Download or read book The Olympics From Athens to Athens written by Life and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
Download or read book TIME LIFE The Olympics written by The Editors of TIME-LIFE and published by Time Inc. Books. This book was released on 2016-07-22 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time-Life presents 'The Olympics'
Download or read book The Olympics written by THE EDITORS OF TIME-LIFE. and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time-Life Magazine presents 'The Olympics.'
Download or read book A Passion for Victory written by Benson Bobrick and published by Knopf Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the Olympic Games, starting with their inception in Ancient Greece and leading up to the 1936 games in Nazi Berlin.
Download or read book Olympics Through Time written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Foundation of the Hellenic World recounts the history of the Olympic games. The foundation highlights the prehistory and ancient history of the athletic events. The revival of the games occurred at the first international games in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
Download or read book Total Olympics written by Jeremy Fuchs and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun.”––Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream Team Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and controversial moments, Total Olympics is pure pleasure for anyone who loves the world’s greatest sporting event. Discover how the modern Games began, in an out-of-the-way Victorian English town named Much Wenlock. Long-discontinued Olympic sports like tug of war, firefighting, live pigeon shooting, and painting. (Picasso for the gold?) And the over-the-top, heroic exploits that make it all so thrilling––like the inspiring story of gymnast Shun Fujimoto who brought his team to victory while fighting through the pain of a broken knee. With hundreds of true stories and stunning photographs, it’s a collection of sports yearns unlike any other.
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.
Download or read book The Olympic Games written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Olympics Strangest Moments written by Geoff Tibballs and published by . This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of strange but true anecdotes from throughout the history the Olympic Games.
Download or read book The Olympic Games written by and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dreamers and Schemers written by Barry Siegel and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2020-09-14 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How one man brought the Olympics to Los Angeles, fueling the city's urban transformation. Dreamers and Schemers chronicles how Los Angeles’s pursuit and staging of the 1932 Olympic Games during the depths of the Great Depression helped fuel the city’s transformation from a seedy frontier village to a world-famous metropolis. Leading that pursuit was the “Prince of Realtors,” William May (Billy) Garland, a prominent figure in early Los Angeles. In important respects, the story of Billy Garland is the story of Los Angeles. After arriving in Southern California in 1890, he and his allies drove much of the city’s historic expansion in the first two decades of the twentieth century. Then, from 1920 to 1932, he directed the city’s bid for the 1932 Olympic Games. Garland’s quest to host the Olympics provides an unusually revealing window onto a particular time, place, and way of life. Reconstructing the narrative from Garland’s visionary notion to its consequential aftermath, Barry Siegel shows how one man’s grit and imagination made California history.
Download or read book Summer Olympics All Time Greats written by Anthony Streeter and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-08-01 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know the greatest players in the history of the Summer Olympics, from the legends of the past to today’s biggest superstars. This action-packed book also includes a timeline, Summer Olympics facts, additional resources links, a glossary, and an index.
Download or read book The Telegraph Book of the Olympics written by Martin Smith and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the record-breaking third time London will be hosting the Olympic Games in 2012. From the inception of Baron Pierre de Courbetin’s crusade to revive the Games of the ancient Greeks, in the 1890s, through the triumphs and disasters of twenty-nine Olympiads, The Daily Telegraph has been there to provide eye-witness accounts of the greatest sporting moments in history with characteristic authority. This comprehensive and colourful review of the summer Olympics takes you back to 1908, the first time London held the Games, with Dorando Pietri’s infamous disqualification in the marathon. Then to Fanny Blankers-Koen and Emil Zatopek lifeting the War-scarred capital in the Austerity Games of 1948. With more recent record-breaking moments from the Olympics of Sydney, Athens and Beijing, this is the perfect scene-setter for the Games’ return to London. From Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett to Jesse Owens and Carl Lewis, Kelly Holmes, Steve Redgrave, Ian Thorpe and Daley Thompson, the tears and the glory of all the heroes and villains from 116 years of Olympic history are collected here in this wonderful anthology of the greatest show on earth.
Download or read book History of Olympic Games written by Hugh Harlan and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
Download or read book The First Lady of Olympic Track written by Joe Gergen and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam were the first in which women, over the objections of many, were allowed to run in the marquee track events.
Download or read book Elapsed Time at the Olympics written by Dianne Irving and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Olympic Summer Games take place every four years. They are held all around the world. The host cities are chosen years ahead of time. The Olympic organizers use math skills to help them plan.
