Bach knuckled down and decided to make a serious academic study of the issue. OSU Press supported the project and agreed to publish his first book, now titled ‘High Desert, Higher Costs ...

“The Children’s Bach” was first published in 1984 and is now being reissued with a foreword by the novelist Rumaan Alam, who allows that, though he has recommended the book to several ...

The book reveals how Bach’s experiences as a competitor informed ... inherited from decisions made before he became leader. The first of these were the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia ...