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Title For the glory [electronic resource eBook] : Eric Liddell's journey from Olympic champion to modern martyr / Duncan Hamilton.


BIBLIOGRAPHY Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-376) and index.
Contents Prologue: The last race of the champion; Part one: Faster. How to become a great athlete ; A cup of strong tea, please ; Coming to the crossroads ; I wonder if I'm doing the right thing? ; Dancing the tango along the Champs-Élysées ; Not for sale at any price Part two: Higher. Good-bye to all that ; There are no foreign lands ; "Will ye no come back again?" ; There's something I want to talk to you about ; Everywhere the crows are black ; The sharpest edge of the sword Part three: Stronger. The man who isn't there ; No more happy birthdays ; You can run ... but you won't catch us, old man ; Call to me all my sad captains -- Epilogue: What will survive of us is love.
Summary The untold and inspiring story of Eric Liddell, hero of Chariots of Fire, from his Olympic medal to his missionary work in China to his last, brave years in a Japanese work camp during WWII.
Audience Adult. Brodart.
Adult. Brodart.
System details Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Format: Adobe EPUB eBook.
Format: Kindle Book.
Format: OverDrive Read.
Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle.
Other edition Original 9781594206207
Subject Liddell, Eric, 1902-1945.
Runners (Sports) -- Scotland -- Biography.
Missionaries -- Scotland -- Biography.
Missionaries -- China -- Biography.
Genre Biographies.
Electronic books.
Other corporate author OverDrive, Inc.
ISBN 9780698170735
STANDARD # F41567BC-C87D-40D7-B5FD-C366301419EA OverDrive
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