Running Away: A Memoir

Running Away: A Memoir
ISBN-10
0544263669
ISBN-13
9780544263666
Series
Running Away
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
258
Language
English
Published
2014
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Author
Robert Andrew Powell

Description

Showing how one decision can alter the course of a life, a journalist shares his personal journey of coming back up after hitting rock bottom by developing a passion for long-distance running.

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