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1	The Wonder Crew: The Untold Story of a Coach, Navy Rowing, and Olympic Immortality more books like this by Susan Saint Sing add to wishlist "The Wonder Crew" is the fascinating story of how the fiery coach of the Annapolis crew team, Coach Richard Glendon, seized the sport of rowing first from the Ivy League schools and then the imposing British, with a new style both uniquely American and very much his own. He took a group of young midshipmen with humble origins and dominated a sport ... see all copies from $4.64! new only from $4.89! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World more books like this by David Maraniss add to wishlist From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Clemente" and "When Pride Still Mattered" comes the blockbuster story of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome--17 days that helped define the modern world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games more books like this by Tony Perrottet add to wishlist 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 $2.79! new only from $7.94! \| first editions \| SVS
4	No Limits: The Will to Succeed more books like this by Michael Phelps add to wishlist Featuring insights from the Beijing Games, the pool, and his record-breaking performance, "Built to Succeed" is Phelps's inspirational memoir in which he shares his passion for the sport and lessons he's learned from unexpected challenges and obstacles. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Striking Back: The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response more books like this by Aaron J Klein add to wishlist 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 $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Olympic portraits more books like this by Annie Leibovitz add to wishlist For more than a quarter of a century, Annie Liebovitz's images have been rewriting the rules of celebrity portraiture and photojournalism. In her first book since "Annie Liebovitz: Photographs 1970-1990", she turns her lens to some of the world's most striking subjects: America's Olympians. She has created an Olympic portfolio for an exhibition at ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.75! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	The Red Rose Crew: A True Story of Women, Winning, and the Water more books like this by Daniel J Boyne add to wishlist A heroic story of women rowers who fought the tide of sexual prejudice to gain international glory see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.78! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Life in the Galloping Lane more books like this by Karen O'Connor, Nancy Jaffer add to wishlist The Golden Couple of the American eventing world offers an insider's glimpse of international eventing as well as insights and training tips, making this an outstanding book for all ages. see all copies from $5.95! new only from $17.50! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC: Athens to Beijing, 1894-2008 more books like this by David Miller add to wishlist The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC is the dramatic account of the dual history of the world's foremost sporting spectacle. It is the lavishly illustrated story of the re-creation of the Olympic Games by Pierre de Coubertin, of the often controversial fortunes of the governing body, which was formed in 1894, together with the ... see all copies from $71.79! new only from $107.58!
10	The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal more books like this by David Halberstam add to wishlist Here Halberstam once again displays the unique brand of reportage that distinguished his bestselling The Best and the Brightest and October 1964. This time he has taken for his subject the dramatic and special world of amateur rowing, following the quest of four young men at the 1984 single sculls trials in Princeton. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.40! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics more books like this by Jeremy Schaap add to wishlist 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
12 view cover	Games of '36: A Pictorial History of the 1936 Olympics in Germany more books like this by Stan Cohen, Carol Van Valkenburg (Editor) add to wishlist At the 29th session of the International Olympic Committee in May 1931, committee members awarded the 1936 Olympic games to Germany. The vote symbolized the reintegration of Germany into the international sports community. The summer games were held in Berlin, the winter games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Two years later the Nazi party came to ... see all copies from $2.85! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	The Great Olympic Swindle: When the World Wanted Its Games Back more books like this by Andrew Jennings, Clare Sambrook add to wishlist The final book in Andrew Jennings' Olympic investigative trilogy. It reveals how crooked sports leaders, their sponsors, gangsters and dope peddlers conspired to dupe the public, concealing a cesspool of corruption, fraud and organized crime. see all copies from $2.00! new only from $48.58! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Olympics more books like this by Chris Oxlade, David Ballheimer add to wishlist Surveys the history and traditions of the Olympics, highlighting memorable events from ancient Greece to the present day. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.85! \| first editions
15	Last Heroes: A Tribute to the Olympic Games more books like this by Assouline (Creator) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $70.00!
16 view cover	Olympic Dreams: China and Sports, 1895-2008 more books like this by Guoqi Xu, William C Kirby (Foreword by) add to wishlist Already the world has seen the political, economic, and cultural significance of hosting the 2008 Olympics in Beijing - in policies instituted and altered, positions softened, projects undertaken. But will the Olympics make a lasting difference? This book approaches questions about the nature and future of China through the lens of sports - ... see all copies from $7.00! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Four Men in a Boat: The Inside Story of the Sydney 2000 Coxless Four more books like this by Rory Ross, Tim Foster add to wishlist When Great Britain won gold at the Sydney 2000 Olympics coxless four, seven million people watched and voted it the greatest sporting moment of the year. This moment, and Steve Redgrave's fifth Olympic gold medal, has eclipsed the long and troubled journey four men made to peak at exactly the right time. Tim Foster brings vividly to life what it's ... see all copies from $9.37! new only from $9.37! \| SVS
18 view cover	Living the Dream more books like this by Dot Richardson, Don Yaeger add to wishlist When Dot Richardson hit the winning home run that delivered the Olympic Gold Medal for Women's Softball to the U.S. in Atlanta last year, she was instantly catapulted to national superstardom. However, 34-year-old Richardson is not only the "Babe Ruth of Women's Softball", she is also an orthopedic surgeon and a much-sought-after inspirational ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $69.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Olympic Glory Denied more books like this by Frank Zarnowski add to wishlist Olympic Glory Denied is a biographical profile of eleven of the 'World's Greatest Athletes', all of whom, for reasons beyond their control, never reached the Olympic starting line. This book features portraits of great track athletes like Fait Elkins, Charley Hoff and Heino Lipp. For the most part they are forgotten ghosts of yesteryear, never ... see all copies from $4.89! new only from $4.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Beijing's Games: What the Olympics Mean to China more books like this by Susan Brownell add to wishlist 24.95 see all copies from $2.18! new only from $27.32! \| SVS
21 view cover	China's Great Leap: The Beijing Games and Olympian Human Rights Challenges more books like this by Minky Worden (Editor), Joseph Amon (Contributions by), Bao Tong (Contributions by) add to wishlist An essential book for understanding China on the cusp of the Olympics, "China's Great Leap" draws on the expertise of many of the world's leading China experts. These writers examine the People's Republic of China today as its government and 1.3 billion people prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games. When Beijing first sought the Games, China was still ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.84! \| SVS
22 view cover	The ancient Greek Olympics more books like this by Richard Woff add to wishlist Following the five-day session of the ancient Olympics, this history describes the athletes' training regimes and the events - some familiar, some quite strange - and compares them with their modern counterparts, as well as the traditions and rituals of the ancient Greek ceremonies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.47! \| first editions
23 view cover	Olympic Industry Resistance: Challenging Olympic Power and Propaganda more books like this by Helen Lenskyj add to wishlist A critical look at the Olympics in the post-bribery, post 9/11 era, particularly at consequences for host cities and so-called "Olympic education" for schoolchildren. see all copies from $10.76! new only from $10.76!
24 view cover	The Complete Book of the Olympics more books like this by David Wallechinsky add to wishlist Contained within 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 ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.88! \| first editions \| SVS
25	The Games of the Twenty-Third Olympiad: Los Angeles 1984 Commemorative Book more books like this by Harvery Frommer (Editor), Mary Gaddie (Editor), Myrna Katz Frommer (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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