Olympic games books

Olympic history is filled with the unusual, the bizarre, and the unbelievable. The Olympics' Most Wanted™ chronicles...  Read More >>

The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters...  Read More >>

The Olympics: The Basics is an accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games. Chapters...  Read More >>

Based on original Stasi and Communist Party archival sources, this bookuncovers why East Germany was for two decades...  Read More >>

The Armchair Olympian: How much do you know about sport's biggest competition? is a strangely addictive read celebrating...  Read More >>

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The Routledge Handbook of Sport Management is the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to theory and practice...  Read More >>

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This exciting and original book explores the multiple ways in which sport has been represented visually in the past,...  Read More >>

This handbook presents policy-makers and practitioners with a final opportunity to make critical changes to optimise...  Read More >>

"Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger) is the motto of the International Olympic Committee. After reading...  Read More >>

This book explores complex political, imperial, and identity issues that shaped Britain’s Olympic participation...  Read More >>

The purpose of this work is to cast more light on some key aspects of the long jump and especially to fill the lacuna...  Read More >>

Fun with learning activities related to the people, places, and events of the 27 July 2012 London Olympic Games...  Read More >>

Since 1896, hundreds of other multisport competitions based on the model of the Olympic Games have been established...  Read More >>

Bob Hughes...finest water polo player in U.S. history - Peter Cutino, 1995 Bob Hughes was the gentle giant of U.S....  Read More >>

On the eve of the opening of the 30th Olympiad in London this summer, sports activist and writer Mark Perryman presents...  Read More >>

This book explores how the Olympic industry has shaped hegemonic concepts of sporting masculinities and femininities...  Read More >>

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'An enthralling account' Independent 'A fascinating book... researched with an awesome thoroughness' Daily Telegraph...  Read More >>

 Gives teachers a chance to explore these big ideas with their classes in RE lessons, encouraging pupils to ask...  Read More >>

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