Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Preface vi
4. Epigraph vii
5. Contents ix
6. List of Plates xi
7. Preface xiii
8. A Note from the Author xix
9. I Book One 1
10. 1 Laying the Foundations 3
11. 2 Mounting the Podium 28
12. 3 Scaling the Peaks 52
13. 4 View from the Mountaintop 79
14. 5 Triumph and Disillusion 100
15. II Book Two 137
16. 6 A Life Well-lived 139
17. Acknowledgements 202
18. Bibliography 203
19. Index 217
20. Plates 227