and the tantrums and testosterone of crew members, each set on becoming a Cambridge 'Blue'. So what does it take to row in a Boat Race? In this thrilling book, de Rond delves into the depths of what it means to be a man and the primeval desire to compete. Told chronologically and driven by the pursuit of the final victory, the result is a breathtaking portrait of a deeply historical race marked by sharp contrasts - and one in which every sports person will recognize at least a little of themselves., As the Cambridge University Boat Club prepared for the 2007 Boat Race, Mark de Rond - a Cambridge don and fellow of Darwin College - spent a year living the blood, sweat and tears of the 39 students risking all for a chance to challenge Oxford. "The Last Amateurs" is de Rond's intense and deeply personal account of freezing early-morning training sessions, booze-fueled crew 'formals', the tenderness of camaraderie, the pain of self-doubt, and the tantrums and testosterone of crew members, each set on becoming a Cambridge 'Blue'. So what does it take to row in a Boat Race? In this thrilling book, de Rond delves into the depths of what it means to be a man and the primeval desire to compete. Told chronologically and driven by the pursuit of the final victory, the result is a breathtaking portrait of a deeply historical race marked by sharp contrasts - and one in which every sports person will recognize at least a little of themselves., As the Cambridge University Boat Club prepared for the 2007 Boat Race, Mark de Rond - a Cambridge don and fellow of Darwin College - spent a year libing the blood, sweat and tears of the 39 students risking all for a chance to challenge Oxford. The Last Amateurs is de Rond's intense and deeply personal account of freezing early-morning training sessions, booze-fuelled crew 'formals', the tenderness of camaraderie, the pain of self-doubt, and the tantrums and testosterone of crew members, each set on becoming a Cambridge 'Blue'. So what does it take to row in a Boat Race? In this thrilling book, de Rond delves into the depths of what it means to be a man and the primeval desire to compete. Told chronologically and driven by the pursuit of the final victory, the result is a breathtaking portrait of a deeply historical race marked by sharp contrasts - and one in which every sportsperson will recognise at least a little of themselves., Mark de Rond's brilliant, acclaimed year in the life of the Cambridge Boat Race crew, published in paperback to coincide with the 2009 race. Founded in 1828, the Cambridge University Boat Club has one objective: to beat Oxford in the Boat Race. This annual affair is one of sharp contrasts. A private match between two of the world's oldest universities, yet followed by millions worldwide; an occasion marked by tribal rivalry but also a deep mutual respect. Quintessentially British, it is contested by amateurs who are nevertheless world-class sportsmen, and watched by 120 million people worldwide. It is all about taking part and yet the pain of losing is unimaginable. Mark de Rond spent a year living the blood, sweat and tears of the 39 students risking all for a chance to race Oxford, seeing in them everything he is not. This intense and deeply personal account reinforces the great traditions of Oxbridge but gives them a human face. For despite their brilliance, these individuals are flawed too. So what does it take to row in the coveted Blue Boat? In this thrilling book De Rond delves into the depths of what it means to be a man and the primeval desire to compete. Told chronologically and driven by the pursuit of the final victory, the result is truly compelling and a sports book like no other.
LC Classification Number
GV799
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