A Fine Place to Daydream: Racehorses, Romance, And the Irish - Hardcover

Barich, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1400042798 ISBN 13: 9781400042791

Verlag: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Barich Bill

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Reseña del editor:

The author of the racetrack classic Laughing in the Hills describes how a new life in Dublin led to his growing involvement with the Irish obsession with horses, racing, and wagers and recounts his encounters with the leading Irish trainers, jockeys, horses, bookies, and a populace fascinated by the world of horse racing. 35,000 first printing.

Biografía del autor:

Bill Barich is the author of six previous books of fiction and nonfiction. Amazon lists Laughing in the Hills among its ten best sports books of the twentieth century, while Sports Illustrated calls it one of the 100 best of all time. He has been a Guggenheim Fellow, a frequent contributor to The New Yorker, and a literary laureate of the San Francisco Public Library, having lived in the Bay Area for many years before moving to Dublin.

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• Verlag: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1400042798
• ISBN 13: 9781400042791
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320