by Dion Leonard · HarperCollins Italia · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788869055935
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«Gobi. Un piccolo cane con un grande cuore» is the memoir by Dion Leonard, published by HarperCollins Italia in paperback (320 pages, in Italian).
During a 250 km race across the Gobi Desert, ultramarathoner Dion Leonard meets a stray dog that follows him for about 130 km. The dog, named Gobi, transforms the runner: from seeking victory, he moves to wanting to take her home. When Gobi disappears in a Chinese city, Leonard searches for her with the help of strangers.
Original work: Finding Gobi. Italian edition translated by Anita Taroni, published in 2020 in the Tascabili collection.
A read for dog lovers and fans of real stories of athletic perseverance.
Dion Leonard is an Australian/British endurance athlete and ultramarathon runner, motivational speaker, and author of New York Times Bestseller Finding Gobi, the non-fiction memoir of his story of his dog, Gobi, who ran 77 miles of a 155-mile race across the Gobi Desert. Leonard who grew up in Warwick, Queensland before moving to the U.K. started running in 2013 and has already achieved numerous top 10 finishes in ultra races around the world in the most extreme conditions. Leonard has not only competed in but completed some of the world's toughest ultra running races across the most inhospitable landscapes including finishing Marathon Des Sables 3 times.
