Isbn: 9781869508012 - running blind (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Rob (Bob) Matthews, OBE, went blind as a teenager. Determind to live as normal a life as possible, he became a runner and represented Great Britain for many years as a gold medal winning Para Olympian. Rob always knew that one day he would be completely blind. He inherited a congenital eye condition from his father and after a childhood of painful visits to eye clinics, where he was used as a textbook example for multitudes of medical students, he eventually became completely blind. After finding his true calling as a long distance runner, his rise in the sport was meteoric, and before long Rob was winning gold medals and breaking world and Paralympics running records. With a new wife and job and a satisfying and rewarding life as an international sportsman, he thought he had it all. But tragedy was to strike when his young wife was suddenly struck down by a brain aneurism, leaving him bereft and alone again. Owner's Name inside. Review copy. Cover a little worn. 272 pages.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Rob (Bob) Matthews, OBE, went blind as a teenager. Determind to live as normal a life as possible, he became a runner and represented Great Britain for many years as a gold medal winning Para Olympian. Rob always knew that one day he would be completely blind. He inherited a congenital eye condition from his father and after a childhood of painful visits to eye clinics, where he was used as a textbook example for multitudes of medical students, he eventually became completely blind. After finding his true calling as a long distance runner, his rise in the sport was meteoric, and before long Rob was winning gold medals and breaking world and Paralympics running records. With a new wife and job and a satisfying and rewarding life as an international sportsman, he thought he had it all. But tragedy was to strike when his young wife was suddenly struck down by a brain aneurism, leaving him bereft and alone again. 272 pages.…

Softcover. Zustand: Good. wraps are shelf rubbed and a bit creased. ownership inscription. light foxing and marks. signed by author. well bound. good copy.[S.K]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Signed.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 290 pages. cover worn Signed by Author(s). 272 pp. b/w & colour photos. Slight foxing to page edges. Signed by author on title page.