Last Amateurs by Mark De Rond
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.
Mark de Rond,described by the Financial Times as 'Cambridge's secret weaponfor the Boat Race', is an Oxford-educated Cambridge don in histhirties. His work has featured in Time, the Economist, The Times,The Week, and on BBC Radio 4.Sir Steve Redgrave CBEis widely considered to be Britain's greatest Olympian, having wona gold medal in rowing at five consecutive Olympic Games from1984 to 2000, as well as an additional bronze medal in 1988.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848310452 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848310455 |
| Title | Last Amateurs |
| Author | Mark De Rond |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Year published | 2009-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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