Olympic games books

Britain’s fascination with all things Olympian has played a pivotal role in shaping the Games as we know them today....  Read More >>

When Sidney Crosby popped his famous overtime goal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and won the gold...  Read More >>

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Beginning in 776 BC in ancient Greece through to its revival in 1896 and the 24 subsequent modern games, this title...  Read More >>

Leroy Goes To The Olympics, a children's graphic novel by Sybil Blazej-Yee, Concept by Dr. Michael Sheps, Artwork...  Read More >>

This interdisciplinary volume, the first to focus on the collective East Asian Olympic experience, reveals the Games'...  Read More >>

This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of The Olympic Movement covers its history through a chronology, an...  Read More >>

At the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics an unknown Vancouver runner named Percy Williams shocked the sports world by capturing...  Read More >>

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The first two London Olympics offer food for thought in the run-up to London 2012. In 1948, London hosted the Olympics...  Read More >>

Gives a look at the modern Olympic Games, from Athens 1896 to the build-up to London 2012, via approximately 230...  Read More >>

How can the Olympics help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact and...  Read More >>

How can the Olympics help us to understand the relationship between sport and society? What will be the impact and...  Read More >>

Legacy remains one of the most important issues relating to multisport mega-events across the globe and it could...  Read More >>

This book is dedicated to the reception of classical antiquity in modern sport and bodily culture. Taking Greece...  Read More >>

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Sports Illustrated senior writer Richard Hoffer records the unforgettable athletic achievements of the 1968 U.S....  Read More >>

Through analyzing the social and community impact of the 2012 Games and its security operation on East London, this...  Read More >>

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Papers presented at a conference held at Universit'at Mainz on May 22, 2009.  Read More >>

A gripping sports narrative that tells the individual stories of the athletes who gathered in Mexico City in 1968,...  Read More >>

This edition consolidates Miller's extensive knowledge gained while pursuing his life's work in Olympic-style weightlifting....  Read More >>

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