Olympic games books

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Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement

Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement

Author: Bill Mallon ,  Ian Buchanan, Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Wollongong
ISBN: 9780810855748
Format: Hardback
$191.95

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

Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response

Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and...

Author: Aaron J Klein ,  Stefan Rudnicki
ISBN: 9780786177172
Format: Audio
$79.07

"1972. The Munich Olympics. Palestinian members of the Black September group murder eleven Israeli athletes. Nine...  Read More >>

Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response

Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and...

Author: Aaron J Klein ,  Stefan Rudnicki
ISBN: 9780786172986
Format: Audio
$79.07

"1972. The Munich Olympics. Palestinian members of the Black September group murder eleven Israeli athletes. Nine...  Read More >>

Headfirst: The Olympic Success Story of Skeleton

Headfirst: The Olympic Success Story of Skeleton

Author: Robie Vaughn ,  Mike Towle
ISBN: 9781933285085
Format: Hardback
$65.87

HEADFIRST is the success story of how a Texas oil and gas executive took the responsibility of spearheading the...  Read More >>

The Ancient Olympics: War Minus the Shooting

The Ancient Olympics: War Minus the Shooting

Author: Nigel Spivey
ISBN: 9780192806048
Format: Paperback
$52.77

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America's First Olympics: The St. Louis Games of 1904

America's First Olympics: The St. Louis Games of 1904...

Author: George R Matthews
ISBN: 9780826264756
Format: Undefined
$92.27

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A Lifetime In A Race

A Lifetime In A Race

Author: Matthew Pinsent
ISBN: 9780091903381
Format: Paperback
$32.99

With his last-gasp victory as part of the Great British coxless four team at the Athens Olympics, Matthew Pinsent...  Read More >>

Olympic Wandering: Time Travel Through Greece

Olympic Wandering: Time Travel Through Greece

Author: David Lundberg
ISBN: 9780976324645
Format: Hardback
$52.67

Combining high adventure and lush travel narrative, Olympic Wandering takes you on a journey through time. Follow...  Read More >>

The 2012 Bid

The 2012 Bid

Author: Chetan Dave
ISBN: 9781420862270
Format: Paperback
$36.83

In a race to secure the bid for the Summer Games of 2012 five of the world's prominent cities have tossed their...  Read More >>

Olympics in Athens 1896: The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games

Olympics in Athens 1896: The Invention of the Modern...

Author: Michael Llewellyn Smith
ISBN: 9781861977090
Format: Paperback
$23.26

Published in the year that the Olympics return to Athens this is the illuminating story of the making of the modern...  Read More >>

The Olympic Games Explained: A Student Guide to the Evolution of the Modern Olympic Games

The Olympic Games Explained: A Student Guide to the...

Author: Jim Parry (University of Leeds, UK) ,  Vassil Girginov (Brunel University London, UK)
ISBN: 9780415346047
Format: Paperback
$120.00

This student textbook explores the history and meaning of the four-yearly phenomenon that is the modern Olympic...  Read More >>

All Together: The Formidable Journey to the Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew

All Together: The Formidable Journey to the Gold with...

Author: William A. Stowe
ISBN: 9780595343881
Format: Paperback
$44.75

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The Economics of Staging the Olympics: A Comparison of the Games 1972–2008

The Economics of Staging the Olympics: A Comparison...

Author: Holger Preuss
ISBN: 9781843768937
Format: Hardback
$313.50

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Strategic and Performance Management of Olympic Sport Organisations: MEMOS Manual

Strategic and Performance Management of Olympic Sport...

Author: Jean-Loup Chappelet ,  Emmanuel Bayle
ISBN: 9780736058292
Format: Paperback
$108.24

Valuable guidance on strategically evaluating, managing and driving the performance of sport organisations. Includes...  Read More >>

Selling the Five Rings: The IOC and the Rise of the Olympic Commercialism

Selling the Five Rings: The IOC and the Rise of the...

Author: Robert K Barney ,  Stephen R Wenn
ISBN: 9780874808094
Format: Paperback
$36.30

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The Ancient Olympics

The Ancient Olympics

Author: Nigel Spivey
ISBN: 9780192804334
Format: Hardback
$65.00

The word 'athletics' is derived from the Greek verb 'to struggle for a prize'. The author paints a portrait of the...  Read More >>

Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics with a Complete Review of Jewish Olympic Medallists

Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport...

Author: Paul Taylor
ISBN: 9781903900871
Format: Hardback
$171.60

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A Brief History of the Olympic Games

A Brief History of the Olympic Games

Author: David C. Young (University of Florida)
ISBN: 9781405111294
Format: Hardback
$190.95

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The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games

The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games...

Author: Tony Perrottet
ISBN: 9780812969917
Format: Paperback
$39.60

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A Brief History of the Olympic Games

A Brief History of the Olympic Games

Author: David C. Young (University of Florida)
ISBN: 9781405111300
Format: Paperback
$79.07

For more than a millennium, the ancient Olympics captured the imaginations of the Greeks, until a Christianized...  Read More >>

Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport and Politics; with a Complete Review of Jewish O

Jews and the Olympic Games: The Clash Between Sport...

Author: Paul Taylor
ISBN: 9781903900888
Format: Paperback
$49.95

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The Olympics' Strangest Games: Extraordinary But True Tales from the History of the Olympic Games

The Olympics' Strangest Games: Extraordinary But True...

Author: Geoff Tibballs
ISBN: 9781861057112
Format: Paperback
$34.32

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Post-Olympism: Questioning Sport in the Twenty-First Century

Post-Olympism: Questioning Sport in the Twenty-First...

Author: John Bale ,  Mette Krogh Christensen (Bloomsbury author, no email.)
ISBN: 9781859737149
Format: Hardback
$305.00

The book provides an overview of the ongoing significance of the Olympics.  Read More >>

Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement

Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement

Author: John E. Findling ,  Kimberly Pelle
ISBN: 9780313322785
Format: Hardback
$137.00

Covering specific games from the 1896 Olympics in Athens to the 2002 games in Salt Lake City, this volume also presents...  Read More >>

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