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McCasland, David

 
9781572931305: Eric Liddell: Pure Gold: the Olympic Champion Who Inspired Chariots of Fire
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1572931302 ISBN 13 : 9781572931305
Editeur : Discovery House Publishers,U.S., 2001

Synopsis

Most people will remember Eric Liddell as the inspiration for the award-winning movie Chariots of Fire. But his life away from athletic competition was even more compelling and held an influence that reached all the way to a Japanese internment camp in China.

Eric Liddell—Pure Gold is the fascinating account of Scotland's beloved Olympic champion whose greatest race was for an eternal prize.

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À propos de l'auteur

David McCasland is the author of Oswald Chambers: Abandoned to God, which won the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Gold Medallion for biography, and is a contributor to Our Daily Bread. He and his wife live in Colorado.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

In 1981, the low-budget British film Chariots of Fire took the world by joyful surprise and garnered four Academy Awards including Best Picture. Chariots of Fire has become a classic, still inspiring audiences around the world. But like most movies, it freely blends dramatic invention with the facts.

This book is the life story of Eric Liddell before and after his Olympic triumph at Paris in 1924. Who was he? What shaped him and forged the integrity that became the hallmark of his life? With the athletic world at his feet, why did he leave Scotland and spend the rest of his years in China as a Christian missionary? And who was the high school girl he met there who captured his heart and brought such joy as his wife?

Shy and retiring by nature, Liddell was by no means a charismatic personality, yet he drew people to him in a remarkable way. As a runner, his presence at a Scottish track meet often meant an extra 5,000 spectators beyond the normal crowd. But instead of using his athletic fame for personal advantage, it became his platform to serve others.

For those who already admire Eric Liddell, and for those who want to meet a man who "lived better than he preached," this book is written.

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Éditeur
Discovery House Publishers,U.S.
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1572931302
ISBN 13 
9781572931305
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
336
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Personne responsable
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