Todd Balf: 2 books
Major
A Black Athlete, a White Era, and the Fight to Be the World's Fastest Human Being
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2008
At the turn of the 20th century, hundreds of handsome, lightning-fast racers won the hearts and minds of a bicycling-crazed public. Scientists studied them, newspapers glorified them, and millions of dollars in purse money was awarded to them. Major Taylor aimed to be the fastest of them all. A prominent...
The Last River
The Tragic Race for Shangri-la
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
It was the ultimate whitewater adventure on the Mount Everest of rivers, and the biggest challenge of their lives....
October 1998 an American whitewater paddling team traveled deep into the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet to run the Yarlung Tsangpo, known in paddling circles as the "Everest of...