Tuesday 21/8/2012 at 17:30
Books
Presentation of the book " Oro incenso e birra " by Antonio Caprarica, Asiago Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Event cancelled and replaced
At this event there will be the presentation of the book" " by Gian Luigi Nuzzi.
The "Aperitif with author '" Tuesday August 21, 2012 continues with the presentation of the book "Oro incenso e birra" by Antonio Caprarica.
This event, organized in collaboration with the Library reached the point, will be held at Center stage at 17:30 hours.
In case of bad weather the presentation will be moved at the Palazzo del Turismo Millepini.
BOOK " ORO INCENSO E BIRRA "
Three times-since 1896, were the first Olympics of the modern age '-London has been chosen as the venue of the games.
And it's no coincidence, says l ' Anglophile author of this book.
In fact, if you iterate through a list of the most popular disciplines and practiced in the world, you'll discover, for most of them, an irrefutable genealogy English: football and baseball, tennis and horse riding are born in ' Island, for example, and hockey, boxing and polo have their rules to his Majesty's subjects.
Not to mention the spirit that should inspire the purest agonistic behaviour and that, throughout the world, with a typical Anglo-Saxon expression: fair play.
Tell the London editions of the Olympic Games becomes the ' opportunity to investigate the history and curiosities of this national passion and to relive the excitement of momentous challenges: the drama of Dorando Pietri, the boy emiliano who in 1908 entered into legend losing a marathon but moving to tears the Queen Alexandra; the tug of war that same year caused almost a war between the British and Americans; the incredible comeback of ' ' Dutch Blankers-Koen who, after winning three gold medals (d) ', risked losing the final of the 4 x 100 relay team of 1948 attardandosi shopping!
The stories of triumphs and downfalls, epic feats once samples are lined with fast pace of a race for the podium and reach the Chronicle of preparations for the 2012 Games.
Thanks to Antonio Caprarica, a story full of surprises and humor, which will delight lovers of sport, history and old England, with the boundary of a ' unfailing photo insert that complements the narrative with tasty pictures d ' age.
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