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Book review: The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the...

Title: The Explorer’s Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the MapAuthor: Alex Hutchinson Genre: Science Publisher: Mariner Books Pages: 304 Publish...

Book Review: Bowerman and the Men of Oregon

© Copyright - 2023 - Athletics Illustrated Title: Bowerman and the Men of Oregon Author: Kenny Moore Pages: 417 Publisher: Rodale Publish date: 2006 ISBN: 13-978-1-59486-190 hardcoverISBN: 13-978-1-59486-731-6 paperback Genre: Biography The review In reference to the Munich...

Movie Review: Icarus; a shocking look at systematic doping in Russia

© Copyright - 2017 - Athletics Illustrated Genre: Documentary Release: August 4, 2017 Director: Bryan Fogel Music: Adam Peters Producers: Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan, James R. Swartz, David Fialkow Cast:...

Book Review: When Running Was Young and So Were We, by Jack D. Welch

© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Genre: Journalism Paperback: 304 pages Publisher: D & B Publishing; First Edition (April 21 2014) Language: English ISBN-10: 1909457167 ISBN-13: 978-1909457164 Purchase here. Jack D....

Book Review: Running Throughout Time: The Greatest Running Stories Ever Told

© Copyright - 2022 - Athletics Illustrated Title: Running Throughout Time: The Greatest Running Stories Ever Told Author: Roger Robinson ISBN: 9781782552413 Pages: 320Publisher: Meyer and Meyer Price:...

Movie watch: Runner: One Man’s Journey from Refugee to Olympian

https://runner.vhx.tv/products/runner-hosted-by-athletics-illustrated Athletics Illustrated is provided with a 72-hour watch window of this story of a Sudanese runner, who literally ran away from war-torn Sudan after...

Movie review: Nike’s Big Bet

© Copyright - 2021 - Athletics Illustrated The documentary curiously titled Nike’s Big Bet by writer, director, and filmmaker Paul Kemp is a must-see...

Book Review: Olympic Collision: The story of Mary Decker and Zola Budd

© Copyright - 2016 - Athletics Illustrated Title: Olympic Collision: The story of Mary Decker and Zola Budd Author: Kyle Keiderling Pages: 352 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press,...

Once a Runner – by John L. Parker Jr.

John L. Parker: Comeback Author John L. Parker Jr. took 30 years to write the sequel to his classic novel Once a Runner. Then he...

Book Review: Life Outside the Oval Office: The Track Less Traveled, by Nick Symmonds

© Copyright - 2014 - Athletics Illustrated Author: Nick Symmonds Title: Life Outside the Oval Office: The Track Less Traveled ISBN: 978-1-935270-32-4 Published by: Cool titles Category: Autobiography Pages: 230 Purchase...