Chasing Water

Constantine Markides

ISBN 10: 1617754447 / ISBN 13: 9781617754449

Edité par Akashic Books, Ltd. Apr 2016, 2016

Neuware -- Anthony Ervin is currently training for the 2016 Olympics in Rio. This personal story is a profoundly interesting narrative that is sure to draw major national attention in the run-up to the Olympics.- Ervin's story is incredibly dramatic--after winning the gold in 2000, he left the sport of swimming behind and descended into a life of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Twelve years later he resurfaced out of nowhere and was FASTER! And made the 2012 Olympic team.- Ervin is biracial, another dimension to this story.- Together with the Cyd Zeigler book in this season, this title launches the 'Edge of Sports' imprint curated by sportswriter and Nation magazine sports editor Dave Zirin.- 10,000-copy first printing.- Simultaneous publication of paperback and Elektronisches Buch editions.- Includes 16-page full-color photo insert- Blurb outreach to Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Dara Torres- International sales potential in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics.- Ervin likely to have Olympic corporate sponsorship (details TBA)- Galleys (and e-galleys via Edelweiss) available in November 2015.- Digital Reading Group Guide available from Akashic's website.- Galley display & giveaways at ALA Midwinter.- Major media push to national TV, radio, print, and online publications.- Giveaways on Goodreads, LibraryThing, Advvance Access.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 300 pp. Englisch. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781617754449

Synopsis :

Planned for release just before the 2016 Olympics, Chasing Water book tells the dramatic, surprising and sometimes provocative path that Anthony Ervin has taken to become one of the most captivating of Olympic heroes. At 19, Ervin won gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, only to shock the world retiring soon after. After auctioning off his gold medal for charity, he set off on a part-spiritual quest, part self-destructive bender, then later resurfaced to continue his career by swimming faster than ever before, and faster than anyone else.

À propos des auteurs: Anthony Ervin is an American Olympian who resides in Los Angeles, where he continues to pursue his career as a professional swimmer, speaker, and coach. In the 2016 Rio Olympics he won two gold medals, including one in the 50-meter free, making history as the oldest individual swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal. Chasing Water is his memoir.

Constantine Markides is a New York-based swim trainer and former correspondent for the international daily newspaper Cyprus Mail. He has worked with CNN's Anderson Cooper and was featured on CBC and NPR's Marketplace. His essays and fiction have been published in various magazines and journals, including Rolling Stone. A high school state champion swimmer, Markides also swam for Columbia University. He is the coauthor of Chasing Water.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Chasing Water
Éditeur : Akashic Books, Ltd. Apr 2016
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : Taschenbuch
Etat : Neu
Edition : Edition originale