Currently reading
The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark
End of The Chain: Life and death in the Aleutians
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
Seeing Further
Icons of England
Walking Away From Wall Street: From Corporate Bull to Building a Busines
Winter's Tale
To Marry an English Lord
That Bear Ate My Pants!
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It
I really enjoy stories of endurance and achievement, and this one was great. Very well written, and even though I knew how it would turn out, still, I couldn't put it down. Great book.My father was a young man during the time of this book. He frequently spoke quite fondly of how the entire world was focused on the quest for the 4 minute mile. It's a shame that we don't have this sort of hero any more. He thought the world of Bannister, and I grew up hearing my dad tell these stories. I'm sorry he's not alive to read the book, he'd love it.
