An Athletics Compendium

biographies <&Autobiographies B 115 - 126 115 The flyingScotsman / Sally Magnusson. London: Quartet, 1981. 191p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-7043-3379-1 BL: X.629/15426 Magnusson's booisk an interesting wopruk,blished to coincide with the release of the Oscar-winning film 'Chariots oFfire'. 116 Eric Liddell: born to run/ Peter Watkins; illustrated by Gavin Rowe. London: MacRae, 1983. 42p; illus ISBN: 0-86203-129-X BL: X.808/38900 Large print biography for younger readers based on the standard D. P. Thomson work. 117 Eric Liddell: God's athlete / Catherine M. Swift. Basingstoke: Marshall Pickering, 1986. 154p; pbk ISBN: 0-551-01354-0 BL:YC.1987.a.4628 Liddell's athletic career is recounted for juveniles. 118 Eric Liddell / Sue Shaw. Carlisle: OM, 1993. 28p; illus ISBN: 1-85078-105-2 BL:YK.1994.a.l 3776 Aimed at the very young reader. 119 Complete surrender / Julian Wilson; foreword by Sir David Puttnam. Crowborough: Monarch, 1996. 157p; illus, 1map; pbk ISBN: 1-85424-348-9 BL:YC.1998.a.l663 Mainly reliant onthe accounts Thoof mson (misspelt throughout) and Magnusson, the author of this biography of Eric Liddell also quotes from some recently published reminiscences ofefllow inmates of the Weihsieninternment campIn. his epilogue, Wilson refers to the establishment of the Eric Liddell Foundation which draws togetherpromising athletes from all over Shandong Province to compete over 400m for the LidCdeulpl . Undesay, William 120 Alone onthe Great Wall: fromthe desert to thesea / William Lindesay. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. 217p; illus; index ISBN: 0-340-50154-5 BL:YC.1990.b.l008 Lindesay decidedhis next challenge aftenregotiating Hadrian's Wawll ith his brother, Nicholas, woulbde the Great Waollf China. This is a fine accountof the run undertaken btyhe author in 198>7. Unsell, Richard 121 The life of RichardLinsell, the Essex cricketer, pedestrian, and quoit play/er by a Friend(Rusdcus). London: The author, 1855. BL: 10825.a.57(2) Uversidge, Alfred 122 Alfred Liversidge (1836-1921): Swinton's sporting hero / Giles H. Brearley. Barnsley:Neville-Douglas, 1998. 25p; pbk ISBN: 1 -901853-01-2 Liversidge held the professional half-mile championship. Loader, William 123 Testament of raunner / W. RL.oader. London: Heinemann, 1960. 170 P BL: 7925.bb.32 Testament is probably the best non-technical book ever written onthe subject sopfrinting. Loader, 1935 AAA Junior 100yds champion, describes in fine prose his struggleto break ten seconfdosr100yds. This ais simply marvellous work, essentiarleading for any lover of athletics. Lovelock, Jack 124 The legend of Loveloc/k Norman Harris. London: Nicholas Kaye, 1965. 180p; illus BL: X.449/944 Harris's tribute to his brilliant but enigmatic compatriot isthine first rank of athletic biographies. Through access toLovelock's private papers andby methodical research, Harris reveals asmuch of this master-runner's make-up as we are ever likely to know. The text is supported by many extracts from Lovelock's training diaries which poignantly indicate the process of physical and psychological self-examination which brought triumphat the Berlin Olympics inthe 1500m. McColgan, L j % 125 Queen of thetrack: the Liz McColgan stor/y Adrianne Blue. London: Witherby, 1992. 192p; illus ISBN: 0-85493-223-2 BL:YK.1993.b.9184 Fairly representative of the genre, drawing upon interviews and contemporary press reports, plue identifies two issues of particurlealervance to women athletes: thdeisparity in financial rewards and the lack of creche facilities at major meetings. 126 Liz McColgan / Andrew Ward; designbeydNess Wood. London: Hippo, 1993. 48p; illus; pbk (Sports shots; 3) ISBN: 0-590-55259-7 BL:YK.1994 .a. 10572 A very smallformat seriedsesigned foyroung readers. [ 53 ]