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Mary King: The Autobiography by King, Mary

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Item specifics

Condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
Book
IsTextBook
No
ISBN
9781409104780

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Orion Publishing Group, The Limited
ISBN-10
1409104788
ISBN-13
9781409104780
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73669185

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mary King : the Autobiography
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Horse Racing, Cultural Heritage, Equestrian, Sports
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Mary King
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
21.4 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
798.24092
Synopsis
A no holds barred story of what it takes to reach the top, and stay there, in the world's most dangerous sport - three day eventing., At the age of forty-seven Mary King won a Team Bronze at the Beijing Olympics. In he two 'Caveliers' - 'Call Again Cavalier' and 'Imperial Cavalier' - she has two of the very best event horses in the world. Mary Kings's success in the world of eventing (now officially classed as the most dangerous sport in the world) has been hard won. She does not come from a privileged background - her father a verger and a long-term invalid so money was very tight. Her first pony was the ancient "cast off" from the local vicar's children - and success with this pony gave her an iron will to succeed. And succeed she has. To support herself in the early days she had a variety of unglamorous jobs (this included butcher delivery rounds and cleaning out toilets in the local campsite). Her talent was apparent from very early on and she first competed at Badminton in 1985, had her first win there on King William in 1992 and her second on Star Appeal in 2000. Just when everything seemed to be going well she suffered a terrible fall in 2001 and broke her neck but she was back competing at the very top level the following year. Mary King's story will be both fascinating and inspiring and for anybody with an interest in equestrian sports., At the age of47 Mary King won a Team Bronze at the Beijing Olympics. In her two CaveliersCall Again Cavalier and Imperial Cavaliershe has two of the very best event horses in the world. Mary Kings's success in the world of eventing has been hard won. She does not come from a privileged background. Her first pony was the ancient "cast off" from the local vicar's childrenand success with this pony gave her an iron will to succeed. To support herself in the early days she had a variety of unglamorous jobsincluding butcher delivery rounds and cleaning out toilets in the local campsite. Her talent was apparent from very early on and she first competed at Badminton in 1985, had her first win there on King William in 1992, and hadher second on Star Appeal in 2000. Just when everything seemed to be going well she suffered a terrible fall in 2001 and broke her neck but she was back competing at the very top level the following year. Mary King's storyis fascinating and inspiring for anyone with an interest in equestrian sports."
LC Classification Number
SF295.7

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