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Author : Bill Libby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Stars of the Olympics written by Bill Libby and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce R. Berglund
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1666321729
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (663 download)
Download or read book Olympic GOATs written by Bruce R. Berglund and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2022 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How do you pick Olympic GOATs? Is it gymnast Simone Biles or swimmer Michael Phelps? Or maybe it's the entire 1992 basketball team. With so many sports, how do you choose? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of the Olympic Games and see if you agree that they're the greatest of all time"--
Author : Matt Christopher
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 031603276X
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book The Olympics written by Matt Christopher and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ask most Olympians how their story begins and they will answer, "When I was young, I always dreamed of going to the Olympics. . ." Some will then go on to tell of their great athletic triumphs. Others will recall agonizing near-misses. But for most, the very fact that they reached the Games at all was a dream come true. For the Olympic Games offer athletes something few others sporting events can: the chance to be recognized as the best in the world at a chosen sport. With stories of great triumphs and great tragedies, the Olympics not only embodies the competitive human spirit, but also sets a stage stage for foreign relations and politics. Historical references combined with amazing sports stories give this book both an educational and exciting appeal.
Author : Sue Macy
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 9781426302909
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (29 download)
Download or read book Swifter, Higher, Stronger written by Sue Macy and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the eve of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, an acclaimed children's sports writer paints a compelling and comprehensive portrait of the games, recounting their fascinating history, culture, politics, and athletes. Photos.
Author : Walter Iooss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780915463039
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (63 download)
Download or read book Shooting for the Gold written by Walter Iooss and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former "Sports Illustrated" photographer and a "New York Times" sports columnist compile a photodocumentary that captures the determination and personal sacrifice of American athletes, training for and competing in the 1984 Los Angeles Games
Author : Dick O'Connor
Publisher : Putnam Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780399205156
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)
Download or read book American Olympic Stars written by Dick O'Connor and published by Putnam Publishing Group. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly traces the winning feats of American athletes in the Olympic Games from 1896 through 1972.
Author : Nick Hunter
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 143295489X
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (329 download)
Download or read book Inside the Olympics written by Nick Hunter and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2012 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume briefly covers the history of the Olympic Games, and focuses on the 30th Olympiad held in London.
Author : David Goldblatt
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393254119
Total Pages : 755 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)
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 755 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 : United States Olympic Committee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780918883094
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (83 download)
Download or read book The Glory & the Games written by United States Olympic Committee and published by . This book was released on 1997-08 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiring stories from the greatest moments in sports history.The Glory and the Games captures the unique spirit of the Olympic Games through the inspiring stories of 40 of the most heroic Olympic athletes.The stories in this commemorative, photojournalistic collection are divided into three sections: Overcoming Adversity: There's Walter Davis from the U.S., taking the gold medal in the high jump in 1952 after having polio as a child, and Karoly Takacs of Hungary losing his shooting hand to a grenade and coming back to win gold in rapid fire pistol in 1948 and 1956 after learning to shoot with his left hand.The Great Comebacks: These include Dan O'Brien of the U.S., capturing gold at the 1996 Atlanta games after failing to qualify for Barcelona in 1992, and Spiridon Louis, from Greece, who came back from behind in 1896 to win the marathon for the Olympics' home country in the first modern Olympiad.And, of course, there are the Stars: Jim Thorpe, Paavo Nurmi, Olga Korbut, Kip Keino, Jesse Owens, Bonnie Blair, and more.All 40 stories in The Glory and the Games are lavishly accompanied by photos, and each reflects the courage, determination, and excellence that are the Olympic Games.40 in-depth stories and stirring profiles of Olympic champions.
Author : Gail Herman
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399542906
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)
Download or read book What Are the Summer Olympics? written by Gail Herman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in 775 BC, athletes from all over Ancient Greece came together to compete in various games. The contests were held every four years and winning athletes brought honor and respect to their homelands. The tradition of the Olympic Games faded over time until 1896, when they were brought back to life. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece, with over two hundred athletes from fourteen countries. Today, nearly three thousand years after the first Games, the Summer Olympics attract one hundred thousand top athletes from over two hundred countries. Billions of fans around the world cheer on their national teams to bring back the gold.
Author : Ann Finlayson
Publisher : Arcade Bks
ISBN 13 : 9780811666565
Total Pages : 93 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (665 download)
Download or read book Stars of the Modern Olympics written by Ann Finlayson and published by Arcade Bks. This book was released on 1967-01-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the lives of six great Olympic athletes.
Author : Barbara G. Hennessy
Publisher : Viking Juvenile
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Olympics! written by Barbara G. Hennessy and published by Viking Juvenile. This book was released on 1996 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a simple overview of the history, preparations, training, and actual events that are part of the Olympic Games.
Author : ANON,
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408165031
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Secret Olympian written by ANON, and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The vast majority of us can only dream of being an Olympic-level athlete - but we have no real idea of what that means. Here, for the first time, in all its shocking, funny and downright bizarre glory, is the truth of the Olympic experience. It is an unimaginable world: the kitting-out ceremony with its 35kg of team clothing per athlete the pre-Olympic holding camp with its practical jokes, resentment and fighting, and freaky physiological regimes the politicians' visits with their flirty spouses the vast range of athletes with their odd body shapes and freakish genetics the release post-competion in the Olympic village with all the excessive drinking, eating, partying and sex (not necessarily in that order) the hysteria of homecoming celebrations and the comedown that follows - how do you adjust to life after the Games? The Secret Olympian talks to scores of Olympic athletes - past and present, from Munich 1960 right through to London 2012, including British, American, Australian, Dutch, French, Croatian, German, Canadian and Italian competitors. They all have a tale to tell - and most of those tales would make your eyes pop more than an Olympic weightlifter's.
Author : Bud Greenspan
Publisher : Stoddart
ISBN 13 : 9781881649670
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (496 download)
Download or read book 100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History written by Bud Greenspan and published by Stoddart. This book was released on 1995 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles the accomplishments of one hundred athletes in Olympic competition throughout the 20th century.
Author : Heather Rule
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1541595122
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (415 download)
Download or read book Olympic Games Upsets written by Heather Rule and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2020-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the Olympics, the best athletes in the world compete for the gold medal. No matter the event, there are sure to be surprising moments. Someone who has never placed first can soar past the competition to win the top prize. Learn about the biggest upsets in the history of the Olympic Games!
Author : Greg Louganis
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402250029
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Breaking the Surface written by Greg Louganis and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-03-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Champions aren't born, they're made. The haunting, searingly candid New York Times bestselling memoir of Greg Louganis' journey to overcome homophobia, colorism, and disability to become one of the best Olympic athletes in the world. Greg Louganis began diving at age nine. At sixteen, he beat out more experienced competitors to win a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. By all accounts, the world was his for the taking. But there was more happening beneath the surface... In his tell-all autobiography Greg invites readers into the harrowing, inspirational true story of his life on and off the diving board. Adopted at nine months, Greg spent most of his life fighting colorism in his community and struggling with late-detected dyslexia. Athleticism was an area in which he thrived—he was in control, he could prove his worth, and he would show the world what he was capable of. But as a closeted gay man living in a violently homophobic world, Greg lived in fear: fear that coming out would mean sacrificing his career and reputation, and fear that by not speaking out he was perpetuating the status-quo. But as his skill as a diver became internationally known, the spotlight he found himself under only intensified his struggles, leading to difficulties with relationships and substance abuse. It took the true spirit of a champion to heal, rise above adversity, and fight for others. A sports memoir and LGBTQ book in the vein of Meg Rapinoe's One Life, in Breaking the Surface Olympic diver Greg Louganis reflects on the highs and lows of his iconic life and career—from testing positive to HIV and going on to win double gold medals at the Olympics, to overcoming astounding prejudice and becoming an LGBTQ+ activist—in a raw, honest exploration of how we define greatness.
Author : Sheila Dinn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Hearts of Gold written by Sheila Dinn and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the history of the Special Olympics, the various events in which mentally and physically handicapped athletes compete, and some of the people involved in this international competition.
