{"product_id":"between-a-rock-and-a-robert-m-deaves-9781912724079","title":"Between a Rock and a Hard Race: The Finn Class at the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition","description":"\u003cp\u003eBetween a Rock and a Hard Race takes the reader on a four-year journey through the eyes of the Finn class athletes who campaigned for and took part in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. It begins on a hill in Weymouth and follows the highs and lows of most of the sailors as they journey towards Rio.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt offers some fascinating analysis of managing an Olympic campaign, with extensive comments from many sailors, including all three medalists, as well as the coach of the eventual gold medalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of the content is adapted from the hundreds of Finn Class press releases and interviews that were issued between 2012 and 2016, but these have been woven into a tight narrative with exclusive extra content and insight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is probably the most in-depth book ever released about an Olympic sailing competition, and the challenges the athletes faced to stand on the top of the podium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert M. Deaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912724073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912724079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Deaves\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"Robert M. Deaves","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44860477669631,"sku":"9781912724079","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79177d21-16ba-49f2-b8d9-0351434420df.jpg?v=1709136181","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/between-a-rock-and-a-robert-m-deaves-9781912724079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}