The Living Sword: A Fencer's Autobiography

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ISBN
9781884528200
Book Title
Living Sword : a Fencer's Autobiography
Publisher
Laureate Press
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
1995
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Aldo Nadi
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Topic
Fencing
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
416 Pages
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Publisher
Laureate Press
ISBN-10
1884528201
ISBN-13
9781884528200
eBay Product ID (ePID)
490673

Product Key Features

Book Title
Living Sword : a Fencer's Autobiography
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Fencing
Publication Year
1995
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation
Author
Aldo Nadi
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

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LCCN
94-077796
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
20
Afterword by
Gaugler, William M.
Dewey Decimal
796.8/6/092 B
LC Classification Number
GV1144.2.N32A34 1995

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  • by teuton5
    Feb 11, 2016

    Inside the Mind of the Ultimate Fencer

    Being a fencer myself, having just finished this book, I would consider it as required-reading for anyone who is serious about competitive sports fencing, its history, or some of its greatest masters. Aldo Nadi was, no question, one of fencing's greatest. The book is actually very well written & keeps the reader at "engagement" (excuse the pun). I found it hard to put down. For a fencer, there is quite a lot of benefit to be had in these pages: mindset, training, what it takes to be a good fencer, tradition, sportsmanship, honor, dignity, etc. As for Master Nadi, like him or not, he is quite candid about his lifestyle, beliefs, & observations about many things: fencing juries of the time, Americans, politicians, Hollywood, Hollywood swordplay, his family, women, & other fencers. The book ...

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