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'Running: A Global History . . . turns out to be an admirable attempt to cover the running phenomenon, not merely in its cultural and historical sweep but also in its philosophy... it is the attempts by Gotaas to get beneath the surface of running that provide the book's most revelatory moments.' --Matthew Syed, The Times Book of the Week, 21 November 2009
'An effortless run through history. Thor Gotaas takes us with him on a well-gauged tour through the amazing and many-sided world history of running, elegantly told without for a moment being monotonous. Gotaas carries through his race entirely without effort, but at a good pace, with movement and rhythm.' --Per Haddal, Aftenposten, Norway
'An obligatory Christmas present for everyone who can both run and read ... a whole universe of fascinating anecdotes' --Bjarn Gabrielsen, Dagens Naringsliv, Norway
'An effortless run through history. Thor Gotaas takes us with him on a well-gauged tour through the amazing and many-sided world history of running, elegantly told without for a moment being monotonous. Gotaas carries through his race entirely without effort, but at a good pace, with movement and rhythm.' --Per Haddal, Aftenposten, Norway
'An obligatory Christmas present for everyone who can both run and read ... a whole universe of fascinating anecdotes' --Bjarn Gabrielsen, Dagens Naringsliv, Norway
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'From starting-gun to finishing tape may be a clean ten seconds, but behind that moment swirl a few thousand years of human joy and despair and endeavour - this seems to be the argument of Gotaas's rich and engrossing book.' - The Spectator 'As well as being vital to our early survival, running is a universal form of play, as this fascinating study shows ... Gotaas's research ranges as freely across the globe as it does through time.' - The Observer 'An admirable attempt to cover the running phenomenon, not merely in its cultural and historical sweep but also in its philosophy ... It is the attempts by Gotaas to get beneath the surface of running that provide the book's most revelatory moments.' - Matthew Syed, The Times
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This book is every thing the title suggests and more. Despite a life-time being involved in track there was much that was new to me.
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Idiosyncratic, but very good, history of running
24 Feb 2010
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I highly recommend this book - it provides a good overview of the development of running.
However, this is an unusual and idiosyncratic book; if a specific topic interests the author, he writes a chapter about it. I would have liked to see more on the business of running after 1990 - more on shoe company economics and how elite runners make money and less on running gurus. The prose style is also very stilted at times, but this may be more a function of the translator. Still, well worth it.
However, this is an unusual and idiosyncratic book; if a specific topic interests the author, he writes a chapter about it. I would have liked to see more on the business of running after 1990 - more on shoe company economics and how elite runners make money and less on running gurus. The prose style is also very stilted at times, but this may be more a function of the translator. Still, well worth it.
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