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Richard Askwith
Never before have so many people run so many miles, or set themselves such ambitious targets, in pursuit of self-fulfillment: marathons, ultra-marathons, extreme adventures. And never before have people had…
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Feet in the Clouds by Richard Askwith is the fascinating story of one mans fell running adventures, and how obsession took over his and many other runners lives.
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A transformational quest for the secrets of happy, healthy, whole-life running that will change the way you think about growing older.
'Inspirational' - Observer
A transformational quest for the secrets…
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR The definitive biography of one of the greatest…
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Discover a story that defies belief: National Velvet meets Downton Abbey with a splash of The Leopard. * WINNER OF THE 2020 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR…
The author shares the courageous and heartbreaking story of a Czech countess who defied the Nazis in a legendary horse race.
Based on extensive research in the Czech Republic, interviews with people across the world who knew him, and unprecedented cooperation from his widow … journalist Richard Askwith’s book breathes new…
Part diary of a year running through the Northamptonshire countryside, part exploration of why we love to run without limits, this book is an account of running in a forgotten…
Feet in the Clouds is a chronicle of a masochistic but admirable sporting obsession and an insight into one of the oldest extreme sports.
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Tom Weaver
What does Producer: RICHARD GORDON mean to you? If you’re a fan of classic horror films, you know he’s the only living producer to have worked with the genre’s most…
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Dame Stephanie Shirley, CH,Richard Askwith
This fascinating memoir charts Dame Stephanie’s life from her time as a child in Germany and arrival in England as an unaccompanied Kindertransport refugee through to her retirement and dedication…
