Olympic and Paralympic games

The 1936 Olympic Games played a key role in the development of both Hitler's Third Reich and international sporting competition.

In this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi's Open and Megan Rapinoes One Life, the winningest snowboarder of all time chronicles her career, a story of self-growth that reveals the secret of her resilience and how she overcame crushing early failure to win Olympic gold.

Get a high-octane dose of encouragement from Lolo Jones, three-time Olympian and world champion hurdler and bobsledder.

As the only American in the senior management team of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, Jeff Ruffolo takes you behind the scenes and into a world no one has ever before witnessed.

The political tension of the Cold War bled into the Olympic Games when each side engaged in psychological warfare, exploiting sport for political ends.

The pentathlon, comprising competition in the discus, javelin, long jump, sprint, and wrestling, was hailed as the ultimate test of athletic versatility and remained a staple of the ancient Greek Olympic Games, Crown Games and Pan-Hellenic festivals for 1,200 years.

On an April morning in 1896, unemployed single mother Stamata Revithi ran the 40 kilometers from Marathon to Athens, finishing in 5 hours 30 minutes.

For Olympic athletes, fans and the media alike, the games bring out the best sport has to offer--unity, patriotism, friendly competition and the potential for stunning upsets.

Olympic skiing champion Nikki Stone shares her own inspirational story and those of Tommy Hilfiger, Steve Young, Lindsey Vonn, Lester Holt, and others .

Research on Indigenous participation in sport offers many opportunities to better understand the political issues of equality, empowerment, self-determination and protection of culture and identity.

The Olympic Sports Economy incorporates exclusive case studies and reports from sports management conferences to illustrate the most important business practices and trends of the Olympics today.

This book is an analysis of both contemporary Tokyo and the contemporary Olympic Games, emphasizing the role of late-stage capitalism and political economy in shaping both.

This book is an analysis of both contemporary Tokyo and the contemporary Olympic Games, emphasizing the role of late-stage capitalism and political economy in shaping both.

Olympic Laws: Culture, Values, Tensions is the first book to analyse fully the Olympic legal framework and its application to the IOC and the Olympic Games through a socio-legal lens.

Olympic Laws: Culture, Values, Tensions is the first book to analyse fully the Olympic legal framework and its application to the IOC and the Olympic Games through a socio-legal lens.

In late 1998 and the early months of 1999, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was an organization in crisis.

Journey with Olympian and American half marathon record holder Ryan Hall as he reflects on the joys and trials of running and, along the way, shows you how he found God in every step.

For as long as she can remember, Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross's life has been measured in seconds.

One of America's most heralded young divers, David Boudia twice went for Olympic gold, training obsessively and whole-heartedly for success.

As the Olympic spectacle grows, broadcast coverage becomes bigger, more complex, and more sophisticated.

In most accounts of Olympic history across the world, India's Olympic journey is a mere footnote.

The Gay Games is an important piece of new social history, examining one of the largest sporting, cultural and human rights events in the world.

El latido eterno del fútbol celeste: 150 años de emociones.

In the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but also in the realm of culture-and perhaps nowhere more so than the cultural phenomenon of sports, where the symbolic capital of athletic endeavor held up a mirror to the global contest for the sympathies of citizens worldwide.

Everything you always wanted to know about Olympic rituals and ceremonies but were too afraid to ask.

This book examines the importance of California - a socio-cultural, economic and political powerhouse - in the history of modern sport.

Cuando los uruguayos vieron por primera vez a los británicos jugar al football, reaccionaron con asombro, curiosidad y burla.

Hace 30 años, cuando Ben Johnson pulverizó el récord mundial de los 100 metros lisos aplastando a Carl Lewis y se hizo con el oro de los Juegos Olímpicos de Seúl en 1988, afirmó que el oro olímpico era más importante que el récord: mientras el récord podría ser mejorado en el futuro, nadie podría arrebatarle la medalla.

"Uno de los mejores libros sobre baloncesto que se haya escrito nunca.

Eine wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung zum Verhältnis von Politik und Sport hat in Deutschland bislang erst in Ansätzen stattgefunden.

In diesem Buch lässt der Nordische Kombinierer Mario Stecher seine Karriere, die 1994 mit einem Rekordsprung am Holmenkollen in Oslo begann und 2014 mit Olympia-Bronze in Sotchi einen letzten Höhepunkt erfuhr, Revue passieren und spricht von der Entwicklung seiner Sportart, von Trainern und Funktionären, von Teamkameraden, Konkurrenten und der Rolle der Skiindustrie.

Er ist Olympiasieger 1984, er ist Doppel-Olympiasieger 1994, er war zweifacher Weltmeister, er gewann insgesamt vier Mal die Vierschanzentournee - kurz: Jens Weißflog ist der erfolgreichste Skispringer, den Deutschland, Ost wie West und vereint, je hatte.

Von 24.

Von 24.

"Die Olympischen Spiele sind das größte Spektakel der Welt.

Schillerndes Panorama einer ganzen Epoche, glänzend erzähltRaus aus den Schatten der NS-Zeit, den Wiederaufbau geschafft - 1972 reißt Deutschland die Fenster auf.

Faszinosum Olympische Spiele: Weltweit fiebern Milliarden Menschen mit und lassen sich von unterschätzten Sportarten begeistern.

This book explores key and topical issues that are emerging in the field of sport marketing, while calling for further attention to the thriving sports industry.

The Olympic Sports Economy incorporates exclusive case studies and reports from sports management conferences to illustrate the most important business practices and trends of the Olympics today.

When Deb Willows was diagnosed with cerebral palsy 50 years ago, her parents were advised to "e;put her in an institution and get on with your lives.

From the moment I am born, I am like no-one else around me.

5 September, 1972.

'Brilliant' The TimesMario Leme is a low-ranking detective in the Sao Paulo civil police.

The 1936 Berlin Olympics brought together athletes, politicians, socialites, journalists, soldiers and artists from all over the world.

According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus.

The Paralympic Games: Empowerment or Side Show?

With its winning mix of gripping narrative and easy-to-implement performance-raising tips, this book has become a best-selling classic.

Seoul Glow tells the story of the Great Britain men's hockey team who won gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

The Olympics have a checkered, sometimes scandalous, political history.