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The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition
Witha complete statistical record since the 1896founding of the modern Games—including medals won andtimes, distances, or scores recorded by the top eight competitors in all events(from staples such as the marathonto long-discontinued competitions such as the tug of war), this encyclopedic tome contains anything anyone could ever need or want to know about the modern Olymp...more
Paperback, 1200 pages
Published
May 28th 2008
by Aurum Press
(first published 1984)
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Aug 10, 2012
James
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I'll be honest... I didn't read this straight-through, cover-to-cover. It's more like an almanac, providing information about every event at every Olympic games. But more than just providing the details of who won and in what time, it also provides stories of the participants. And not just leading up to that event, but occasionally discussing what happened to an individual in their future. The author also tries to inject some humor into the book, making it far more enjoyable to read than any tru...more
Very thorough, event-by-event recap of the modern olympic games. A good reference book for olympic fans, but while it offers statistics and anticdotes from virtually every event in olympic history, it doesn't really tell much of the story of each olympic games like I was hoping. It's organized by individual event rather than by olympiad, which probably makes it easier to use as a reference, though it did make it something of a challenge to read cover-to-cover. Still, an informative book, to say...more
excellent and informative
I hope they continue this almanac for winter and summer games to come. Very interesting -- especially the stories included about each event at the modern Olympics.
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