Alone : the triumph and tragedy of John Curry / Bill Jones
Material type: TextSeries: Short-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year AwardPublication details: London : Bloomsbury , 2014Description: 344 p. : illus. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781408853429
- 92 CUR
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Libro - Monografía | Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles | 92 CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 065943 |
Donated by Toller Cranston
Introduction -- Prologue -- 'I am a dancer' -- 'Forbidden fruit' -- 'For the morons' -- 'The hermit of Denver' -- 'That Olympic business' -- 'The fairy for the tree' -- 'Dangerous appetites' -- 'Daddy says no' -- 'With an angel' -- 'Moving on air' -- 'Silently the senses' -- 'The kiss of the sun' -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Tells the story of Olympic skater John Curry, revealing a man tormented by ambition, lifelong rivalries, homophobia, financial ruin, and deep personal tragedy who succumbed to AIDS and died of a heart attack at the age of forty-four.
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