Top 10 Best "Olympics" Books

G is for Gold Medal

Brad Herzog
Doug Bowles

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The Complete Book of the Olympics

David Wallechinsky
Jaime Loucky

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The Complete Book of the Olympics

Witha complete statistical record since the 1896founding of the modern Games—including medals won andtimes, distances, or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events(from staples such as the marathonto 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 bookalso 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 includedas the boy who was plucked from the streets of Paris tonavigate for two Dutch oarsmen in the paired-oar event in 1900 and, after steerin...

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An A-Z of the Olympics

Lee McGibbon

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The Complete Book of the Olympics

David Wallechinsky
Jaime Loucky

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The Simple Guide To The London Olympics 2012 eBook

Chris Scott

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The Naked Olympics

Tony Perrottet

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The 2012 London Olympics (The Olympics)

Nick Hunter

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Hour of the Olympics (Magic Tree House #16) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Mary Pope Osborne
Sal Murdocca

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The Olympics

Allen Guttmann

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The Olympics

Matt Christopher

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Does the 4th dimension really exist? Is that where the living and the dead connect?

Thunder Struck Hero What's the voice of a dead rock star doing inside Max's head?

The adventure that his new-found friend takes him on will challenge him in so many interesting and fun ways, until he finally figures out what life is truly all about!

Inspired by a dream; this story will transport you to a place and time where wishes and promises really do come true and life's challenges and heartaches have a happy ending.

Life has an interesting way of leading us down the road we were intended to be on and at the end of this story you will feel good that you took the time along your own journey to be entertained by this fun read. The story will leave you with a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction as you move forward along the chosen path of your life (your hopes and dreams await you in the future, believe in them).

The Story of the Olympics (Usborne Young Reading Series)

Minna Lacey
Paddy Mounter

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Inside the Olympics

Richard W. Pound

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