Foxcatcher, Mark Schultz
Foxcatcher, Mark Schultz
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Foxcatcher
The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest for Olympic Gold

Author: Mark Schultz, David Thomas

Narrator: Stephen Mendel

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 11/18/2014


Synopsis

The riveting true story—soon to be the subject of a high-profile film—of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty

On January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder there was a tense standoff when du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured.

Foxcatcher is gold medal winner Mark Schultz’s memoir, revealing what made him and his brother champion and what brought them to Foxcatcher Farms. It’s a vivid portrait of the complex relationship he and his brother had with du Pont, a man whose catastrophic break from reality led to tragedy. No one knows the inside story of what went on behind the scenes at Foxcatcher Farms—and inside John du Pont’s head—better than Mark Schultz.

The incredible true story of these championship-winning brothers and the wealthiest convicted murderer of all time will be making headlines this fall, and Mark’s memoir will reveal the true inside story.

About The Author

MARK SCHULTZ is an Olympic gold medalist, 2-time World Champion, and 7-time national champion. DAVID THOMAS, a former award-winning sports journalist, is a national best-selling author/co-writer of seven books. He lives near Fort Worth, Texas, with his wife, Sally, and their two children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Saskia

The title and tagline of this book are misleading; they should read "Foxcatcher: Mark Schultz's wrestling career, and a bit about John du Pont's murder of Dave Schultz". I am not a fan of wrestling at all, so I was a tad disappointed when I realised that this book is, for the most part, well... abou......more

Goodreads review by Julie

This book should be named something more like "All about me and my wrestling career and how I was a victim of all the normal stuff that happens to people. And by the way John duPont, a crazy man, killed my brother." Some of this story was interesting, but the author came across either whiney, or ove......more

Full disclosure: I'm from Iowa City, and if you know anything about Iowa City then you know where this is going...from 1977 to '81 or '82, I saw just about every Hawkeye wrestling home meet at the Fieldhouse. And I watched just about every away meet I could with Iowa Public Television's coverage. As......more

Goodreads review by Brett

This is probably my favorite biographical account to date. Mark Schultz writes with brutal honesty and gives you his straight forward account of what happened. I appreciated his intense and insightful writing that made you feel exactly what he was feeling at that particular moment. The book is writt......more

Goodreads review by Rob

There are a lot of bad reviews of this book on goodreads, and I read a few of them before I started this. So, expecting something atrocious, I began. I finished the book today and can safely say it is not even half as bad as people are saying. But let’s get the bad out of the way first. No, it is not......more


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Praise for Foxcatcher

"In this disturbing, heartfelt memoir, the life of champion wrestler Schultz plays out against the backdrop of his brother's murder in 1996 at the hands of John du Pont, heir to the du Pont family...the relationship between Schultz and his more easy-going, older brother is vividly portrayed as one of the sibling rivalry and real love." -- Publishers Weekly

“My recommendation: If you want to know all about what happened at Foxcatcher, pre-order the book by Mark Schultz. It is a must-read, whether or not you know a lot about wrestling.” --Eddie Goldman, host of "No Holds Barred"

"While the film touches more on the tragedy of his brother David, the book takes you through the triumphs of his athletic career, the personal struggles that led him to join up with du Pont, and a true inside perspective of what really went on at Foxcatcher Farms." 
-- MMA Core.com