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1	Hour of the Olympics more books like this by Mary Pope Osborne This is the 16th book in the Magic Tree House series, in which eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister Annie use a tree house as a time machine. In this installment, the siblings venture back to ancient Greece and attend the first Olympics. They discover that girls aren't allowed at the games, and get into serious trouble when Annie is ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics more books like this by Jeremy Schaap 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 and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Beneath the Surface more books like this by Michael Phelps, Brian Cazeneuve, Bob Costas (Foreword by) This story is not a swimming diary but Phelps's tale of adversities and redemption. This new edition contains a substantial update, as Phelps--current holder of six world records--reflects on his life since his record-setting performance in Athens and his 2004 DUI arrest. see all copies from $11.26! new only from $11.26! \| SVS
4	The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team more books like this by Wayne Coffey, Jim Craig (Foreword by) The real story behind the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team is a legacy of hope, hard work, and homegrown triumph. Drawing on hundreds of hours of interviews, Coffey explores the untold stories of the U.S. upstarts, their Soviet opponents, and the forces that brought them together. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Breaking the Surface more books like this by Greg Louganis, E Marcus Breaking the Surface is the inspirational memoirs of the great Olympic diving champion who has won Olympic gold four times. Everyone who watched the 1988 Olympics on television will remember the moment when Greg Louganis cracked open his head on the spring board, yet went on to wintwo gold medals. What no one knew except Louganis, his doctor and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World more books like this by David Maraniss From the critically acclaimed and bestselling author David Maraniss, a groundbreaking book that weaves sports, politics, and history into a tour de force about the 1960 Rome Olympics, eighteen days of theater, suspense, victory, and defeat David Maraniss draws compelling portraits of the athletes competing in Rome, including some of the most ... see all copies from $6.98! new only from $17.72! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Complete Book of the Olympics more books like this by David Wallechinsky Contained with the pages of this encyclopaedic book is anything anyone could ever need or want to know about the modern Olympic Games. It provides a complete statistical record since the founding of the modern Games in 1896 - from medals won to times, distances or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events, whether they be Olympic ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.88! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water more books like this by Daniel J Boyne More than twenty years before Mia Hamm led the U.S. women's soccer team to win the 1999 World Cup, a group of amazing women rowed their way to international success and glory, battling sexual prejudice, bureaucracy, and male domination in one of the most grueling and competitive sports. Now their gripping story of bravery, determination, and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Olympic portraits more books like this by Annie Leibovitz see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Off the Deep End: The Probably Insane Idea That I Could Swim My Way Through a Midlife Crisis - And Qualify for the Olympics more books like this by W Hodding Carter This outrageous, courageous chronicle is much more than Carter's race with time to make it to the Olympics. It's the exhilarating story of a man who rebels against middle age the only way he can--by chasing a dream. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Complete Book of the Winter Olympics more books like this by David Wallechinsky Far more than a dry summary of medals won and speeds or distances recorded. It also contains tales of tragedy overcome and heroism revealed, amusing anecdotes and fascinating glimpses behind the scenes of the greatest event in the winter sports calendar. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Field Guide to the Cascades and Olympics more books like this by Stephen Whitney The "what's that?" guide to Northwest plants and animals--now expanded, updated, and in full-color!More than 700 color illustrations for easy identificationExpanded sections on mushrooms, insects, and rock identificationHandy color tabs for easy access, and quick reference index on back cover see all copies* from $1.99! new only from $7.77! \| SVS
13 view cover	Turnaround: Crisis, Leadership, and the Olympic Games more books like this by Mitt Romney Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney gives you the inside story on how he rescued the Salt Lake City Olympics--and how his own brand of leadership makes him one of the Republican Party's most compelling new stars. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	The amateurs more books like this by David Halberstam David Halberstam chronicles the grueling sport of amateur rowing through portraits of four competitors, past college age, as they struggle to qualify for one of the less prestigious Olympic events. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $70.96! \| first editions
15 view cover	Gold in the Water: The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Extraordinary Dream of Olympic Glory more books like this by P H Mullen, Jr. In California, a team of talented young men begin pursuing the most elusive dream in sports, the Olympic Games. The pressure steadily increases as two best friends (a mentor and his protege) reach the top of the world rankings and unexpectedly find themselves direct competitors. Their teammates include an emerging star methodically plotting to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.48! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response more books like this by Aaron J Klein The first full account, based on access to key players who have never before spoken, of the Munich Massacre and the Israeli response- a lethal, top secret, thirty-year-long antiterrorism campaign to track down the killers. 1972. The Munich Olympics. Palestinian members of the Black September group murder eleven Israeli athletes. Nine hundred ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.66! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	A Skating Life: My Story more books like this by Dorothy Hamill, Deborah Amelon Three decades after her gold medal performance, America's Sweetheart finally speaks out about her behind-the-scenes trauma and the challenges she's faced ever since. 16-page full-color photo insert. see all copies from $2.41! new only from $7.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Stop the Watch: A Book of Everyday, Ordinary, Anybody Olympics more books like this by Klutz Press This collection of 46 fabulously ordinary events (like walking up the stairs) is packaged with a battery-included stopwatch that's cute as a button and just as simple to operate. Full color. Pkg. Consumable. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.84! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Berlin Games: How the Nazis Stole the Olympic Dream more books like this by Guy Walters Walters presents the complete history of two fateful weeks in August 1936 that would be a preview of the political conflict soon to engulf the world. It is an eye-opening tale of the National Socialist machine that attempted to use the games as a model of Aryan superiority and fascist efficiency. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.75! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Magic Tree House Collection: Books 9-16: #9: Dolphins at Daybreak; #10: Ghost Town; #11: Lions; #12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime; #13: Volcano; #14: Dragon King; #15: Viking Ships; #16: Olympics more books like this by Mary Pope Osborne (Read by) Dolphins at Daybreak It's sink or swim for Jack and Annie when the Magic Tree House whisks them off to the middle of the ocean. Ghost Town at Sundown Is this town haunted? Jack and Annie wonder when the Magic Tree House takes them to the Wild Wild West. Lions at Lunchtime "Where are the lions?" Jack wonders when the Magic Tree House whisks him and ... see all copies from $16.99! new only from $18.52! \| SVS
21 view cover	Champions Are Raised, Not Born: How My Parents Made Me a Success more books like this by Summer Sanders, Melinda M Marshall Summer Sanders, Olympic medalist, talks about how her parents helped her become the success she is today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.15! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games more books like this by Tony Perrottet Perrottet approaches the Olympic Games day by day, to recreate for the first time the actual experience of visiting the ultimate sporting extravaganza--from the point of view of the ancient spectators, the beleaguered event organizers in the religious sanctuary of Olympia, and the famous Greek athletes themselves, who competed entirely unadorned ... see all copies from $2.89! new only from $8.06! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	One Day in September: The Full Story of the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and The.... more books like this by Simon Reeve The hope that the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich would be a positive experience for all changed dramatically when, early in the morning on September 5, armed terrorists from Black September, a faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), sneaked into the Olympic Village, killing one Israeli athlete and taking 11 Israelis hostage. On the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Geronimo and the Gold Medal Mystery more books like this by Geronimo Stilton I, Geronimo Stilton, am not a sportsmouse. Running? Sweating? Not for me. I prefer relaxing in an armchair with a nice bowl of chocolate cheesy chews. But with the Olympics coming up, sports were all anyone in New Mouse City could talk about. Rat-munching rattlesnakes! see all copies from $2.21! new only from $3.00! \| SVS
25 view cover	Eric Liddell: The Scottish Hero of the 1924 Paris Olympics Whose Story Was Portrayed in "Chariots of Fire" more books like this by Catherine Swift This famous Scottish runner whose story was portrayed in Chariots of Fire went on to become a missionary to China. A Men of Faith biography. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS

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