| Olympics for All: A Guide to the Special Olympics, Including the Influential Founders, the Organizations That Keep Them Going and the Mo Contributor(s): Brantley, Caroline (Author) |
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ISBN: 1270836765 ISBN-13: 9781270836766 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $21.38 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.80 lbs) 198 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The first Special Olympic Games were held in 1968 in Soldier Field in Chicago. The event was the vision of Anne M. Burke, a Chicago physical education teacher, and the influential Eunice Kennedy Shriver. Since its inception, people with intellectual disabilities have been able to showcase their talent in Olympic sports like figure skating, skiing, hockey and swimming. This book looks at the foundations of the Special Olympics and what the events look like today. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |