by Dion Leonard · HarperCollins · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780008227968
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«Finding Gobi» is the true story by Dion Leonard, published by HarperCollins in paperback (272 pages, in English).
In 2016, during a 250 km race across the Gobi Desert, ultramarathon runner Dion Leonard came across a stray dog. Named Gobi, the dog accompanied him for nearly 130 km through mountains and dunes, changing the way he competed. When he wanted to adopt her, Gobi disappeared and Dion set out on a search to be reunited with her.
Subtitled The True Story of a Little Dog and an Incredible Journey, it was published on February 8, 2018 and was a Sunday Times bestseller.
Recommended for animal lovers and for those who enjoy true stories of perseverance and adventure.
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.
