Running: A Global History
'From starting-gun to finishing tape may be a clean ten seconds, but behind that moment swirl a few thousand years of human joy and despair and endeavour  -  this seems to be the argument of Gotaas's rich and engrossing book.'    -  The Spectator  'As well as being vital to our early survival, running is a universal form of play, as this fascinating study shows ... Gotaas's research ranges as freely across the globe as it does through time.'    -  The Observer   'An admirable attempt to cover the running phenomenon, not merely in its cultural and historical sweep but also in its philosophy ... It is the attempts by Gotaas to get beneath the surface of running that provide the book's most revelatory moments.'    -  Matthew Syed, The Times