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| 100 | 1 | _aJones, Bill | |
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_aAlone : _b the triumph and tragedy of John Curry _c/ Bill Jones |
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_aLondon _b: Bloomsbury _c, 2014 |
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_a344 p. _b: illus. _c; 24 cm |
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| 490 | 0 | _aShort-listed for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award | |
| 500 | _aDonated by Toller Cranston | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | _aIntroduction -- 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 |
| 520 | _aTells 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. | ||
| 546 | _aEnglish | ||
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_aCurry, John _d(1949-1994) |
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_aFigure skatersGreat Britain _x-Biography |
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_aGay figure skaters _z-Great Britain _x-Biography |
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