Olympic games books

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Planning Olympic Legacies

Planning Olympic Legacies
Author: Eva Kassens-Noor (Michigan State University, USA) ISBN: 9781280872952 Format: Electronic book text	$448.80
When a city wins the right to hold the Olympics, one of the oft cited advantages to the region is the catalytic... Read More >>

Dirtiest Race in History

Dirtiest Race in History
Author: Richard Moore (Coastal Carolina University, USA) ISBN: 9781280570773 Format: Electronic book text	$198.00
The men's 100m final at the 1988 Olympics has been described as the dirtiest race ever - but also the greatest.... Read More >>

Lifetime of Training for Just Ten Seconds

Lifetime of Training for Just Ten Seconds
Author: Richard Witt ISBN: 9781280118678 Format: Electronic book text	$102.96
'I hope the Romanian doesn't get through, because I can't pronounce her bloody name.' Allegedly from David Coleman,... Read More >>

International Diplomacy and the Olympic Movement: The New Mediators

International Diplomacy and the Olympic Movement: The...
Author: Aaron Beacom ISBN: 9781283531979 Format: Electronic book text	$237.60
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Power and Movement

Power and Movement
Author: Richard Booth ISBN: 9781280677380 Format: Electronic book text	$142.56
Power and Movement redefines traditional perceptions of disability, fitness and power. Stunning original photographs... Read More >>

The Book of Olympic Lists

The Book of Olympic Lists
Author: David Wallechinsky , Jaime Loucky ISBN: 9781306416122 Format: Electronic book text	$36.93
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Amateurs

Amateurs
Author: David Halberstam ISBN: 9781306604291 Format: Electronic book text	$52.77
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Netting Out Basketball 1936: The Remarkable Story of the McPherson Refiners, the First Team to Dunk, Zone Press, and Win the Olympic Gold Medal.

Netting Out Basketball 1936: The Remarkable Story of...
Author: Rich Hughes ISBN: 9781770679702 Format: Paperback	$54.31
1936 was the most significant year in basketball's first half century. For the first time, Olympic basketball ended... Read More >>

Thinking the Olympics: The Classical Tradition and the Modern Games

Thinking the Olympics: The Classical Tradition and the...
Author: Barbara Goff , Michael Simpson ISBN: 9780715639306 Format: Paperback	$86.99
A fascinating exploration of the relation of the Modern Olympic Games to the Classical tradition, examining claims... Read More >>

Australia's Olympic Story: Going for Green and Gold

Australia's Olympic Story: Going for Green and Gold...
Author: Nicolas Brasch ISBN: 9781420293487 Format: Hardback	$30.00
Telling the story of our Olympic journey from our first participation to London 2012, this title explores the history... Read More >>

Olympics

Olympics
Author: ISBN: 9780857802491 Format: Hardback	$33.61
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The Fastest Men on Earth: The Inside Stories of the Olympic Men's 100m Champions

The Fastest Men on Earth: The Inside Stories of the...
Author: Neil Duncanson , Usain Bolt ISBN: 9780233003368 Format: Hardback	$29.95
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Summer Olympics Quiz Book

Summer Olympics Quiz Book
Author: MR Martin Greensill ISBN: 9781466415720 Format: Paperback	$31.65
Containing over 1000 questions on all aspects of the Summer Olympic Games, this book is a comprehensive test of... Read More >>

Gold, Silver and Green: The Irish Olympic Journey 1896-1924

Gold, Silver and Green: The Irish Olympic Journey 1896-1924...
Author: Kevin McCarthy ISBN: 9781859184882 Format: Paperback	$51.75
The book focuses on the Irish and Irish diasporal involvement in the Olympic Games. It discusses in detail the sporting... Read More >>

Little Book of Olympics

Little Book of Olympics
Author: Pat Morgan , Michael Johnstone, M.D. ISBN: 9781907803475 Format: Hardback	$31.65
Little Book of the Olympics looks at the history of the games, ahead of the 2012 London Olympics. Read More >>

The Olympic Album

The Olympic Album
Author: ISBN: 9781873913406 Format: Hardback	$77.63
With pictures drawn from the archival and current sports photography collections of Getty Images,... Read More >>

The Ancient Olympic Games

The Ancient Olympic Games
Author: Judith Swaddling ISBN: 9780714119854 Format: Paperback	$24.95
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The British Olympics: Britain's Olympic Heritage 1612-2012

The British Olympics: Britain's Olympic Heritage 1612-2012...
Author: Martin Polley ISBN: 9781848020580 Format: Paperback	$94.91
Britain’s fascination with all things Olympian has played a pivotal role in shaping the Games as we know them today.... Read More >>

Red Mittens and Red Ink: The Real Story of the Vancouver Olympics

Red Mittens and Red Ink: The Real Story of the Vancouver...
Author: Bob Mackin ISBN: 9781550175356 Format: Undefined	$65.87
When Sidney Crosby popped his famous overtime goal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and won the gold... Read More >>

OlymPICS - A Snapshot History of the Olympic Games

OlymPICS - A Snapshot History of the Olympic Games
Author: Open Agency Ltd , Graham Parker ISBN: 9780956912701 Format: Hardback	$23.26
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Treasures of the Olympic Games

Treasures of the Olympic Games
Author: Neil Wilson , International Olympic Committe ISBN: 9781847328458 Format: Paperback	$69.99
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Leroy goes to the Olympics: A Graphic Novel

Leroy goes to the Olympics: A Graphic Novel
Author: Michael Sheps , Toran Joseph ISBN: 9781466220324 Format: Paperback	$31.68
Leroy Goes To The Olympics, a children's graphic novel by Sybil Blazej-Yee, Concept by Dr. Michael Sheps, Artwork... Read More >>

The East Asian Olympiads, 1934–2008: Building Bodies and Nations in Japan, Korea, and China

The East Asian Olympiads, 1934–2008: Building Bodies...
Author: William Tsutsui , Michael Baskett ISBN: 9789004212213 Format: Hardback	$319.44
This interdisciplinary volume, the first to focus on the collective East Asian Olympic experience, reveals the Games'... Read More >>

Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement

Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement
Author: Bill Mallon , Jeroen Heijmans ISBN: 9780810872493 Format: Hardback	$261.36
This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Olympic Movement covers its history through a chronology, an... Read More >>

Watching the Olympics: Politics, Power and Representation

Watching the Olympics: Politics, Power and Representation...
Author: John Sugden , Alan Tomlinson ISBN: 9780415578332 Format: Paperback	$96.99
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