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A Skating Life: My Story
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Have you ever wondered what it takes to become an Olympic champion? What is the toll this feat exacts from a person? And after the big gold medal win, then what? Sports memoirs are usually interesting because the subjects possess a skill or talent that most of us don't, and we are fascinated to read what it was like to hit that winning home run or part... »
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Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
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We ordered this work for our grandson who was doing a school project on Owens. The text captured his interest and proved a helpful source for his sixth grade research project.... »
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The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal
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For someone who's not a rower, Halberstam gets most of this right - the technique, the atmosphere, the obsessiveness (which is common to all levels of rowing, just intensified among Olympians). In some ways the selection for the '84 Olympics was a crux point in the US rowing system, and Halberstam shows just why. If you want to get a view into a sport ... »
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Nazi Games: The Olympics of 1936
This fine book is a comprehensive look at the 1936 Olympic Games. The book includes not only a well-done, and even myth-exploding, recounting of the stan... »
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