Sign up now for neal bascomb alerts, including news and special offers. Bascombs excellent account captures all of the human drama and competitive excitement of this legendary racing event. Many running books are written by professional runners, and some lack in writing skill. Written before the new cool put bascomb on the map, this book is to running what laura as usain bolt captivated the world in london just as he had done in beijing, my mind wandered to some of my favorite olympic and runningthemed books. The author, neal bascomb is an author and journalist. The perfect mile by neal bascomb houghton mifflin, 2004 just one year after running his historic 3. Neal bascomb is the awardwinning and new york times bestselling author of the winter fortress, hunting eichmann, the perfect mile, among others. Neal bascombs the perfect mile chronicles the trials of three runners attempting to become the first to reach that goal, one of whom eventually would.
The attempt by three men in the 1950s to become the first to run the mile in less than four minutes is a classic 20thcentury sports story. Histories and biographies not autobiographies are my favorite genre of books. Martins press and an international journalist, he has also contributed to the new york times. Neal bascomb is the author of ten awardwinning, national, and international bestselling adult books, including most recently faster, a tale of the greatest upset in motorsports history. The perfect mile is a great classic sport book written by neal bascomb.
Before that, he wrote the new york times bestseller on the sabotage of the german atomic bomb program the winter fortress. Neal has given every possible detail about the life and sport career of the three heroes. Neal bascombs the perfect mile, an account of the competition between roger bannister, the australian john landy, and the lesserknown american russ santee to become the first man to break the fourminute mile barrier is almost a perfect book, admirable on several levels. Neal bascomb is a national awardwinning and new york times bestselling author of a number of books, all nonfiction narratives, all focused on inspiring stories of adventure or achievement. Amazon history book of the month optioned by imperative entertainment references. Neal bascomb has 15 books on goodreads with 68640 ratings. It is a very easy read, and a highly enjoyable account of the intertwining events of three very different athletes. Breathtaking runs bbc video of roger bannisters may 6. The perfect mile written by neal bascomb writework. The perfect mile by neal bascomb recounts the 1950s epic. The perfect mile by neal bascomb recounts the 1950s epic chase across 3 continents by 3 remarkable runners of the once presumed impossible 4 minute mile. Press release for the perfect mile published by houghton. His work has been translated into over 15 languages, read full bio about about the author.
Neal bascomb books list of books by author neal bascomb. Neal bascomb born 1971 is an american journalist and author. Before that, he wrote the new york times bestseller on the sabotage of the german atomic bomb program the winter. Bascomb focuses on each as the time line progresses from the helsinki games where all three competed, but not against each other to the empire games in vancouver in 1954, where the perfect mile is run. Author neal bascomb takes us into the world of track and field and. This 269 page book kept me highly entertained and kept me guessing to whom would break the mile barrier. Other books by neal bascomb include the winter fortress, the perfect mile, and red mutiny.
The perfect mile is the story of each mans pursuit of the dream of the subfour mile. This is the story of the race to break the fourminute mile barrier in 1954, but also the story of the three men who were all poised to do it first. Englishman roger bannister, australian john landy, and. Bascomb has unearthed a remarkable piece of hidden history, and told it perfectly. A major motion picture based on the perfect mile is currently being developed by the team behind the movie.
Nprs juan williams looks back on the bannisterlandy matchup in an interview with neal bascomb, author of the perfect mile. His work has been translated into over 18 languages, featured in several documentaries, and optioned for major film and television projects. A former international journalist, he is a widely recognized speaker on the subject of world war ii. The runners are englishman roger bannister, american wes santee, and australian john landy. I ignored this book when it first appeared last year, assuming it was just another book trying to capitalize on the publicity surrounding the anniversary of roger bannisters run. Three athletes, one goal, and less than four minutes to achieve it by neal bascomb. See all books authored by neal bascomb, including the nazi hunters. But one of the most underrated books on this shelf has to be neil bascomb s the perfect mile. A historic race to the sky and the making of a city. A major motion picture based on the perfect mile is currently being developed by the team behind the movie seabiscuit. Cindy pritzker auditorium neal bascomb, the awardwinning author of the perfect mile, will discuss and sign his new book, hunting eichmann. There are many ways to read this book history, roger bannisters training methods, mental fortitude, amateur athletics crazy rules, etc. The perfect mile by neal bascomb, 9780007173723, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The subtitle of this book is three athletes, one goal, and less than four minutes to achieve it.
Neal bascomb is a former international journalist and the awardwinning author of six bestselling books, including the perfect mile and hunting eichmann. Neal bascomb audio books, best sellers, author bio. How a band of survivors and a young spy agency chased down the worlds most notorious nazi. It helps that the story and its characters are so engaging to begin with. Three athletes, one goal, and less than four minutes to achieve it 2004 by neal bascomb is a nonfiction book about three runners and their attempts to become the first man to run a mile under four minutes and their first subsequent headtohead competition. Neal bascomb is the author of the perfect mile, higher, and red mutiny. Neal bascomb is the new york times bestselling author of hunting eichmann, the perfect mile, higher, and red mutiny, among others. Neal bascomb author 11th street productions linkedin. Neal bascombs account of the race for the first four minute mile was produced just in time for the 50th anniversary of this milestone pun intended. A former international journalist, he is a widely recognized speaker on the subject of war and has appeared in a number of documentaries. It is perhaps that, but its much more, a book that covers much about the evolution of sport in general. Three athletes, one goal, and less than four minutes to achieve it. The race to break the four minute mile by neal bascomb once a runner by john l. Three athletes, one goal, and less than four minutes to achieve it, and more on.
The perfect mile by neal bascomb, 9780618562091, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. April 2004 theres a small group of people who measure time in tenths and hundredths of seconds. Dramatic, exciting, and gloriously reminiscent, the perfect mile is an endlessly fascinating tale of heroic achievement and a testament to the determination of the human spirit. New york times bestselling author neal bascombs nonfiction narratives run the gamut from the perfect mile 2004, recounting the race to break the fourminute barrier, to his recent the winter fortress 2016, which follows the lives of norwegian engineers and spies who, despite the constant threat of death, thwarted germanys plans to build the first atomic bomb, thus helping to secure.
How a team of spies and survivors captured the worlds most notorious nazi, and the perfect mile. This book felt like an easy to read history book on the subject of running. Neal bascomb s most popular book is the perfect mile. Neal bascomb is the author of the winter fortress, sabotage, hunting eichmann, the nazi hunters, the perfect mile, red mutiny and the new cool. Neal bascomb is the author of seven awardwinning, national, and international bestselling adult books, including the search for a nazi war criminal in hunting eichmann and the story of roger. The story is about three athletes training so hard to try to break the barrier of running a mile within four minutes. The story brims with adventure, suspense, daring, and heroism. The perfect mile 9780007182787 livros na amazon brasil. On may 6th, 1954 roger bannister toed the line at the iffley road track at oxford university to run a mile.