SPEED KINGS: FOUR EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURERS, A THIRST FOR DANGER, A LUST FOR LIFE
Book ID/图书代码： 12844015B80541
English Summary/英文概要： For the Boys in the Boat and Seabiscuit markets. The epic, untold story of four extraordinary gentlemen adventurers who came together to win bobsled gold in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and of a doomed generation, infatuated with fast living, heading into the vortex of the Second World War.
In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous Huxley as ’the one genuinely modern pleasure’, and one of the fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new sport of bobsledding. Exotic, exciting and above all dangerous, it was by far the most popular event at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. It required an abundance of skill and bravery. And the four men who triumphed at those Games lived the most extraordinary lives.
Billy Fiske was an infamous daredevil, blessed with a natural talent for driving. He would later become the first American airman to die in the war - flying for the RAF. Clifford Gray was a notorious playboy and a player on both Broadway and Hollywood. Or was he? His identity was a mystery for decades. Jay O’Brien was a gambler and a rogue who, according to one ex-wife, forced women to marry him at gunpoint. And Eddie Eagan, a heavyweight boxer and brilliant lawyer, remains the only man to win gold at both the Summer and Winter Olympics.
This is their story, of loose living, risk-taking and hell-raising in an age of decadence, and of their race against the odds to become the fastest men on ice. We will never see their like again. Especially after the world did descend into that second, terrible global conflict.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 满足了《激流少年》和《奔腾年代》的市场。这本小说，讲述了四个非凡冒险者的不为人知的故事，他们一起赢得了1932年冬季奥运会的雪橇金牌，他们也是注定的一代，迷恋快速的生活，卷入了第二次世界大战的旋涡。
在上世纪30年代，当世界上快速走向可怕的全球冲突，速度是所有的渴望。奥尔德斯•赫胥黎描述其为“一个真正的现代快乐”，也是通过雪橇新运动实现的最快和最激动人心的方式。独特的，令人兴奋的和前所未有的危险，这是迄今为止在普莱西德湖冬奥会上最受欢迎的活动。它需要极大的技能和勇气。四个赢得游戏的男孩过上了最不寻常的生活。
比利•菲斯克是一个臭名昭著的冒失鬼，但非常有驾驶天赋。他后来成为美国第一个死在战争中的英国皇家空军飞行员。克利福德•格雷是一个臭名昭著的花花公子和混迹于百老汇和好莱坞的演员。但到底是谁？几十年来，他的身份是一个谜。杰伊•奥•勃良是赌徒和恶棍，据一个前妻说，他拿着枪强迫妇女和他结婚。埃迪•伊根是重量级拳击手和出色的律师，是唯一一个在夏季和冬季奥运会上赢得金牌的人。
这是他们的故事，放纵的生活，在颓废的年龄冒险，他们与时间赛跑成为冰上跑得最快的人。我们将再也看不到像他们一样人。尤其是在全世界都陷入了可怕的全球冲突之后。（LNL）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 安迪•布尔是卫报的资深体育记者。这是他的第一本书。
Andy Bull is a senior sportswriter for the Guardian. This is his first book.
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