William Goldmans remarkable career spans more than five decades and hiscredentials run the gamut from bestselling novelist to Oscarwinningscreenwriter to Hollyw... » 

William Goldmans remarkable career spans more than five decades and hiscredentials run the gamut from bestselling novelist to Oscarwinningscreenwriter to Hollywood raconteur. Hes beloved by millions of readers as theauthor of the classic comicromantic fantasy The Princess Bride. And hesnotorious for creating the most harrowing visit to the dentist in literary andcinematic historyin one of the seminal thrillers of the twentieth century. .. .MARATHON MANTom Babe Levy is a runner in every sense racing tirelessly toward his goalsof athletic and academic excellenceand endlessly away from the specter of hisfamous fathers scandaldriven suicide. But an unexpected visit from hisbeloved older brother will set in motion a chain of events that plunge Babeinto a vortex of terror treachery and murderand force him into a race forhis life . . . and for the answer to the fateful question Is it safe? «