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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics
Contributor(s): Goldblatt, David (Author)
ISBN: 0393355519     ISBN-13: 9780393355512
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
OUR PRICE:   $16.16  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: January 2018
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Olympics & Paralympics
- History | Social History
- Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports
Dewey: 796.480
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.8" W x 8.3" (1.00 lbs) 544 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

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.


Contributor Bio(s): Goldblatt, David: - David Goldblatt is the author of three acclaimed books about soccer, including the international bestseller The Ball Is Round. His podcast Game of Our Lives has recently been nominated for a Webby Award. He teaches at Pitzer College in Los Angeles and lives in London.