Again to Carthage by John L. Parker - ISBN: 9781439192481
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One last shot at glory, can he outrun his past?

Again to Carthage

A Novel

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    384 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 2010

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Summary

Again to Carthage is the “breathtaking, pulse-quickening, stunning” sequel to Once a Runner that “will have you standing up and cheering, and pulling on your running shoes” (Chicago Sun-Times). Originally self-published in 1978, Once a Runner became a cult classic, emerging after three decades to become a New York Times bestseller. Now, in Again to Carthage, hero Quenton Cassidy returns.

The former Olympian has become a suc…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781439192481
ISBN-10:1439192480
Author:John L. Parker, John L. Parker, Jr.
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Scribner
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:1 October 2010
Weight:370g
Dimensions:214mm x 140mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

“One of the best accounts in print of the physical and emotional torments athletes endure in their superhuman efforts.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“One of the best accounts in print of the physical and emotional torments athletes endure in their superhuman efforts.” —St. Louis Post-Dispatch

About The Author

John L. Parker

John L. Parker, Jr. has written for Outside, Runner’s World, and numerous other publications. A graduate of the University of Florida’s College of Journalism as well as its College of Law, Parker has been a practicing attorney, a newspaper reporter and columnist, a speechwriter for then Governor Bob Graham, and editorial director of Running Times magazine. The author of Once a Runner, Again to Carthage, and Racing the Rain, he lives in Gainesville, Florida, and Bar Harbor, Maine.

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