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.True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny by: Daniel Topolski, Patrick Robinson 1990-02 This was an excellent book by the coach of the Oxford squad in the 1980s Daniel Topolski, they do say truth is strager than fiction, and this book shows its alot more interesting also. Its a very English moral tale: 'winning is best done by being part of a team and the quest for self glory is not a noble one'. It also quite nicely lays bare the bullying tactics and power play that the Americans are so adept at, fortunately they don't get to be the winners in this story. >>See More Reviews & Details on True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny |
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.Boat Race - The Oxford Revival by: Daniel Topolski March 28, 1985 I love this book - one of the best sports books I have ever read - arguably the greatest. It covers the years of Dan Topolski's greatest successes as an Oxford coach - 1973 to 1984, with a decent length chapter covering each year. One of the book's strengths is that each chapter spends considerably more time on the training and selection than on the race itself. Any rower knows that it is the training that wins the race and that is so completely absorbing. The way that one's life comes to revolve around the daily or twice daily outings, the gym sessions and the growing exhaustion over weeks of hard training, always on the edge of overtraining and sometimes going over that edge, the cold of the Tideway in February, the ice on the oar ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Boat Race - The Oxford Revival |
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.Battle of the Blues: The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race from 1829 by: Christopher Dodd, John Marks, Duncan Clegg, Mark Edwards, Donald Legget, Hugh Matheson, Barbara Slater, Mike Sweeney, Daniel Topolski, Thomas Weil 2004-03 I love this book - one of the best sports books I have ever read - arguably the greatest. It covers the years of Dan Topolski's greatest successes as an Oxford coach - 1973 to 1984, with a decent length chapter covering each year. One of the book's strengths is that each chapter spends considerably more time on the training and selection than on the race itself. Any rower knows that it is the training that wins the race and that is so completely absorbing. The way that one's life comes to revolve around the daily or twice daily outings, the gym sessions and the growing exhaustion over weeks of hard training, always on the edge of overtraining and sometimes going over that edge, the cold of the Tideway in February, the ice on the oar ... Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Battle of the Blues: The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race from 1829 |
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.True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny by: Daniel Topolski, Patrick Robinson December 31, 1989 It is not easy to explain to anyone what the big attraction of rowing is, and this book mostly succeeds (see also The Amateurs). The author's (or at least Topolski's) passion for the big race is communicated well, and the book is full of entertaining anecdotes about previous Boat Race legends. However, given that this claims to be a true story, the characters have an unsatisfying comic-book feel about them, and are barely recognisable from their real-life equivalents. The action is full of noticeable omissions in the interest of a nice straightforward story. There are heroic goodies and dastardly baddies, and the simmering anti-Americanism that is never far beneath the surface of much English journalism shines through. Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny |
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.True Blue: The Story of the Oxford Boat Race Mutiny by: Daniel Topolski, Patrick Robinson November 09, 1996 It is not easy to explain to anyone what the big attraction of rowing is, and this book mostly succeeds (see also The Amateurs). The author's (or at least Topolski's) passion for the big race is communicated well, and the book is full of entertaining anecdotes about previous Boat Race legends. However, given that this claims to be a true story, the characters have an unsatisfying comic-book feel about them, and are barely recognisable from their real-life equivalents. The action is full of noticeable omissions in the interest of a nice straightforward story. There are heroic goodies and dastardly baddies, and the simmering anti-Americanism that is never far beneath the surface of much English journalism shines through. Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on True Blue: The Story of the Oxford Boat Race Mutiny |
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.TRUE BLUE.The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny. by: Daniel, Robinson, Patrick. Topolski 1990 It is not easy to explain to anyone what the big attraction of rowing is, and this book mostly succeeds (see also The Amateurs). The author's (or at least Topolski's) passion for the big race is communicated well, and the book is full of entertaining anecdotes about previous Boat Race legends. However, given that this claims to be a true story, the characters have an unsatisfying comic-book feel about them, and are barely recognisable from their real-life equivalents. The action is full of noticeable omissions in the interest of a nice straightforward story. There are heroic goodies and dastardly baddies, and the simmering anti-Americanism that is never far beneath the surface of much English journalism shines through. Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on TRUE BLUE.The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny. |
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.Henley - The Regatta by: Daniel Topolski 1989 It is not easy to explain to anyone what the big attraction of rowing is, and this book mostly succeeds (see also The Amateurs). The author's (or at least Topolski's) passion for the big race is communicated well, and the book is full of entertaining anecdotes about previous Boat Race legends. However, given that this claims to be a true story, the characters have an unsatisfying comic-book feel about them, and are barely recognisable from their real-life equivalents. The action is full of noticeable omissions in the interest of a nice straightforward story. There are heroic goodies and dastardly baddies, and the simmering anti-Americanism that is never far beneath the surface of much English journalism shines through. Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Henley - The Regatta |
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.Francis Chichester's Guide to Good Living in London by: Daniel Topolski 1978 It is not easy to explain to anyone what the big attraction of rowing is, and this book mostly succeeds (see also The Amateurs). The author's (or at least Topolski's) passion for the big race is communicated well, and the book is full of entertaining anecdotes about previous Boat Race legends. However, given that this claims to be a true story, the characters have an unsatisfying comic-book feel about them, and are barely recognisable from their real-life equivalents. The action is full of noticeable omissions in the interest of a nice straightforward story. There are heroic goodies and dastardly baddies, and the simmering anti-Americanism that is never far beneath the surface of much English journalism shines through. Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on Francis Chichester's Guide to Good Living in London |
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.True Blue-The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny by: Daniel Topolski with Patrick Robinson 1995 It is not easy to explain to anyone what the big attraction of rowing is, and this book mostly succeeds (see also The Amateurs). The author's (or at least Topolski's) passion for the big race is communicated well, and the book is full of entertaining anecdotes about previous Boat Race legends. However, given that this claims to be a true story, the characters have an unsatisfying comic-book feel about them, and are barely recognisable from their real-life equivalents. The action is full of noticeable omissions in the interest of a nice straightforward story. There are heroic goodies and dastardly baddies, and the simmering anti-Americanism that is never far beneath the surface of much English journalism shines through. Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on True Blue-The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny |
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.True Blue the Oxford Boat Race Mutiny by: Topolski Daniel 1989 It is not easy to explain to anyone what the big attraction of rowing is, and this book mostly succeeds (see also The Amateurs). The author's (or at least Topolski's) passion for the big race is communicated well, and the book is full of entertaining anecdotes about previous Boat Race legends. However, given that this claims to be a true story, the characters have an unsatisfying comic-book feel about them, and are barely recognisable from their real-life equivalents. The action is full of noticeable omissions in the interest of a nice straightforward story. There are heroic goodies and dastardly baddies, and the simmering anti-Americanism that is never far beneath the surface of much English journalism shines through. Read More: >>See More Reviews & Details on True Blue the Oxford Boat Race Mutiny |