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Author: John Carlin (Archivist of the United States) ,
Gideon Emery
Publisher: HarperCollins
Imprint: HarperCollins
Edition: Unabridged edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 16.80cm
Weight: 0.340kg
ISBN: 9781481532884
ISBN 10: 148153288
Publication Date: 03 February 2015
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Narrator Gideon Emery recounts the background story in an agreeable British accent and employs a South African accent for Pistorius and his family, Steenkamp's family, and those involved in his legal case, as well as Pistorius' acquaintances of other nationalities. -- AudioFile An engaging biography of the Olympic sprinter and convicted killer we thought we knew...The author has sufficient access to provide seemingly direct narration from the crime scene...Overall, Carlin's reporting is detailed and quick moving...The author offers complete and absorbing coverage of this bizarre story, removing the mask from a previously one-dimensional role model. The fascinating story of a once-invincible man. -- Kirkus Reviews
"An engaging biography of the Olympic sprinter and convicted killer we thought we knew...The author has sufficient access to provide seemingly direct narration from the crime scene...Overall, Carlin's reporting is detailed and quick moving...The author offers complete and absorbing coverage of this bizarre story, removing the mask from a previously one-dimensional role model. The fascinating story of a once-invincible man. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" Narrator Gideon Emery recounts the background story in an agreeable British accent and employs a South African accent for Pistorius and his family, Steenkamp's family, and those involved in his legal case, as well as Pistorius' acquaintances of other nationalities. -- ""AudioFile"""
An engaging biography of the Olympic sprinter and convicted killer we thought we knew...The author has sufficient access to provide seemingly direct narration from the crime scene...Overall, Carlin's reporting is detailed and quick moving...The author offers complete and absorbing coverage of this bizarre story, removing the mask from a previously one-dimensional role model. The fascinating story of a once-invincible man. -- Kirkus Reviews Narrator Gideon Emery recounts the background story in an agreeable British accent and employs a South African accent for Pistorius and his family, Steenkamp's family, and those involved in his legal case, as well as Pistorius' acquaintances of other nationalities. -- AudioFile
Author Information
John Carlin is an acclaimed journalist and author who was the Independent's South Africa correspondent from 1989 to 1995. He has also written for the Times, the Observer, the Sunday Times, and the New York Times, among other publications. His previous books include Knowing Mandela and Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, which is the basis for the film Invictus. Gideon Emery was raised in England and South Africa, where he won the National Vita Award for Comedy and a Gold Craft Award for Voice-over. Now based in Los Angeles, he has appeared on such television series as 24, Burn Notice, Eleventh Hour, CSI: NY, and Moonlight. His film credits include Primeval, Train, and Takers. He is also an in-demand voice for video games.
