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The Telegraph Book of the Olympics
Aurum Press 2012; US$ 14.57Drawn from the pages of the Telegraph, this superb anthology pulls together the very best writing on the Olympics. Published for London 2012 and beyond, it spans over a hundred years, and counts famous Olympians including Steve Redgrave, Sebastian Coe, James Cracknell, Michael Johnson and the Princess Royal as contributors. Martin Smith?s selection... more...
The British Olympics
English Heritage Publishing 2012; US$ 14.57History records that the Olympic Games originated in ancient Greece nearly three thousand years ago, died out around 393 AD, and were triumphantly reborn in 1896, in the Greek capital of Athens. Rather less well known is how, during the intervening centuries, an assortment of British writers, romantics, sportsmen and visionaries helped nurture that... more...
Gold Rush
HarperCollins Publishers 2011; Not Available'Elite athletes aren't born. They're made.' Michael Johnson From a living icon of the Olympic Games ? as both an athlete and now as a BBC broadcaster ? Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factors, that go to create an Olympic champion. more...
The Nolympics
Penguin Books Ltd 2012; Not AvailableNicholas Lezard loved London. Then the London 2012 Olympics came along ... Suddenly his beloved city was invaded by ?ber-people in branded sportswear who had contorted their bodies into odd shapes in order to run a bit faster, or throw things a bit further. Not to mention armies of reptilian brand-managers, chancers and corporate cheerleaders... more...
Running My Life - The Autobiography
Hodder & Stoughton 2012; Not AvailableThe full story of one of the most remarkable men in sport. more...
Running My Life - The Autobiography
Hodder & Stoughton 2012; US$ 29.89The full story of one of the most remarkable men in sport. more...
Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold
Hodder & Stoughton 2012; US$ 29.89The full story of the gold medal-winning 'face of the Olympics' more...
Jessica Ennis: Unbelievable - From My Childhood Dreams To Winning Olympic Gold
Hodder & Stoughton 2012; Not AvailableThe full story of the gold medal-winning 'face of the Olympics' more...
The 1912 Stockholm Olympics
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2012; US$ 55.00King Gustaf V of Sweden inaugurated the Fifth Olympiad at the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm on July 6, 1912. In the following weeks, 2,380 competitors from 27 nations representing six continents participated in well-organized competitions in perfect weather conditions. The largest Olympics yet at the time, the Stockholm Games have thus gone down in... more...
Olympic Ceremonialism and The Performance of National Character
Palgrave Macmillan 2013; US$ 38.00This book examines the London 2012 opening and closing ceremonies and the handover to Rio 2016 as articulations of national and cosmopolitan belonging. The ceremonial performances supported imaginative travel and created a tornadóros: an ideal form of 'human' that manipulates audiovisual narratives of culture and identity for global audiences. more...









