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The champion diver presents a candid account of his life and sports career, detailing his troubled youth, the highs and lows of athletic competition, the need to conceal his homosexuality, life in a post-Olympics era, and his day-to-day battle with AIDS. Reprint.
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Four-time Olympic diving champion Louganis's memoir, acknowledging that he had tested HIV-positive several months prior to the 1988 Olympics, was a PW bestseller for nine weeks.
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Random House, 1995, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1995
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Photographs (illustrator). Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0-452-27590-3. This beautiful shiny hardcover with a great dustjacket by olympic diver Greg Louganis talks of his sports life and his HIV positive life and his understanding of his gay life and this copy is in good condition. The dustjacket is shiny with a picture of Louganis diving on the front and the dj has only minor wear. The black and blue hardcovers with with metalic teal lettering on the spine have very little wear and look great. The spine is tight with little wear. The pages are white with little wear and no marks. The pages include a photo section covering his life and accomplishments. 296 pages. CHEAP SHIPPING MEDIA MAIL! Seller Inventory # 004493
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