Breaking the Surface

Greg Louganis, Eric Marcus

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Sourcebooks, Inc
01 March 2006

Biography: sport; Olympic games; Water sports & recreations

This is a new edition of Greg Louganis's 1995 #1 New York Times bestselling autobiography and Literary Guild Selection. It is the unflinchingly honest first-person account of a man breaking free of a lifetime of silence and isolation. Born to a young Samoan father and Northern European mother, and adopted at nine months, Greg began diving at age nine, and at sixteen won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. But despite his astonishing athletic skill, Greg struggled with late-detected dyslexia, prejudice toward his dark skin coloring and anguish over his homosexuality, which he felt compelled to hide. Being in the spotlight intensified his difficulties with relationships and substance abuse. However, Louganis went on to win double gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. His triumph at the 1988 Olympics came several months after he tested positive for HIV. This is the haunting, searingly candid story of the world's greatest diver. This new edition includes a new foreword.

By: Greg Louganis, Eric Marcus
Imprint: Sourcebooks, Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 60mm
Weight: 510g
ISBN: 9781402206665
ISBN 10: 1402206666
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 01 March 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Greg Louganis is a four-time Olympic gold-medal diving champion. He lives in Malibu, California, where he raises and trains Harlequin Great Danes. Eric Marcus is the author of several books, including Making History: The Struggle for Gay and Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945 to 1990; Is it a Choice? and Why Suicide? He lives in New York City.

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Breaking the Surface

Greg Louganis, Eric Marcus

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