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Going for the Gold: Olympic MaterialsLet the reading begin!
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The Ancient Olympics
by Nigel Jonathan Spivey
Presents a history of the ancient Olympics, offering a glimpse into the ancient Greek thoughts on athletics, fitness, and competition
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Athens to Athens : The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC 1894-2004
by David Miller
The definitive history of the Olympic Games and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), charting the re-creation of the Games by Pierre de Coubertin, the often tempestuous and controversial fortunes of the governing body, and all the highs and lows of the Games themselves. Here, too, are the stories of the competitors—from Spyridon Louis, Jim Thorpe, and Jessie Owens to Carl Lewis, Steve Redgrave, and Cathy Freeman. The book also details the many crises, including the Nazi Games of 1936, the Israeli slaughter by terrorists in 1972, and the ongoing problems of commercialization and drug abuse.
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The Complete Book of the Olympics
by David Wallechinsky
With a complete statistical record since the 1896 founding of the modern Games to the 2010 Olympics—including medals won and times, distances, or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events, this encyclopedic tome contains anything anyone could ever need or want to know about the modern Olympic Games. It also contains a summary history of every event at each of the 26 modern Games. The authors provide thought-provoking analysis of issues and controversies from shamateurism to drug-taking and corruption, and they have sieved through more than a century of Olympic history to assemble a collection of stories that range from the inspiring, through the comic, to the bizarre.
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Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever
by Jack McCallum
A Sports Illustrated writer and author of 7 Seconds or Less documents the story of the Olympic squad that won the gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games, assessing the achievements and legacy of forefront NBA contributors. For the duration of the Olympics, McCallum lived with, golfed with, and drank with the Dream Team players. Drawing on fresh interviews with the players, he offers a behind-the-scenes look at the controversial selection process. He takes us inside the team’s Olympic suites for late-night card games and bull sessions. And he narrates a riveting possession-by-possession account of the legendary July 1992 intrasquad scrimmage that pitted the Dream Teamers against one another in what may have been the greatest pickup game—and the greatest exhibition of trash talk—in history.
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How to Watch the Olympics: The Essential Guide to the Rules, Statistics, Heroes, and Zeroes of Every Sport
by David Goldblatt
The Olympic Games are the largest and most popular sporting event in the world. Yet while it's easy to be fascinated by agile gymnasts, poised equestrians, and perfectly synchronized swimmers, few of us know the real width of a balance beam, the intricate regulations of dressage, or the origin of those crowd-pleasing legs-in-the-air swimming formations. Luckily, David Goldblatt and Johnny Acton have created this utterly thorough and always fun guide to the rules, strategy, and history of each sport. With witty, detailed descriptions and clever illustrations, How to Watch the Olympics will help anyone grasp every Olympic event like a true pro.
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Nazi Games : the Olympics of 1936
by David Clay Large
A historical account of the 1936 Olympics discusses how the games represented a critical collision of athletics and politics for Nazi Germany. The torch relay—that staple of Olympic pageantry—first opened the summer games in 1936 in Berlin. Proposed by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry, the relay was to carry the symbolism of a new Germany across its route through southeastern and central Europe. Soon after, the Wehrmacht would march in jackboots over the same terrain. The narrative includes a stirring account of the international effort to boycott the games and the dazzling athletic feats of these Olympics, including Jesse Owens's four gold-medal performances and the marathon victory of Korean runner Kitei Son, the Rising Sun of imperial Japan on his bib.
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The Olympics : The Basics
by Andy Miah
This accessible, contemporary introduction to the Olympic movement and Games explains how the Olympics transcend sports, engaging us with a range of contemporary philosophical, social, cultural and political matters. It explores the controversy and the legacy of the Olympics, drawing attention to the deeper values of the Olympic movement.
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Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World
by David Maraniss
Author Maraniss weaves sports, politics, and history into a tour de force about the 1960 Olympics. Along with the unforgettable characters and dramatic contests, there was a deeper meaning to those days at the dawn of the sixties. Old-boy notions of Olympic amateurism were crumbling. Rome saw the first doping scandal, the first commercially televised Summer Games, the first athlete paid for wearing a certain brand. In the heat of the Cold War, the city teemed with spies and rumors of defections, and every move was judged for propaganda value. While East and West Germans competed as a unified team, less than a year before the Berlin Wall, there was a dispute over the two Chinas. Fourteen nations were being born in sub-Saharan Africa. There was increasing pressure to provide equal rights. The world as we know it was coming into view.
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As Good as Gold: 1 Woman, 9 Sports, 10 Countries, and a 2-Year Quest to Make the Summer Olympics
by Kathryn Bertine
Meet Kathryn Bertine, elite triathlete, former professional figure skater, and starving artist. Just as her personal and professional dreams begin to crumble in the summer of 2006, ESPN stakes her to a dream: Take two years to make the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing. This is the heroic, hilarious account of Bertine’s serial exertions in the realms of triathlon, modern pentathlon, team handball, track cycling, road cycling, rowing, open water swimming, racewalking, and luge. On her journey, the obstacles range from jet lag to jellyfish, flat tires to floundering relationships, repeated rejection to road rash. But, as time is running out, Bertine doesn’t sweat the small stuff, only the large—like scouring the globe for a tiny nation to adopt her, and pushing her body and mind as far as it will go.
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Redemption: A Rebellious Spirit, a Praying Mother, and the Unlikely Path to Olympic Gold
by Bryan Clay
Redemption tells the story of Bryan Clay, winner of the 2008 Olympic gold medal and the 2004 Olympic silver medal in the decathlon. Bryan went from being a fist-fighting, drug-using, pre-suicidal kid in Hawaii to world champion in the toughest Olympic sport. Bryan's story will inspire mothers, fathers, and young readers alike as they experience the rise of a champion from obscurity and failure to the pinnacle of athletic achievement, with the largest margin of victory in the Olympics since 1972.
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Landing It : My Life on and off the Ice
by Scott Hamilton
The Olympic champion skater recalls his life, from a childhood spent fighting a disease that stunted his growth to eventual triumph in the 1984 Olympics and the later revelation that he had contracted testicular cancer.
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Breaking the Surface
by Greg Louganis
In this first-person account, champion diver Louganis chronicles his troubled youth, athletic achievements, and overcoming a lifetime of silence and isolation. Greg began diving at age nine, and at sixteen won a silver medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. But despite his astonishing athletic skill, Greg struggled with late-detected dyslexia, prejudice toward his dark skin coloring and anguish over his homosexuality, which he felt compelled to hide. Being in the spotlight intensified his difficulties with relationships and substance abuse. However, Louganis went on to win double gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. His triumph at the 1988 Olympics came several months after he tested positive for HIV. This is the haunting, candid story of one of the world's greatest divers.
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Clearing Hurdles: The Quest to Be the World's Greatest Athlete
by Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien had a meteoric rise to fame, ranked No. 1 in the world less than two years after his college season. He became an overnight celebrity when cast alongside Dave Johnson in Reebok's massive Dan & Dave ad campaign. But when O'Brien infamously failed to qualify for the Olympic team, it was called the most shocking moment in U.S. Olympic history. Undeterred, O'Brien went on to capture his record-tying fifth national championship in addition to a third consecutive world championship--the first decathlete in history to do so. Then at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, O'Brien completed his tale of redemption by becoming the oldest decathlete to ever win an Olympic gold medal. In this inspiring and fast-paced memoir, Dan chronicles his extraordinary career, called "the stuff movies are made of" (Track & Field News).
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Zero Regrets: Be Greater Than Yesterday
by Apolo Anton Ohno
Over the Olympic games, Apolo Ohno has come to symbolize the very best of the competitive spirit—remaining equally gracious in victory and defeat, always striving to improve his performance, and appreciating the value of the hard work of training as much as any reward it might bring. Raised by his single father, an immigrant from Japan who often worked twelve-hour days, the young Apolo found it difficult to balance his enormous natural gifts as an athlete with a wild, rebellious streak. After making a name for himself as a promising young speed skater, his career was almost over before it began when his lack of preparation caused him to finish last at the U.S. Olympic trials in 1998. He committed himself to his training, and at the 1999 world junior championships he won first place overall. Zero Regrets is a compelling portrait of a father-and-son relationship that deepened over time and was based on respect, love, and faith in each other.
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Amazing Pace: the Story of Olympic Champion Michael Phelps from Sydney to Athens to Beijing
by Paul McMullen
This vibrant and revealing portrait traces the athletic story of the record-setting swimmer and Olympic medalist prior to the 2008 Games. Before he was old enough to have a driver’s license, Michael Phelps had a world record. Before he ever took a college class or turned 20, he had earned distinction by winning 8 medals—6 gold and 2 bronze—at the Athens Olympics, the most in non-boycotted Games. Along the way, he captivated an American television audience and confounded the critics who questioned his ambition.
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Beneath the Surface
by Michael Phelps
This first-person account of Phelps's journey to manhood and Olympic glory is not a swimming diary, but a tale of adversities overcome and redemption through persistence. Michael's swimming career began as a toddler who was afraid to put his face in the water. As a student, he struggled to overcome an attention deficit disorder and deal with his parents’ divorce. As a brother, he watched his older sister narrowly miss making the Olympic team. As an athlete, he carried his nation’s hopes on his shoulders and delivered against such high expectations. This memoir covers Phelps's life from childhood to his preparation for the 2008 Games.
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Michael Phelps : The Untold story of a Champion
by Bob Schaller
Traces the story of the record-setting swimmer and Olympic medalist, from his struggles with ADHD as a child, through becoming a professional in his teenage years, to his winning of eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympic Games
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No Limits : The Will to Succeed
by Michael Phelps
The record-setting swimmer and Olympic medalist shares his secrets to success, discussing obstacles and challenges he has overcome, his relationships with his family and coach, his training regimen, and determination to reach his goals
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Mark Spitz: The Extraordinary Life of an Olympic Champion
by Richard J. Foster
Documenting his legendary performances at the 1972 Olympics—winning seven gold medals while breaking seven world records—this biography chronicles the amazing life story of renowned athlete Mark Spitz, from an age-group prodigy and four-medal "flop" at the 1968 Olympics to an outstanding collegiate career at IU and a gold-medal haul in 1972 followed by an unsuccessful stint in entertainment. Personal stories are also included, such as the role Spitz's father played in his career, stormy relationships with coaches and teammates, experiences as a Jewish athlete amidst anti-Semitism and the Munich massacre, and his impact on the commercialization of swimming.
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All American : The Rise and Fall of Jim Thorpe
by Bill Crawford
He was the greatest football running back of his era, leading his Carlisle Indian Industrial School team to victory over all the great college powerhouses. King Gustav of Sweden called him "the greatest athlete in the world" after he won gold medals for the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Olympic Games. Yet Jim Thorpe was also at the center of the greatest sports scandal of the twentieth century--a scandal that took away his Olympic medals and banned him forever from intercollegiate sports. From his youth on Oklahoma's Sac and Fox Indian reservation to his astounding feats on the gridiron, from his Olympic triumphs to his complex relationship with coach "Pop" Warner, who mentored, exploited, and ultimately betrayed him, All American brings you up close and personal with the greatest athlete of the twentieth century.
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Gold : A Novel
by Chris Cleave
Friends and rivals throughout their elite athletic training, world-class cyclists Zoe and Kate find the limits of their physical and emotional abilities tested on the eve of the London Olympics in 2012, though this novel spans the Athens and Beijing Games as well. Beautiful Zoe, driven by grief and guilt, is the recipient of sponsorships and medals alike, while Kate, a mother and wife, is understandably distracted by her daughter's battle with leukemia. When pushed to the extreme, these British athletes must decide what's most important. By equal turns intense and heart-breaking, this novel by critically acclaimed author Chris Cleave is "truly Olympic-level literary achievement" (Publishers Weekly).
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Hotshot
by Julie Garwood
Inheriting a luxurious oceanfront resort under a condition that she must run it profitably for one year to claim full ownership, food critic Peyton Lockhart is targeted by dangerous rivals and is protected from a threat against her life by childhood friend and attractive FBI agent Finn MacBain. By the best-selling author of Sweet Talk.
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Flight from Berlin : A Novel
by David John
As Berlin welcomes the world to the Summer Olympic Games in 1936, British journalist Richard Denham and American reporter Eleanor Emerson, after meeting at a reception thrown by propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, are drawn into a deadly game involving the Gestapo and the British Secret Intelligence Service.
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Private Games
by James Patterson
Peter Knight and the rest of the Private investigation firm try to stop a madman bent on destroying the modern Olympic Games in London.
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Winners : A Novel
by Danielle Steel
Paralyzed by a tragic chairlift accident, 17-year-old competitive skier Lily struggles with the loss of her Olympics dreams before meeting a young man, Teddy, who has overcome his own devastating injuries to pursue an enriching life.
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Sacred Games
by Gary Corby
An entry in the critically acclaimed series that includes Pericles Commission finds Nico working to clear his Olympics competitor best friend of a false murder accusation when a rival is found dead, a situation that is complicated by escalating violence between Athens and Sparta.
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Lestrade and the Deadly Game
by M. J. Trow
International politics rears its ugly head as Scotland Yard's Inspector Sholto Lestrade investigates the death of England's finest athlete, the son of the Marquess of Bolsover, on the eve of the 1908 Olympics.
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Chariots of Fire
by Ben Cross
This inspiring true story of British athletes competing in the 1924 Olympics won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Two young British sprinters compete for fame: Eric, a devout Scottish missionary who runs because he knows it must please God; and Harold, the son of a newly rich Jew who runs to prove his place in Cambridge society.
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Cool Runnings
by John Candy
Based on a true story, this is the comedic saga of four Jamaican athletes going to extremes to compete as bobsled racers at the Winter Olympics. With few resources and virtually no clue about winter sports, the team enlists the help of a down-and-out ex-champion American slider named Irv. Unavoidably drawn back to a sport he had come to loathe, Irv is faced with coaching a team of complete novices. But once committed, he is determined to turn them around and to somehow right the wrongs of his own failed career.
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London 2012 Highlights
by Author
Highlights from the various athletic competitions during the 2012 Olympic Games in London
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Munich
by Eric Bana
Mossad agents are recruited to find and kill the Palestinian terrorists responsible for the kidnapping and murder of a group of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972.
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Ancient Olympic Games
by Haydn Middleton
Describes the origins, sports, other events, and end of the ancient Olympic games
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Cool Snowboarders
by Michael Sandler
Looks at the sport of rally snowboarding, including some of the different elements that compose it, the events that are held, and several of the top racers
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Figure Skating in Action
by Kate Calder
Color photos of budding amateur skaters and international competitors show everything from the basics to combination jumps and pair-skating lifts. Also includes information on forward and backward skating, turning and stopping, ice-dancing, and the growing popularity of synchronized skating.
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Hockey
by Robb Johnstone
A guide to the fundamentals of hockey that covers the history, equipment, rules, positions, leagues, and superstars of the sport and includes information on diet and training for players
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Hockey : Miracle on Ice
by Michael Sandler
Follow the incredible story of underdogs who rose to the top. Nobody thought that the young 1980 U.S. hockey team could possibly beat the highly skilled and experienced Soviet team. But with the driving leadership of their coach, hard work, and an unwavering belief in itself, the U.S. hockey team proved that miracles can happen. Young readers will be inspired as they read about the United States' path to the Gold Medal in the fiercely competitive Winter Olympics.
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Olympics
by Chris Oxlade
A comprehensive reference on the Olympics, discusses all aspects of the games from their birth in ancient Greece and their reintroduction in 1896, to the Sydney games in the year 2000.
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Skiing in Action
by John Crossingham
Offers a brief introduction to the history, techniques, equipment, and terminology of skiing, a sport that began thousands of years ago as a form of transportation
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Snowboarding
by Stephanie F. Hedlund
Describes the history and various techniques of the sport of snowboarding
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Total Sports
by Alexander Cox
A highly visual reference brings to life both common and lesser-known sports and includes descriptions of fields of play, equipment and clothing, rules and tactics, key techniques and common terms, and stats and star players. From the best known to the most obscure, and covering all of the Olympic sports beginning with the early Greek games and going to present day, this is the ultimate guide to the world's many sports.
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Grace, Gold, and Glory : My Leap of Faith
by Gabrielle Douglas
In the 2012 London Olympics, US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas stole hearts and flew high as the All-Around Gold Medal winner, as well as acting as a critical member of the US gold-medal-winning women gymnastics team. In this personal autobiography, Gabrielle tells her story of faith, perseverance, and determination, demonstrating you can reach your dreams if you let yourself soar.
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Apolo Anton Ohno
by Michael V. Uschan
Chronicles the life and career of the Olympic gold medalist in speed skating
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Jesse Owens : Fastest Man Alive
by Carole Boston Weatherford
This inspirational biography of an African-American track star, who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin--where Hitler was determined to prove that Aryans were the superior race, details the challenges he overcame to realize his dreams--and prove a Nazi dictator wrong.
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Jesse Owens : Olympic Star
by Pat McKissack
Describes the life of the sharecroppers' son who became an Olympic legend, and challenged Hitler's dream of Aryan superiority during the 1936 Olympics in Berlin.
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Jesse Owens : Running into History
by Elaine Israel
A biography of Jesse Owens, an African-American track star who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin--where Hitler was determined to prove that Aryans were the superior race--details the challenges he overcame to realize his dreams--and prove a Nazi dictator wrong. Simultaneous.
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Michael Phelps : Anything is Possible!
by Meish Goldish
Each narrative in this series takes readers inside the action and captures the defining moment that elevated each person from talented athlete to sports superstar.
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Michael Phelps : Swimming for Olympic Gold
by David P. Torsiello
A biography of American Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. In 2008, he won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games in Beijing, breaking the record of most gold medals won at a single Olympics
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Shaun White
by Mike Kennedy
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder who has also won many medals at the Summer and Winter X Games
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Anything but Ordinary
by Lara Avery
A slight error left Olympic diving-hopeful Bryce Graham in a five-year coma and now, at age 22, she must adjust to a world that has gone on without her and to visions that may or may not be real.
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Rush for the Gold : Mystery at the Olympics
by John Feinstein
Competing in the Summer Olympics in London, Susan Carol Anderson is targeted by agents, sponsors and media representatives who Stevie Thomas suspects are using unscrupulous tactics to ensure that Susan wins the gold. By the Edgar Award-winning author of A Season on the Brink.
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Miracle
by Kurt Russell
In Cold War-era America, the United States Olympic hockey team struggles to defeat the seemingly indestructible Russian Olympic hockey team
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Hour of the Olympics
by Mary Pope Osborne
Jack and Annie journey off on another time-traveling adventure to ancient Greece, where a very important event is taking place, and they must race against time while witnessing the very first Olympic Games. Simultaneous.
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Babar's Celesteville Games
by Laurent de Brunhoff
When Babar invites animals from around the world to Celesteville for the Worldwide Games, the elephants witness great athleticism in different sports, and Flora becomes enchanted by an athlete from Mirza.
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Olympig!
by Victoria Jamieson
Just in time for the Olympics, a spirited, sporty romp about losing gracefully finds Boomer the Pig training hard for the Animal Olympics, and when he loses one event after another, frustration begins to set in, but even after coming in last in every sport, there's no getting this Olympig down--it's just great practice for the Winter Games!
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Dream Big : Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Olympic Gold
by Deloris Jordan
The mother of the iconic All-Star basketball champion reveals Jordan's longtime dream of winning an Olympic gold medal, recounting the dedication, perseverance and positive values that helped him reach his goal. By the author the New York Times best-selling Salt in His Shoes.
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Wilma Unlimited : How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
by Kathleen Krull
A young reader's introduction to champion athlete Wilma Rudolph discusses her development of polio at age four (an illness that doctors said would prevent her from ever walking), her school achievements, and her gold medal successes at the 1960 Olympic Games.
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