The Longshot Contributor(s): Kitamura, Katie (Author), Bramhall, Mark (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1441711007 ISBN-13: 9781441711007 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $62.10 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Four years after Rivera knocked Cal from dominance in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Cals coach, Riley, has set up a rematch. But in the final days before the match, both Cal and Riley secretly begin to have doubts. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.8" W x 6.2" (0.50 lbs) |
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Publisher Description: Four years after Rivera knocked Cal from dominance in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), Cal's coach, Riley, has set up a rematch. It will be good for Cal, and he's ready for it--he's been training harder than ever, trying to shake the lethargy that's plagued him ever since he lost. Knowing he's going to face Rivera again, he gets his focus and energy back, but Rivera has never lost a fight, and in the final days before the match, both Cal and Riley secretly begin have doubts, though neither wants to let the other down. In taut, rhythmic language, Katie Kitamura renders the urgency, discipline, and mutual affection of athlete and coach with depth and subtlety. As the excruciating tension builds around the big fight, the listener will be captivated through the final electrifying scene. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kitamura, Katie: - Katie Kitamura is a critic and novelist, author of Gone to the Forest and The Longshot, both of which were finalists for the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. She is a recipient of a Lannan Residency Fellowship and has written for the New York Times, Guardian, Granta, BOMB, Triple Canopy, and Frieze. Bramhall, Mark: -Mark Bramhall has won the prestigious Audie Award for best narration, more than thirty AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has repeatedly been named by AudioFile magazine and Publishers Weekly among their Best Voices of the Year. He is also an award-winning actor whose acting credits include off-Broadway, regional, and many Los Angeles venues as well as television, animation, and feature films. He has taught and directed at the American Academy of Dramatic Art. |