Michael Connelly (2)
Autor von 26 Miles to Boston: The Boston Marathon Experience from Hopkinton to Copley Square
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Michael Connelly was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 21, 1956. He graduated from the University of Florida in 1980 where he majored in journalism and minored in creative writing. After graduation, he worked at newspapers in Daytona Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializing in the mehr anzeigen crime beat. In 1986, he interviewed survivors of a plane crash with two other reporters and the magazine story subsequently written on the crash was on the short list for the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. This story led to a job as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times. After three years there, he began writing his first novel. His first novel, The Black Echo, was published in 1992 and won the Edgar Award for best first novel. He is the author of the Harry Bosch series, the Jack McEvoy series, and the Mickey Haller series. He has won numerous awards including the Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Shamus Award, Dilys Award, Nero Award, Barry Award, Ridley Award, Maltese Falcon Award (Japan), .38 Caliber Award (France), Grand Prix Award (France), Premio Bancarella Award (Italy), and the Pepe Carvalho Award (Spain). (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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When I picked up this book I thought I was going to be reading an inspiring account of a man who overcame a life long heart condition (via cardiac ablation), qualified/raised a ton of money and got to run his hometown marathon. That was not to be. From the moment I realized he ran as a bandit I lost all respect for him. He didn't have to put in the blood, sweat and tears required to run a qualifying time at another marathon (www.baa.org if you want to see how fast someone has to run to qualify). He didn't even raise or donate money to a good cause. He cheated.
I may be extremely biased against the author because of my own background. I am a runner. I've run a marathon and and I know that Boston is the Holy Grail of marathons to mere mortals. I suppose if someone wanted an account of his whining that the water at the aid stations was warm (um, you didn't pay for that water), that the course was hard (duh), or that he never knew that a $0.50 medal could make someone feel so good (he didn't DESERVE a medal), go ahead and read this book. If you want to be inspired by true greatness, find another book!… (mehr)