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America's First Olympics : The St. Louis Games of 1904
George R. Matthews
Hardcover - $47.95
Provides a detailed overview of the nation's first Olympics over a six-month period, beginning with the intrigue surrounding the transfer of the games from Chicago to St. Louis.
The Naked Olympics : The True Story of the Ancient Games
Tony Perrottet
Paperback - $23.95
"What was it like to attend the ancient Olympic Games?
With the summer Olympics' return to Athens, Tony Perrottet delves into the ancient world and lets the Greek Games begin again. The acclaimed author of Pagan Holiday brings attitude, erudition ...
Their Day in the Sun : Women of the 1932 Olympics
Doris H. Pieroth
Paperback - $35.95
The 1932 Olympic games took place in Los Angeles in the depths of the Great Depression; that they were held at all falls barely short of miraculous. The United States sent thirty-seven women to compete - seventeen swimmers, seventeen track and field ...
Inside the Olympics : A Behind-The-Scenes Look at the Politics, the Scandals and the Glory of the Games
Richard W. Pound
Paperback - $29.95
"The only man who could have written this book has done it with candor and style. A lucid and penetrating look at the five-ringed world, filled with Dick Pound's customary insight, frankness and wit. Inside the Olympics wins gold, silver and bronze." ...
Triumph : The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
Jeremy Schaap
Paperback - $24.95
The story of Jesse Owens, the African-American son of sharecroppers who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany, is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports. But it is also the intimate an ...
Power, Politics, and the Olympic Games
Alfred Erich Senn
Paperback - $44.95
Senn debunks many of the myths surrounding the Olympics and exposes readers to the political and economic interests that have always shaped (and sometimes undermined) this sporting spectacle.
The Olympic Games : A Social Science Perspective
Kristine Toohey
Paperback - $117.95
This 2nd edition of a highly successful book (published in 2000) provides a comprehensive, critical analysis of the Olympic Games using a multi-disciplinary social science approach. This revised edition contains much new data relating to the Sydney 2 ...