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Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion
by Jessica Tatiana Long
The champion Paralympic swimmer presents an inspirational photographic memoir that describes her birth in Siberia with fibular hemimelia, her adoption from a Russian orphanage at 13 months and the big and small life events that marked her rise to the second most decorated U.S. Paralympic athlete of all time.
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Bravey: Chasing Dreams, Befriending Pain, and Other Big Ideas
by Alexi Pappas
The award-winning writer, filmmaker and Olympic athlete describes her childhood embrace of female role models in the aftermath of her mother’s suicide, detailing the hard work, unrelenting resolve and private depression that challenged her own ambitions.
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Fast Girls: A Novel of the 1936 Women's Olympic Team
by Elise Hooper
Traces the lesser-known stories of such athletes as Betty Robinson, Louise Stokes and Helen Stephens to detail the barriers they overcame to become the first integrated women’s Olympic team at the 1936 games in Berlin.
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Beautiful on the Outside: A Memoir
by Adam Rippon
The Olympic medal-winning figure skater reveals the early poverty and discrimination that challenged his career as an openly gay athlete, describing his homeschooled childhood and the setbacks and successes that shaped his achievements.
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The Games: A Global History of the Olympics
by David Goldblatt
Shares the history of the Olympics, from their reinvention in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, highlighting how they have been affected by domestic and international conflicts and revealing the origins of Olympic traditions.
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A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations
by Pico Iyer
A lyrical guide to the enigma of contemporary Japan by the author of The Art of Stillness draws on more than three decades of residence and his local friendships to share unexpected, incisive glimpses into Japan’s regional culture and landmarks.
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