Outstanding Olympics

Author : Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791488101
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Best Olympics Ever? written by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uses the Sydney Olympics as a prism through which to explore recent Olympic scandals, media coverage, reform efforts, and controversies.

Author : Clive Gifford
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780199117765
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Outstanding Olympics written by Clive Gifford and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olympics is with us at all times, with its build up, with vast coverage given to the competitors in over 30 different winter and summer sports looking to make the Olympic team and qualify, and with significant and substantial media time given to Olympians and the Games throughout all yearsof the four year cycle. BL The mere announcement of the winners of the hosting of the 2012 Olympics drew globally, the 10th largest TV audience of 2005 in the world - an estimated 900 million.

Author : Richard J Foster
Publisher : Santa Monica Press
ISBN 13 : 1595809996
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mark Spitz written by Richard J Foster and published by Santa Monica Press. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Spitz is arguably the most famous and successful Olympic athlete of all time because of his legendary performances at the 1972 Olympics, where he won seven gold medals while breaking seven world records. His amazing life story is told for the first time in the authorized biography Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion. This exclusive account follows Spitz’s roller-coaster career: age-group prodigy, four-medal "flop" at the 1968 Olympics, outstanding collegiate career at Indiana University, gold-medal haul in 1972, lucrative endorsements, and a brief and unsuccessful stint in entertainment. And the meatier stories—the role his father played in his career, his often stormy relationship with coaches and teammates, his experiences as a Jewish athlete with anti-Semitism and the Munich massacre, his impact on the commercialization of swimming, his relationship with Michael Phelps, and others—have been largely unknown, ignored, barely touched upon, or distorted. Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion provides insights into Spitz’s career, behind-the-scenes anecdotes about him and his competitors, and untold stories that shed light on his complicated personality and relationship with his father. Old and new fans alike will appreciate the depth and details of this swimming icon’s story.

Author : David Clay Large
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393058840
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nazi Games written by David Clay Large and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2007 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nazi Games" recounts how the Olympic festival was a crucial part of the Nazi regime's mobilization of power. The narrative also includes a stirring account of the international effort to boycott the games, which was ultimately derailed by the American Olympic Committee.

Author : Philip Barker
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445610280
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Story of the Olympic Torch written by Philip Barker and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2012-04-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of the run, the lighting of the cauldron and other symbolic elements of the Olympic Games

Author : David Maraniss
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1416534075
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rome 1960 written by David Maraniss and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome reveals the competition's unexpected influence on the modern world, in a narrative synopsis that pays tribute to such athletes as Cassius Clay and Wilma Rudolph while evaluating the roles of Cold War propaganda, civil rights, and politics. 250,000 first printing.

Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393254119
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Games: A Global History of the Olympics written by David Goldblatt and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A people’s history of the Olympics.”—New York Times Book Review A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year The Games is best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt’s sweeping, definitive history of the modern Olympics. Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history from the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, revealing how the Olympics developed into a global colossus and highlighting how they have been buffeted by (and affected by) domestic and international conflicts. Along the way, Goldblatt reveals the origins of beloved Olympic traditions (winners’ medals, the torch relay, the eternal flame) and popular events (gymnastics, alpine skiing, the marathon). And he delivers memorable portraits of Olympic icons from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, the Dream Team to Usain Bolt.

Author : Matt Scheff
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1728410606
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Summer Olympics written by Matt Scheff and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the excitement of the Summer Olympics through stories of the greatest gold-medal moments in the history of the event, from Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10.0 gymnastics score to barefoot marathon runner Abebe Bikila's surprising triumph.

Author : Robert Wood
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
ISBN 13 : 1594854149
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Olympic Mountains Trail Guide, 3rd Edition written by Robert Wood and published by The Mountaineers Books. This book was released on 2000-05-31 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Completely redesigned for easier use * Includes five new hikes, more photos, and expanded route descriptions * "The best book for trail descriptions in the Olympics." - The San Francisco Chronicle With its moss-draped rain forests, alpine meadows brimming with wildflowers, and snow-capped mountains, the Olympic Peninsula is a hiker's paradise. Explore the Cat Creek Way Trail, a high-country route to a view of Oyster Lake, or trek along the Appleton Pass Trail where you might spy a fat marmot perched on one of the boulders along the path. This new edition of a tried-and-true classic to hiking the Olympic Peninsula contains all the facts for both day hikes and overnight backpack trips. You'll find information on 177 hikes in the Olympic Mountains and extensive material on history, geology, native plants, and wildlife. Also find in this hiking guidebook numbered hikes for quick reference; detailed information blocks for each trail; and weather information for each section of the Olympic Mountains.

Author : David Wallechinsky
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781854106926
Total Pages : 986 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Book of the Olympics written by David Wallechinsky and published by White Lion Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains everything about the Modern Olympic Games, which take place, for the01st time, at the Sydney Olympiad.