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 enlarge | Author: John L. Parker Jr.
Publisher: Breakaway Books
Category: Book
List Price: $23.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 18554
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 344
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.8 x 1.4
ISBN: 1891369776
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781891369773
ASIN: 1891369776
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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again to carthage May 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
In "Again to Carthage" Parker pens a fitting sequel to the classic "Once a Runner". The reader is able to see the running lifestyle through more mature eyes and at least partially understand what a seductive mistress running can be. John Parker has taken a long time to offer up another slice of Quenton Cassidy's life, but he's produced a work worthy of your time.
jim morton (also a longtime running addict)
 Good, but not worth the wait. April 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you're looking for a story about running, like Once a Runner is, then you're going to have to wait until about 150 pages into the book. If you can get past the descriptive-heavy chapters about deep sea fishing and South Florida, you'll enjoy the book when the plot finally turns to running.
Entirely too many typos for me not to mention it. Doesn't look like the final draft was even proofread.
As for the quality of the story, Once a Runner fans will enjoy the familiar relationships and quirks of Quenton Cassidy. The second half of the book is running literature at its finest.
 Again to Carthage April 5, 2008
I read about this sequel to the cult classic "Once a Runner" by John L. Parker Jr., in Runners World Magazine. It was an article about the author, his running career, and mostly about "Once a Runner". Being a Marathon Runner and never having read either book I immediately acquired "Once a Runner" on e-bay, for a huge amount of money - probably due to the article in Runners World. Anyway, I read it, I liked it, but didn't LOVE it. Then I read "Again to Carthage", the sequel, and that one I LOVED! Maybe because it was about the main character, Quentin Cassidy, becoming a distance runner and a Marathon Runner, as opposed to a Miler. I loved reading about his training, his determination and finally his race. It is a runner's dream book to read - Wonderful!!!
Cult Classic April 1, 2008
This is a thoroughly weird and hypnotic book that deserves its reputation as a cult classic. While the writing is uneven in places the descriptions of the runner's life are unparalleled.
 Very Disappointing March 29, 2008
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Loved once a runner and anxiously awaited the release of Again To Carthage.
The typographical errors and editorial misses throughout the book make me wonder if anyone re-read the copy before it went to print.
The story seems to wander aimlessly for hundreds of pages and the only thing running related are the main character's daily outings.
Occasionally the author seems to feel a need to rework an overused, philosophical running cliche or name drop with references to former runners, researchers or shoe models.
If you are a runner reading the book is probably a must, and once started, I was determined to plow through. I found myself skipping whole paragraphs at times, and I found I hit the "Wall" several times before falling into a survival shuffle in the end.
If I knew then what I know now...I would have waited for a copy at the library or for a used copy to show up at the local bookstore.
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