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Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393355519
ISBN-13
9780393355512
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237862852
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Book Title
Games : a Global History of the Olympics
Number of Pages
544 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Social History, History, Olympics & Paralympics
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
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Trade Paperback
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1 in
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14.4 Oz
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5.6 in
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[A] bracing corrective... [that] retains space for the extraordinary and inspirational in the arena., Highly recommended.... [E]xplores the social and political history of the Olympic Games, from Pierre de Coubertin's neo-Hellenic vision as founder of the IOC to the expensive spectacles of the twenty-first century., [A] bracingly debunking history. . . . Goldblatt writes about [the Olympics] with all his usual intelligence and social insight., Highly recommended. . . . [E]xplores the social and political history of the Olympic Games, from Pierre de Coubertin's neo-Hellenic vision as founder of the IOC to the expensive spectacles of the twenty-first century., A magisterial history of the Olympics . . . chronicling classic moments of sporting achievements as well as the Games' significance in international conflicts., Goldblatt has a particular eye for how the gung-ho competitiveness of Americans shaped international sport., A timely and impressively expansive view of arguably the world's most beloved sporting event.... [Goldblatt] has created the definitive book on the Olympics, which should be on the reading list of anyone with a passion for learning the full story of the Olympic games., A people's history of the Olympics. . . . [Goldblatt] has taken on a challenge worthy of a marathoner., Tak[es] readers through decades of iconic athleticism, complicated global politics, and increasing commercialism--all of which go into making the Olympic games what they are today., With dashes of history, politics, ethnicity and popular culture, the well-respected sportswriter-author [David Goldblatt] shows us how far the Olympics have come, and what the games' future might hold., A tour de force history of the Olympics in romanticized myth and political reality.... Gracefully written and compellingly argued, this is one of the best books of the year and one of the best sports books ever written., A tour of world history through the lens of the Olympic Games... Goldblatt's account of the history of performance-enhancing drugs is particularly striking., A magisterial history of the Olympics...chronicling classic moments of sporting achievements as well as the Games' significance in international conflicts., A tour of world history through the lens of the Olympic Games.... Goldblatt's account of the history of performance-enhancing drugs is particularly striking., A tour de force history of the Olympics in romanticized myth and political reality. . . . Gracefully written and compellingly argued, this is one of the best books of the year and one of the best sports books ever written.
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796.4809
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"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., 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.
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