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People Who Sweat: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Pursuits | 
 enlarge | Author: Robin Chotzinoff
Publisher: Harcourt
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1462956
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 015100286X
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.7044
EAN: 9780151002863
ASIN: 015100286X
Publication Date: May 26, 1999
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Book Description
From weekend warriors to the professional arena, we are a nation obsessed with sports. But what makes an ordinary person an athlete? Is it skill, or simply devotion? To find out, Robin Chotzinoff hit the road in search of people who sweat. Consider the triathalon runner known as "Little Fat Boy," he is world-famous because of his size and his consistency: he's always dead last. Or one political snowboarding champion who founded a snowboard camp for girls only. And many more inspiring "athletes": mall walkers and tree climbers and gym teachers, cancer patients and people who exercise to fill their "God-shaped void." And Robin Chotzinoff herself, after years of "terminal physical mediocrity," finds that it is possible to be athletic without being a good athlete. In the course of her travels she discovers what these people have known all along: that giving your body a chance to exult-whether by hanging ten with geriatric surfers or straining to finish an ultramarathon-is what sport is all about.
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National Treasure May 31, 2000
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Robin Chotzinoff has once again proved herself to be a national treasure! People Who Sweat is a wonderful collection of witty and wonderful stories about outstanding--and sometimes bizarre--real-life athletes. Chotzinoff is truly gifted. Add both this book and her first book, People With Dirty Hands, to your shopping cart.
National Treasure May 31, 2000
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Robin Chotzinoff has once again proved herself to be a national treasure! People Who Sweat is a wonderful collection of witty and wonderful stories about outstanding--and sometimes bizarre--real-life athletes. Chotzinoff is truly gifted. Add both this book and her first book, People With Dirty Hands, to your shopping cart.
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