Olympics category: 421 books
by Dominic Kelsey
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2015
Snowboarding Is For Everyone aims to educate and explain how accessible and enjoyable snowboarding really is to all.
Uncover essential tips and practical guidance on:
Choosing the correct snowboarding gear
Rider safety
Anatomy of a snowboard
Kids snowboards
Women and snowboarding
Physical...
The Sovereign Colony
Olympic Sport, National Identity, and International Politics in Puerto Rico
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2016
Ceded to the United States under the terms of the Treaty of Paris after the Spanish-American War of 1898, Puerto Rico has since remained a colonial territory. Despite this subordinated colonial experience, however, Puerto Ricans managed to secure national Olympic representation in the 1930s and in...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2017
Lausanne, the Swiss city IOC (International Olympic Committee) President Juan Antonio Samaranch honored with the title "Olympic capital" in 1994, is now the administrative capital of world sport. The past century has presented Olympism with many challenges and that continues to be the case...
Shot Diva Extraordinaire: Michelle Carter's Olympic Shot Put Triumph Outside of the Rio Spotlight
Outside the Rio Spotlight, #3
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
Michelle Carter, the first American woman to win a gold medal in the shot put, may someday be known as much for her fashion style as for her track accomplishments. Her style was undeniable in throwing the shot farther than any American woman had ever done before. This account of her journey to the...
The First Gold in a Century: Matthew Centrowitz Jr.'s Olympic 1500 Meter Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight
Outside the Rio Spotlight, #8
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2018
When Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile, the feat made world headlines. When Matthew Centrowitz Jr. became the first American to win a gold in the Olympic 1500 meters, the story was tucked on page seven behind the preseason football scores. Yet Centrowitz's feat, redemption for his fourth...
Rulon with Cornrows: Helen Maroulis’ Olympic Wrestling Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight
Outside the Rio Spotlight, #9
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2018
To be a successful American woman wrestler, you have to beat all the boys in high school without embarrassing their parents, thrive in a decentralized system that scrapes by with no funding, compete against Japan which is the New England Patriots of women's wrestling, and also look good in an evening...
Losing It
A lifetime in pursuit of sporting excellence
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2016
To understand Anna Karenina, Mellors, Molly Bloom, Dante, Romeo, Juliet and Bridget Jones you must also have loved and lost and won. To understand sport in the greatest arenas of them all you too must have played and lost and won, known shame, hope, joy, horror and glory.
Simon Barnes has taken...
III Olympiad
St. Louis 1904, Athens 1906
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2015
The III Olympiad, the fourth volume in The Olympic Century series, begins with the first Olympic Games held outside Europe - the St. Louis Games of 1904. The St. Louis Games are set against the backdrop of a much larger concurrent event, the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, also known as the St. Louis...
Eight Minutes, Four Seconds: Kayla Harrison’s Olympic Judo Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight
Outside the Rio Spotlight, #1
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
This gripping narrative of America’s greatest Olympic judo medalist, Kayla Harrison, covers the stiff lineup of international superstars she faced in Rio 2016 on her way to becoming the only U.S. combatant ever to win two gold medals. In the style of 16 Days of Glory, this blow-by-blow account of...
Representing the Nation
Sport and Spectacle in Post-revolutionary Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Mexico City’s staging of the 1968 Olympic Games should have been a pinnacle in Mexico’s post-revolutionary development: a moment when a nation at ease with itself played proud host to a global celebration of youthful vigour. Representing the Nation argues, however, that from the moment that the...
The Greatest Olympians
The History & the Moments
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
From celebrated American swimmers such as Michael Phelps, to lesser known but still electrifying Olympians of yester-year, we profile the greatest Olympic athletes of all time. Their stories and accomplishments are fascinating, made more so by the diversity of their national backgrounds and political circumstances. A fun and informative read for all ages !
Row Daily, Breathe Deeper, Live Better
A Guide to Moderate Exercise
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2008
Advance Praise for Row Daily
"This book has the potential to change and lengthen your active life."
-Jo A. Hannafin, MD
". . . shows the way to improve your fitness and quality of life through rowing."
- Marlene Royle, OTR
"I use the principles in this...
THE FASTEST HUMAN
An Autobiography writen by the (First) fastest man
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
Before Usaine Bolt, before Carl Lewis, before Ben Johnson and Bob Hayes and Jessie Owens...there was Charles Paddock. Back in the 1920s Paddock epitomized speed on the track, and he did so with a flamboyance that made him a star. Fans loved him for the shows he put on, and sportswriters for...
Generation BMX: Connor Fields’ Olympic BMX Triumph Outside the Rio Spotlight
Outside the Rio Spotlight, #10
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018
The X Games are already 22 years old, so BMX—a contest where riders routinely crash into each other and still crawl past the finish line—already has a notable Olympic history. 23-year-old Connor Fields had even learned a painful lesson from London 2012, about winning the heats but losing the finals,...