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Isn't it supposed to published in Japan first?I will see if I can find it somewhere.
citrus said:Not too surprising about an autobio/bio as many skaters have them.
I was checking out books on figure skating via the local library online catalogue and found that Michelle, Tara, Sarah, Dorothy, Peggy, Janet, Brian B. Torvill & Dean and even Nancy K. have an autobio or bio./B]
Autobiographies tend to be sweet. Can you imagine a skater actually revealing something he/she wants to keep secret? I don't mean cheating a salchow.
I was checking out books on figure skating via the local library online catalogue and found that Michelle, Tara, Sarah, Dorothy, Peggy, Janet, Brian B. Torvill & Dean and even Nancy K. have an autobio or bio.
Dee4707 said:So Joe if you think that Alexei's book would be better at age 40-50, what was or is the interest in the books above. I hardly think that Tara, Michelle and Sarah fall into the, Oh I have so much wisdom category. I guess I don't see what the difference would be. Can you explain?
Dee
Silver Lining said:There are some books in the sports section of the library such as 'Figure Skating for Dummies' by Kristi Yamaguchi. Also, many of the books in the juvenile section are geared toward grade 11 and 12 students and are written in everyday language ie. they're not all pop-up books. Here's a link which explains some of the jumps for novices, although unfortunately the video links don't work anymore;
http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/skating/skating.html