Olympics category: 421 books
by Danyel Reiche
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
The Olympic Games is undoubtedly the greatest sporting event in the world, with over 200 countries competing for success. This important new study of the Olympics investigates why some countries are more successful than others. Which factors determine their failure or success? What is the relationship...
Skating on Air
The Broadcast History of an Olympic Marquee Sport
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Of all winter sports, none is so widely watched and commented upon by the media as figure skating, which is often considered the Winter Olympics’ centerpiece. This critical text examines the ways in which media attention has gradually altered and affected the sport, from the early appearances of...
Summary: The Boys in the Boat - Summarized for Busy People
Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2017
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Igniting the Flame
America's First Olympic Team
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
The story of the fourteen men – largely forgotten and never the subject of a full-length book – who created the American Olympic movement by winning eleven gold medals at the first modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens, timed for publication leading up to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials and the 2012 Olympics in London.
The Olympics and the Cold War, 1948-1968
Sport as Battleground in the U.S.-Soviet Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
For Olympic athletes, fans and the media alike, the games bring out the best sport has to offer—unity, patriotism, friendly competition and the potential for stunning upsets. Yet wherever international competition occurs, politics are never far removed. Early in the Cold War, when all U.S.–Soviet...
Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
They were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers.
In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless...
by Leisel Jones
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
From the moment I am born, I am like no-one else around me. I am a fish out of water. Even in the pool.
Leisel Jones is rightly regarded as one of the greatest breaststrokers ever. At just fifteen, she won two silver medals at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000; she went on to win gold at Athens...
by Stephanie E. Macceca
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three gold medals at one Olympics. Readers will feel engaged and inspired as they read about Rudolph's incredible journey from a young girl with polio, to her first encounter with track...
Will It Make The Boat Go Faster?
Olympic-winning strategies for everyday success
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Ben Hunt-Davis won Olympic Gold at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 as part of the Men’s Rowing Eight. He and Executive Coach Harriet Beveridge have teamed up to show you how to use similar strategies to improve your own life. The pair have been road-testing these methods for 10 years, with clients...
Jennie Finch: Softball Superstar
Y Not Girl Volume 1
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2013
Jennie Finch fell in love with baseball as a four-year-old when her mother took her to Dodger games. A year later, her parents signed her up for softball lessons and the young girl was instantly smitten. As a youngster, Jennie dominated travel softball and later became a star player at La Mirada...
by Kyle Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2013
Nothing quite matches excitement of the Winter Olympics! This book will be your guide to skeleton. Learn about the history of the sport and get a recap on all the drama from Vancouver before the Sochi Games begin. Find out how the format is changing in 2014 and who will likely be the athletes on the...
by Kyle Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2013
Nothing quite matches excitement of the Winter Olympics! This book will be your guide to luge. Learn about the history of the sport and get a recap on all the drama from Vancouver before the Sochi Games begin. Find out how the format is changing in 2014 and who will likely be the athletes on the podium...
Norwich
One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2018
The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country, Norwich gives “parents of young athletes a great gift—a glimpse at another way to raise accomplished and joyous competitors” (The Washington Post).
In...
by Kyle Richardson
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2013
Nothing quite matches the excitement of the Winter Olympics! This book will be your guide to figure skating. Learn about the history of the sport and get a recap on all the drama from Vancouver before the Sochi Games begin. Find out how the format is changing in 2014 and who will likely be the athletes...