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No Way Home: A Cuban Dancer's Story

Author: Carlos Acosta
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Category: Book

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Sales Rank: 19648

Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.9

ISBN: 0007250789
EAN: 9780007250783
ASIN: 0007250789

Publication Date: July 7, 2008
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Product Description
The rags-to-riches story of one of the world's greatest dancers, from his difficult beginnings living in poverty in the backstreets of Cuba to his astronomical rise to international stardom.

Customer Reviews:
4 out of 5 stars

Inspiring story June 6, 2009
booksetc (London, UK)
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This is a fascinating story of Acosta's journey to ballet stardom, from his early days as a breakdancing ruffian in Cuba. This is what lies behind those tremendous balletic leaps ... the injuries, the pain, the years of sweat, the struggles with his father, the loneliness of a young man far from family and home. Acosta comes across as tremendously likeable - and you hope,when the dancing career is over, he will find personal happiness and a way home, at last.
Considering he isn't a professional writer, this is far better written than many autobiographies - though his editor should have been tougher on repetitiveness, especially towards the end.
But it's a compelling human story, even for readers who aren't particularly interested in dance.

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