Alone

Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award.One winter s night in 1976, millions of people all over the world watched John Curry skate to Olympic glory on an ice rink in Austria Overnight he became one of the most famous men on the planet and changed ice skating from marginal sport to high art.And yet the man was and would always remain an absolute mystery to a world that was dazzled by his gift Surely, men s skating was supposed to be Cossack muscular, not sensual and ambiguous like this.Curry himself was an often tortured man of labyrinthine complexity For the first time, Alone untangles the extraordinary web of his toxic, troubled, brilliant and short life It is a story of childhood nightmares, furious ambition, sporting genius, lifelong rivalries, homophobia, Cold War politics, financial ruin and deep personal tragedy Alone reveals the restless, impatient, often dark soul of a man whose words could lacerate, whose skating invariably moved audiences to tears, and who after succumbing to AIDS, as so many of his fellow artists and friends did died of a heart attack aged just 44. Download Alone – kino-fada.fr I was really surprised by this book in a good way Like most people, I knew very little about Curry but ALONE reveals him to be one of the most complex, fascinating, tortured and brilliant figures I have ever read...I remember watching John Curry skate in the 1976 Olympics and marveling at him There was an other worldly quality to him that was mesmerizing He seemed so reserved, so serene, that it was impossible to imagine anyone besting him And of course, no one did Maybe I should have left that vague memory of his wondrous skating alone rather than reading this book, because now I know that the curly hair I remember was a tragic perm, and the serene confidence of his performance was the result of EST t I remember watching John Curry skate in the 1976 Olympics and marveling at him There was an other worldly quality to him that was mesmerizing He seemed so reserved, so serene, that it was impossible to imagine anyone besting him And of course, no one did Maybe I should have left that vague memory of his wondrous skating alone rather than reading this book, because now I know that the curly hair I remember was a tragic perm, and the serene confidence of his performance was the result of EST training Oh, the 70s horr...I m so glad a solid and well researched biography of John Curry has finally appeared I do have Elva Clairmont Oglanby s highly individualistic opus even though it was withdrawn by the publisher at the request of the family , but it s difficult having always to take a narrative with a hefty spoonful of salt because the relationship between author and subject was so tortured Jones writes from the distance of time and of his journalistic profession One of the advantages of writing in this centu I m so glad a solid and well researched biography ...I have to say I m so grateful to Bill Jones for writing this beautiful book I read the reviews on here first before I actually opened it and all the reviewers have it right I have read many articles and several books on John Curry but this one surpasses them all It really is true that it is un putdownable so ,often I had...A very well written and unbiased account of John Curry s life, looking at not just his skating career but also his personal life Rather than just relying on assumptions it is is clear the author had carried out extensive research with those who were close to John Curry duri...Figure skating nerds will enjoy this gossipy but well researched biography of British ground breaking skater John Curry A rival to Canada s Toller Cranston who is quoted extensively , Curry did achieve his goal of bringing ice dance theatre to London s, and the world s, prestigious stages But along the way he enchanted and alienated fellow athletes, performers and benefactors, dying from AIDS at just 44 The back stage tales of slushy ice, lack of control on sky rocketing costs, and the clash Figure skating nerds will enjoy this gossipy but well researched biography of British ground breaking skater John Curry A rival to Canada s Toller Cranston who is quoted extensively , Curry did achieve his goal of bringing ice dance theatre to London s, and the world s, prestigious stages But along the way he enchanted and alienated fellow athletes, performers and benefactors, dying from AIDS...I wasn t sure if I d like this book but the reviews all seemed good, so I decided to give it a go I m certainly glad I did The narrative is beautifully written and while Curry could be very difficult, you could understand why his character was so flaw...So much talent and so much pain I only recalled the few sightings of John Curry in the Olympics and similar as a child, without understanding why he was different This book gave the background with thought, care and kindness and didn t avoid the darkness and the struggles of a man who bro...I am a huge figure skating fan and I had heard about Curry over the years without ever really knowing anything about him.This book does an excellent job of detailing John Curry s life From the very first paragraph, I was hooked The author writes with respect, but does not shy away from Curry s darker side In fact, this book goes into quite a lot of detail about Curry s mood swings, his lack of respect for people and his inability to be happy, no matter what happens.The skating parts of the st I am a huge figure skating fan and I had heard about Curry over the years without ever really knowing anything about him.This book does an excellent job of detailing John Curry s life From the very first paragraph, I was hooked The author writes with respect, but does not shy away from Curry s darker side In fact, this book goes into quite a lot of detail about Curry s mood swings, his lack of re...I ve been a huge fan of skating my whole life, and I was always bored by John Curry s magnificent artistry It was as if I could tell that his art didn t come from a warm and loving place even as a kid, and this book confirms that notion up, down, and sideways The author paints a very objective picture of Curry s life and personality, and even...

• 02 December 2018
Bill Jones
• Hardcover
• 344 pages
• 1408853426
• Bill Jones
• Alone