Sam McManis
Autor/a de Crossing California: A Cultural Topography of a Land of Wonder and Weirdness
Sobre l'autor
Sam McManis knows running, and he knows a good story. He has worked as a staff writer and columnist for California's leading newspapers (the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and Sacramento Bee) for more than three decades. His stories have been published in the New York Times and the mostra'n més Wall Street Journal. McManis has also run seventeen marathons-including the prestigious Boston Marathon twice-and completed seven ultramarathons and countless races of shorter distances. mostra'n menys
Obres de Sam McManis
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Llocs de residència
- Yakima, Washington, USA
Membres
Ressenyes
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 2
- Membres
- 12
- Popularitat
- #813,248
- Valoració
- 3.3
- Ressenyes
- 2
- ISBN
- 5
Their coach, an Irish emigrant himself, knows the struggles of his runners. He monitors them closely. Keeps extra clothes, shoes and a refrigerator full of food to make up for whatever these kids are lacking. He cares. Not just about his team and their placements but about their health, their future plans. In return they do everything to return his faith in them.
Cross country is hard. Truly, I was getting tired just reading about some of their practices. The sports books i like are those that include an element of human interest along with the sport. This one did that admirably, chronicling some of the runners lives, their struggles and their hopes and dreams. Also some social history about the school and the program, the changing color of the student body and what this school means to those involved.
ARC from Netgalley.… (més)