"Rudolf Nureyev, the brilliant Tartar dancer, changed ballet forever. He danced for three decades, on every continent except Antarctica, in more ballets, in more places, and with more ballerinas than any other dancer. An extraordinary life is presented in words and images for readers who love the ballet, and for readers who are about to discover it."@en
"Few ballet dancers have held the worl's attention like Rudolf Nureyev. Naturally talented and technically brilliant, Nureyev had a charisma that knocked the dancing world on its heels. This stunning book is a very personal glimpse of a unique artist through the eyes of a fellow dancer and friend. Linda Maybarduk was a first soloist with the National Ballet of Canada, one of Nureyev's favorite companies. She tells the story of her colleague, her mentor, and her dear friend from his late start as a ballet dancer, through his escape to the West and meteoric rise to fame, to the sad ending of his career, when his body, but never his spirit, was defeated by age and illness. Complete with a glossary of ballet terms, a useful reading list, and index, this is a book for both those who dance, and those who wish they did."

The dancer who flew : a memoir of Rudolf Nureyev