Isbn: 9781550131260 - orser: a skater's life (26 risultati)

Condizione: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Condizione: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good.

Hardback. Condizione: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Book.

HrdCvr, no dj, VG with some fading on the cover, an intriguing story, 8vo, 214 p.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Printing. 1988. 1st Printing. Near Fine hardback book. Near Fine dust jacket. A square, tight and clean copy that's signed by Brian Orser. 214pp. 8vo. (Dd).

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Signed and inscribed by Brian Orser, this copy is tight and square with a clean unmarked interior.light edge wear to the dust cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good+. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good+. First Edition. 214 pp. Personalized inscription by Brian Orser on the front free endpaper. Gray boards lettered in black on the spine; headband. Illustrated with colour plates. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; aside from the author's inscription, no interior markings. The Chapters are: A Small Town Boy; Broken Legs and Triple Axels; The Emerging Artist; The Long Wait; Top of the Podium; and The Battle of the Brians. Size: 8vo. Signed by Author(s). Book. …

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. ; First impression. Flat-signed by Orser on title page.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First. pp.214 color plates clean tight copy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Acceptable. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. near fine. Signed "Jason reach for your dreams! Luv Brian Orser". Tight binding. No chips, tears, or creases. Color photos. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition 1988. First Printing. Signed and Inscribed by Author.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. 214pp Illus "A Skater's Life".

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Tight Clean Copy. A digital image can be made available. 214 pp.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition. first edition, autobiography of Brian Orser, Canadian figure skating champion, up to the Calgary Olympics 1988, as new in as new dustjacket, in protective mylar cover. not remaindered, not price-clipped, not ex-libris.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Octavo. 214pp. Illustrated. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. FREE SHIPPING IN CANADA,FIRST PRINTING,UNCLIPPED JACKET,CRISP COPY WITH CLEAN INTERIOR.

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hard Cover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. First Edition 1st Printing. This item cannot be shipped to any delivery address located in the state of California. BOOK: Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards. DUST JACKET: Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. DESIGN: Marie Bartholomew. FRONT JACKET PHOTO BY: Gregg Eligh. BACK JACKET PHOTO BY: Jim Wiley. CONTENTS: Prologue 1. A Small-town Boy 2. Broken Legs and Triple Axels 3. The Emerging Artist 4. The Long Wait 5. Top of the Podium 6. The Battle of the Brians; Epilogue; Appendix. SYNOPSIS: This is the remarkable story of a boy from a small town who became the most accomplished male figure skater in Canada in the 1980s, and his country's best hope for a gold medal at the Calgary Winter Olympics. Brian Orser talks about his career with candor and insight. From the time, nearly two decades ago, when he showed off his leaps and spins for world champion Donald Jackson, to the fateful moment in Calgary, in February, 1988, when he decided not to attempt a second triple Axel in his long program, he reveals what it took to break into the tiny elite of world-class figure skaters. In Orser: A Skater's Life, we experience the long struggle of a superb athlete striving to achieve excellence: the lonely, pre-dawn practice sessions; the sacrifices made and support given by his family; the ego-bruising and confidence-building early competitions; and the unexpected camaraderie among the skaters themselves. Here is the inside story of the skating world: the complex and controversial scoring system, the politics, the personality conflicts, the role of the media. Here, too, are portraits of the people who matter to Brian Orser: his coach, Doug Leigh; his choreographer, Uschi Keszler; his parents and family; and fellow skaters Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano, Katarina Witt, Barbara Underhill and many others. Brian Orser takes the reader onto the ice, to what may be the most stressful and solitary situation experienced by any athlete. There, in the glare of the spotlight, before a hushed audience, we share the triumph of extraordinary achievement, and the desolation of unimaginable defeat. This is a sports book that reaches far beyond the audience of fans to touch all those who admire persistence, dedication and courage. Brian Orser was born in Belleville, Ontario, in December, 1961--just a few months before Donald Jackson, on whose career Brian Orser's was in many ways modeled, won Canada's first men's world figure skating championship in Prague, Czechoslovakia. The Orser family subsequently moved to Midland where, with the unstinting backing of his parents, Brian Orser pursued his skating career. In Sarajevo in 1984, he broke into international prominence by winning the silver medal. This, together with regular national championship wins and a world championship victory in 1987, made him Canada's best hope for Olympic gold at the Calgary Winter Games in 1988. The result of the thrilling "Battle of the Brians" is known to virtually all Canadians. After graduating in history from the University of Western Ontario, and a brief stint as a semi-professional football player, Steve Milton moved to Orillia where, from 1979 to 1986, he was sports editor of the Orillia Packet and Times. It was in this professional capacity that he first saw Brian Orser skate. In the decade that followed their first meeting, Steve Milton was the only Canadian, and one of a handful of North American writers, to cover both world championship and Olympic figure skating events. He brings to this book not only the insight gained from his long friendship with Brian Orser, but also the knowledge of an astute observer of the sport. Steve Milton has won eight Western Ontario Newspaper Awards. He now covers the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team for the Hamilton Spectator. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author.…