Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games |
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| Authors: | Lomong, Lopez & Tabb, Mark |
| Publisher: | Thomas Nelson |
| BISAC/Subject: | BIO016000, BIO002010, SPO058000, REL012170 |
| ISBN: | 9781595555168, Related ISBNs: 0718081447, 1400275032, 1595555161, 1595555366, 9780718081447 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 240, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: Lopez Lomong chronicles his inspiring ascent from a barefoot lost boy of the Sudanese Civil War to a Nike sponsored athlete on the US Olympic Team. Every reader will find in his story the human spark to pursue dreams that might seem unthinkable, even from circumstances that might appear hopeless.
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