A Golden Age: The Autobiography [Hardcover]

Steve Redgrave (Author), Nick Townsend (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2000

To date, Steve Redgrave has won a record-breaking four Olympic gold medals and eight world championships for his spectacular rowing achievements, and is consequently regarded with awe by rivals, crew-mates and top sportsmen alike. Now, at the age of 38, Steve is bidding to win an unprecedented fifth gold medal at Sydney. Win or lose, it will mark the end of a remarkable twenty-three year long career. This autobiography discusses Redgrave's partnerships, the difficulty of maintaining a balanced family life, and the strain of battling against the odds with the debilitating diseases of both colitis and diabetes.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 254 pages
• Publisher: BBC Books; 1st Eng edition (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0563551828
• ISBN-13: 978-0563551829
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,831,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Typical English sport hero bio, July 15, 2007

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L. B. Lavery "uncultured hack" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Golden Age: The Autobiography (Paperback)

Steve Redgrave is an amazing rower. We get to learn something about the cost of his unparalleled Olympic achievements. But this is not a dramatic book, rather a somewhat rambling memoir, transcribed by Redgrave's cowriter.

If you're a huge Redgrave fan, rowing fanatic, or Olympic sport freak, get it. If you want to learn how to row, buy Redgrave's Complete Book of Rowing (or better yet, Frank Cunningham's Sculler at Ease, which covers sweeps too). If you want Olympic drama, buy The Amateurs by Halberstam or Assault on Lake Casitas by Brad Lewis.