The true story behind one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century: how Christiaan Barnard managed the first heart transplant
Donald McRae Libri
Donald McRae crea avvincenti narrazioni di saggistica che approfondiscono le vite di individui straordinari, da titani legali a leggende sportive. Il suo lavoro si distingue per una profonda esplorazione della resilienza umana, delle complessità etiche e delle forze trainanti dietro i successi eccezionali. Le acute capacità di osservazione di McRae e il suo stile immersivo gli permettono di catturare l'essenza dei suoi soggetti con notevole profondità e intensità. Avendo vissuto sotto l'apartheid, le sue esperienze infondono nella sua scrittura una potente prospettiva sulla giustizia sociale e sulla forza duratura dello spirito umano.
In Black & White
- 432pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
Jesse Owens and Joe Louis have been hailed as American icons for the last sixty-five years, yet they were unfailingly human in everything they achieved and endured: as vulnerable as they were courageous; as troubled as they were brilliant; as restless in themselves as they are now rooted in history. IN BLACK AND WHITE will tell, for the first time, the story of the shared political legacy, extraordinary personal links and enduring friendship between 4-times Olympic gold medallist Jesse Owens, and Heavyweight World Boxing Champion Joe Louis, black athletes born in an America demeaned by racism and poverty.
Winter Colours
- 387pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
This volume explores how rugby is played and revered in different countries and cultures. The book unfolds in the space of two years, from 1996 to 1998, as McRae travels across the hemispheres, comparing the game at club, provincial and national levels. Large parts of the book involve the All Blacks or are set in New Zealand. Contains interviews with Jonah Lomu, Michael Jones, Josh Kronfeld and Christian Cullen.
My story
- 496pagine
- 18 ore di lettura
The no-holds-barred autobiography from one of this country's greatest ever footballers, Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard is the former captain of Liverpool football team and of the England national football team, and is the only player ever to have scored in a FA cup final, a league cup final, a UEFA cup final and a champion's league final. His entire career, since 1998, has been spent at Anfield with Liverpool. In this book he charts his full playing career, shedding light on the defining games, his life off the pitch as well as the players and managers he's encountered. Explosive, controversial and searingly honest, this will be the last word from an era-defining player
Exploring the intricate relationship between life and death, this book delves into the emotional turmoil of grief and the search for hope within it. It reflects on the complexities of personal relationships, particularly the disillusionment that can arise when a lifelong love begins to fade. Through the lens of boxing, the narrative poses the poignant question of whether it is time to step away from the ring of life itself, making it a profound meditation on resilience and the human experience.
William Hill prize-winning author Donald McRae's brilliant account of the boxer who broke boxing's biggest taboo