The Olympics

  • The Olympics: The Basics
    The Olympics: The Basics
    By Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia

    Verdaguer, C. (1995) 'Mega-events: Local Strategies and Global Tourist Attractions', in A. Montanari and A. Williams (eds) European Tourism. Chichester and New York: Wiley. Vidal, J. and Gibson, O. (2011) 'London Olympics Pollution on ...

  • The Olympics: Ancient to Modern
    The Olympics: Ancient to Modern
    By Joe Fullman

    The book explains how all the Games - Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics and Paralympics - came into being, and how the Olympic Games were revived in Paris at the end of the 19th century.

  • The Olympics
    The Olympics
    By Stephen Halliday

    Chris Brasher and Christopher Chataway had acted as pacemakers for Roger Bannister when he broke the four-minute barrier for the mile on 6 May 1954, when Bannister covered the distance in 3 minutes 59.4 seconds on the track at Iffley ...

  • The Olympics: A Critical Reader
    The Olympics: A Critical Reader
    By Vassil Girginov

    Combining classic texts and thoughtful editorial discussion with challenging new pieces, including previously unseen material, the book systematically addresses the key questions in modern Olympism, including: what does studying Olympism ...

  • The Olympics
    The Olympics
    By Mark Stewart

    Highlights some of the greatest victories and upsets in Olympic history, with sections on statistics, quotes, and facts.

  • The Olympics: The Basics
    The Olympics: The Basics
    By Andy Miah, Beatriz Garcia

    Examining all aspects of an event which traverses sport, politics, culture, entertainment and education, this book covers: The history of the Games Management and organisation The political dimension The role of the media The culture, ...

  • The Olympics: Olympic Champions
    The Olympics: Olympic Champions
    By Nick Hunter

    From Usain Bolt and Jessica Ennis to Michael Phelps and Tom Daley, this book looks at potential champions.

  • The Olympics: Legendary Sports Events
    The Olympics: Legendary Sports Events
    By Matt Christopher

    Historical references combined with amazing sports stories give this book both an educational and exciting appeal.

  • The Olympics
    The Olympics
    By Noah Berlatsky

    This edition explores issues related to the Olympics. It covers benefits and harms from hosting the Olympics. It examines the issues of drugs and doping in the Olympics.

  • The Olympics: A Book of Lists
    By John Beilenson

    Lists little-known facts about Olympic events, athletes, controversies, and records, and looks at the history of the Olympics