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Anything for a T-Shirt: Fred LeBow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest Footrace

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Anything for a T-Shirt: Fred LeBow and the New York City Marathon, the World's Greatest FootraceFred Lebow was a dreamer, the kind of dreamer who pursued his dream and made it a reality. And the world is still reaping its rewards." So begins this inspiring chronicle of a humbly born Holocaust survivor who parlayed natural marketing smarts and vision into a major position in recent American sports. He started the New York City Marathon, an event that transformed footracing from an elite, austere sport into a wildly applauded, attainable pursuit

Fred Lebow was a dreamer, the kind of dreamer who pursued his dream and made it a reality. And the world is still reaping its rewards." So begins this inspiring chronicle of a humbly born Holocaust survivor who parlayed natural marketing smarts--and vision--into a major position in recent American sports. He started the New York City Marathon, an event that transformed footracing from an elite, austere sport into a wildly applauded, attainable pursuit for all.

Forging a path across the city's five boroughs, the marathon covers a daunting 26.2-mile course. Ron Rubin's fascinating book tells how Lebow popularized the race. With a stroke of marketing wizardry he turned it into the world's largest block party: a gritty mixture of urban theater and kindly entrepreneurship. This event has honored the spirit of the moment, imbued competition with joy, and celebrated play. It put winning within the realm of every man and woman and became a race for all runners. Lebow mainstreamed the notion of marathoning into popular culture; some half-million Americans now participate in the events.

Equally significant, the book describes how Lebow scored his greatest personal victory by running in the marathon he created after being diagnosed with brain cancer.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 11/01/2004
ISBN: 9780815608066
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.86d

Review Citations: Choice 05/01/2005 pg. 1630
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