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This Great Symbol

Pierre de Coubertin and the Origins of the Modern Olympic Games

by John J. Macaloon ...

Series series Sport in the Global Society
This Great Symbol is the definitive study of the origins of the modern Olympic Games and of their founder, Pierre de Coubertin, whose ideological stamp the Olympics still bear. Behind this fascinating blend of biography and history lies an impressive framework of cultural, social, and psychological theories skilfully employed to interpret the creation and symbolism of the modern Olympic Games. ... Read more

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This Great Symbol is the definitive study of the origins of the modern Olympic Games and of their founder, Pierre de Coubertin, whose ideological stamp the Olympics still bear. Behind this fascinating blend of biography and history lies an impressive framework of cultural, social, and psychological theories skilfully employed to interpret the creation and symbolism of the modern Olympic Games.
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Foxcatcher

The True Story of My Brother's Murder, John du Pont's Madness, and the Quest forOlympic Gold

by Mark Schultz, David Thomas ...

The riveting true story of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynastyOn January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. ... Read more

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The riveting true story of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynastyOn January 26, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot three times by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania.
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Body Lengths

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From the moment I am born, I am like no-one else around me. I am a fish out of water. Even in the pool.Leisel Jones is rightly regarded as one of the greatest breaststrokers ever. At just fifteen, she won two silver medals at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000; she went on to win gold at Athens and Beijing, and at London 2012 became the first Australian swimmer to compete at four Olympics.For the ... Read more

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From the moment I am born, I am like no-one else around me. I am a fish out of water. Even in the pool.Leisel Jones is rightly regarded as one of the greatest breaststrokers ever. At just fifteen, she won two silver medals at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000; she went on to win gold at Athens and Beijing, and at London 2012 became the first Australian swimmer to compete at four Olympics.For the
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Today We Die a Little!

The Inimitable Emil Zátopek, the Greatest Olympic Runner of All Time

by Richard Askwith ...

"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to enjoy something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." -- Emil ZÃ¡pekFor a decade after the Second World War, Emil ZÃ¡pek -- "the Czech locomotive" -- redefined the sport of distance running, pushing back the frontiers of what was considered possible. He won five Olympic medals, set eighteen world records ... Read more

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"We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to enjoy something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon." -- Emil ZÃ¡pekFor a decade after the Second World War, Emil ZÃ¡pek -- "the Czech locomotive" -- redefined the sport of distance running, pushing back the frontiers of what was considered possible. He won five Olympic medals, set eighteen world records
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Gold Medal Diary

Inside the World's Greatest Sports Event

by Hayley Wickenheiser ...

In Gold Medal Diary, Hayley Wickenheiser, three-time Olympic gold medal winner and captain of the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team, reveals her day-to-day experiences of the 2010 Games, including the six-month lead-up of intensive training and pre-Olympic tournaments. She shares the life of an Olympian - the behind-the-scenes stories, the highs and lows, physical and emotional challenges, ... Read more

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In Gold Medal Diary, Hayley Wickenheiser, three-time Olympic gold medal winner and captain of the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team, reveals her day-to-day experiences of the 2010 Games, including the six-month lead-up of intensive training and pre-Olympic tournaments. She shares the life of an Olympian - the behind-the-scenes stories, the highs and lows, physical and emotional challenges,
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How Far Can You Go?

My 25-Year Quest to Walk Again

by John Maclean ...

An inspirational memoir by a man who became an elite wheelchair athlete after suffering a catastrophic spinal injury and who finally walked again 25 years after his accident.After two years of intense physical therapy following his crippling accident, John Maclean set a new course for himself when his father encouraged him to embrace his new reality and asked: "How far can you go?" Inspired, ... Read more

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An inspirational memoir by a man who became an elite wheelchair athlete after suffering a catastrophic spinal injury and who finally walked again 25 years after his accident.After two years of intense physical therapy following his crippling accident, John Maclean set a new course for himself when his father encouraged him to embrace his new reality and asked: "How far can you go?" Inspired,
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Joan Benoit Samuelson and Wilma Rudolph: Strength

by Fritz Knapp ...

Series series Sports Virtues
As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, Joan Benoit Samuelson & Wilma Rudolph: Strength discusses the struggles and triumphs of Joan Benoit Samuelson's and Wilma Rudolph's lives. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself.What emerges ... Read more

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As part of the acclaimed Sports Virtues series, Joan Benoit Samuelson & Wilma Rudolph: Strength discusses the struggles and triumphs of Joan Benoit Samuelson's and Wilma Rudolph's lives. As with each story in the Sports Virtues series, this book assigns a virtue to a celebrated athlete or coach, and uses that person's story to help the reader achieve that virtue for him or herself.What emerges
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The Simple Guide To London Olympic Venues

by Chris Scott ...

This ebook is designed to help you get the most out of your visit to the London Olympics. Everything you need to get to your Olympic is all here in one book. The layout is designed so that you see the venue and the general area of London it is in. A short description is followed by the best way to get to your venue, National Rail, London Underground or Dockland Light Railway (DLR). Links to other ... Read more

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This ebook is designed to help you get the most out of your visit to the London Olympics. Everything you need to get to your Olympic is all here in one book. The layout is designed so that you see the venue and the general area of London it is in. A short description is followed by the best way to get to your venue, National Rail, London Underground or Dockland Light Railway (DLR). Links to other
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Sport Policy in Canada

Edited by Lucie Thibault, Jean Harvey ...

Series series Droit, technologie et médias | Law, Technology and Media
Sport Policy in Canada provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of the new Canadian Sport Policy adopted in 2012. In light of this new policy, the authors, top scholars in the field, provide detailed accounts of the most salient sport policies and programs, while also discussing issues and challenges facing policy makers. In Canada and around the world, the last decades have known a ... Read more

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Sport Policy in Canada provides the first and most comprehensive analysis of the new Canadian Sport Policy adopted in 2012. In light of this new policy, the authors, top scholars in the field, provide detailed accounts of the most salient sport policies and programs, while also discussing issues and challenges facing policy makers. In Canada and around the world, the last decades have known a
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XXIV Olympiad

Seoul 1988, Albertville 1992

by Ellen Galford ...

Series Book 22 - The Olympic Century
XXIV Olympiad, the twenty-second volume in The Olympic Century series, tells the story of the 1988 Summer Olympics of Seoul, Korea. The second Olympics held in Asia would be the last for perennial sporting powerhouses the Soviet Union and East Germany, which ceased to exist before the next Olympiad.The book gives a detailed account of the most infamous episode from Seoul, which saw Canadian ... Read more

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XXIV Olympiad, the twenty-second volume in The Olympic Century series, tells the story of the 1988 Summer Olympics of Seoul, Korea. The second Olympics held in Asia would be the last for perennial sporting powerhouses the Soviet Union and East Germany, which ceased to exist before the next Olympiad.The book gives a detailed account of the most infamous episode from Seoul, which saw Canadian
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The Youth Olympic Games

Edited by Dag Vidar Hanstad, Barrie Houlihan, Milena Parent ...

Series series Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
The first summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) were held in Singapore in 2010 and the first winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012. The IOC hopes that the YOG will encourage young people to be more active and that they will bring the Olympic movement closer to its original founding values.This is the first book to be published on the Youth Olympic Games. It critically examines the origins of ... Read more

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The first summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) were held in Singapore in 2010 and the first winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck in 2012. The IOC hopes that the YOG will encourage young people to be more active and that they will bring the Olympic movement closer to its original founding values.This is the first book to be published on the Youth Olympic Games. It critically examines the origins of
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More Power

by Hugh Matheson, Christopher Dodd ...

Arguably the greatest coach in British sporting history.SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSJurgen Grobler’s Olympic coaching career is one of legend, yet the man himself has remained resolutely out of the spotlight. Over the last twenty years he has masterminded British Rowing’s incomparable success. And when the difference between gold and silver can mean mere fractions of a second, ... Read more

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Arguably the greatest coach in British sporting history.SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDSJurgen Grobler’s Olympic coaching career is one of legend, yet the man himself has remained resolutely out of the spotlight. Over the last twenty years he has masterminded British Rowing’s incomparable success. And when the difference between gold and silver can mean mere fractions of a second,
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