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Author :Helen Jefferson Lenskyj Publisher :State University of New York Press ISBN 13 :0791488101 Total Pages :273 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (914 download)
Book Synopsis The Best Olympics Ever? by : Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
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: Despite International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samarach's proclaiming the Sydney 2000 Olympics as the "best ever," the truth of the matter is much less one-sided. In The Best Olympics Ever? Helen Jefferson Lenskyj discloses what the Sydney 2000 Olympic industry suppressed: the real costs and impacts.
Book Synopsis The Best and Worst of the Olympics by : David Kohn
Download or read book The Best and Worst of the Olympics written by David Kohn and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suitable for sports enthusiasts of all ages, this book captures the triumph and tragedy of the greatest show on earth, the Summer Olympics. The 50 stories take you into the greatest moments ever from over 100 years of the Games ... and the worst. There are tales of great personal heroism and battling against the odds, of thrilling duels, of winning teamwork, of innovators who reinvented their sport, of magical nights and of performances that were simply brilliant. And there are tales of cheating and drug taking, of incredibly bad luck, of refereeing injustices, of moments of stupidity, of seriously bad politics and many other scandals. Readers will be familiar with some of the moments and athletes, but will learn more about the personal back-stories or the historical context in which events played out. Other stories will be new to all but Olympic aficionados. It's a book that can be read in one sitting or dipped into from time to time. There really is something for everyone in The Best and Worst of the Olympics
Book Synopsis The Games: A Global History of the Olympics by : David Goldblatt
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.
Book Synopsis Taking Up the Torch by : Frank W. King
Download or read book Taking Up the Torch written by Frank W. King and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis PEOPLE Olympics 2016: The Best of the Games by : The Editors of PEOPLE
Download or read book PEOPLE Olympics 2016: The Best of the Games written by The Editors of PEOPLE and published by Time Inc. Books. This book was released on 2016-07-08 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let the games begin! From Berlin to Barcelona, Beijing to Brazil, the Olympics celebrate the dedication, perseverance, drive and talent of athletes around the world. Whether it's swimming, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, rowing or archery, all sports fans fall in love with the electric spirit of the Games that unites cultures and countries around the world every four years.PEOPLE Olympics 2016: The Best of the Games brings you inside the Olympics, both past and present: Featuring profiles of familiar faces such as 22-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps and 2-time Olympic medalist Gabby Douglas as well as introducing the new wave of talent such as gymnast Simone Biles and track star English Gardner, The Best of the Games chronicles the best of the best over the years. Complete with beautiful, full-color photography, this special edition invites you to relive some of the most memorable Olympic moments - Muhammad Ali's torch lighting at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the US Women's Soccer Olympic title in the first-ever Women's Soccer Olympic competition, and Michael Johnston's golden finish, just to name a few. From their pre-Olympics path to the podium to post-Olympics life, The Best of the Games showcases the inspiring passion of athletes around the world and how they gave everything for the love of their fans, family, country, and above all: their sport.
Book Synopsis So You Think You Know: The Olympics by : Clive Gifford
Download or read book So You Think You Know: The Olympics written by Clive Gifford and published by Hodder Children's Books. This book was released on 2011-11-03 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you think you all about the Olympics? Have a go at these: Which country's population was granted a day's holiday when its men's football team won gold at the 2000 Olympics? At the 2012 games, only two stadiums used for the football events are Premier League grounds. Can you name both? Name one of the three sports that George Eyser, a man with a wooden leg, won at the 1904 Olympics. Whether you want to test your knowledge or are keen to learn more about the biggest sporting event EVER, here are over 1000 Olympic teasers that cover everything from the history of the games and sports knowledge to weird and wonderful trivia that will put even gold medallists to the test and will make sure that you're ready for this summer's Olympics!
Book Synopsis The Bitter-sweet Awakening by : Richard Cashman
Download or read book The Bitter-sweet Awakening written by Richard Cashman and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2006 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has been increasing recognition of the importance of the impacts of mega sporting events and in 2001 the IOC initiated its Olympic Games Global Impact Project. Here is a broad-ranging analysis of the impacts of one particular Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Book Synopsis The Olympic Games Explained by : Jim Parry
Download or read book The Olympic Games Explained written by Jim Parry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-06-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multidisciplinary text is a comprehensive introduction to the central themes and background of the modern Games. The text considers a range of topics including: the ancient Olympics the modern revival of the nineteenth century the development of the Games throughout the twentieth century. the media and the Olympics Olympic marketing and sponsorship. Complemented by a dedicated website offering access to unique archive and other document sources, this book brings its audience the best Olympic educational expertise available.
Book Synopsis Olympic Facts and Fables by : Tom Ecker
Download or read book Olympic Facts and Fables written by Tom Ecker and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Olympic anecdotes about both Olympic heroes and many of the lesser-known figures of Olympic history. Covers the Olympic Games from Olympiad I (Athens, 1896) to Olympiad XXV (Barcelona, 1992).
Author :Helen Jefferson Lenskyj Publisher :State University of New York Press ISBN 13 :0791478114 Total Pages :192 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (914 download)
Book Synopsis Olympic Industry Resistance by : Helen Jefferson Lenskyj
Download or read book Olympic Industry Resistance written by Helen Jefferson Lenskyj and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2008-06-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A critical look at the Olympics in the postbribery, post-9/11 era, particularly at consequences for host cities and so-called “Olympic education” for schoolchildren.
Book Synopsis Three from Our Best Team Ever! by : Betty Debnam
Download or read book Three from Our Best Team Ever! written by Betty Debnam and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Runner's World written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 632 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Olympics written by Mark Stewart and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to The Ultimate 10! This exciting series gives readers a front-row seat for the very best from the world of sports-the greatest games, the toughest competitors, and the fiercest rivalries! The Ultimate 10 brings all the action into sharp focus for both the casual and diehard fan. Books in this high-interest series are divided into user-friendly sections filled with dramatic photos, sidebars, stats, and classic quotes from key players. The Olympic Games bring together the best athletes from every corner of the planet. This book celebrates the heroes who have shined the brightest on sports' biggest stage---including the 1980 U.S. hockey team, snowboarder Shaun White, and swimming champion Michael Phelps. Read and find out what it takes to go for the gold! Book jacket.
Book Synopsis The Complete Book of the Olympics by : David Wallechinsky
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 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a complete statistical record since the 1896 founding of the modern Games—including medals won and times, distances, or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events (from staples such as the marathon to long-discontinued competitions such as the tug of war), this encyclopedic tome contains anything anyone could ever need or want to know about the modern Olympic Games. Far from a dry compendium of names, numbers, and scoring systems, this book also contains a summary history of every event at each of the 26 modern Games, enriched with an extraordinary wealth of Olympic lore and anecdote. The authors provide thought-provoking analysis of issues and controversies from shamateurism to drug-taking and corruption, and they have sieved through more than a century of Olympic history to assemble a mind-boggling collection of stories that range from the inspiring, through the comic, to the bizarre. Such long-forgotten characters are included as the boy who was plucked from the streets of Paris to navigate for two Dutch oarsmen in the paired-oar event in 1900 and, after steering them to victory and a Gold Medal, returned to obscurity, his name unknown to this day; or the 72-year-old winner of a silver medal for target-shooting.
Book Synopsis Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry by : H. Lenskyj
Download or read book Gender Politics and the Olympic Industry written by H. Lenskyj and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how the Olympic industry has shaped hegemonic concepts of sporting masculinities and femininities for its own profit and image-making ends, examining its continuing marginalization of athletes on account of their race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and class.
Download or read book The Olympics written by Matt Christopher and published by Hachette UK. 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.
Book Synopsis The Legacy of the Olympic Games, 1984-2000 : International Symposium, Lausanne, 14th, 15th and 16th November 2002 by : Miquel de Moragas Spà
Download or read book The Legacy of the Olympic Games, 1984-2000 : International Symposium, Lausanne, 14th, 15th and 16th November 2002 written by Miquel de Moragas Spà and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
