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A game of lies A game of lies Rebecca Cantrell Set in 1936, Cantrell's well-paced third mystery featuring German crime reporter Hannah Vogel (after 2010's disappointing A Night of Long Knives) returns to the high level of her debut, 2009's A Trac… OL16116803W
The Olympic games and cultural policy The Olympic games and cultural policy Beatriz Garcia "This book explores how cultural policies are reflected in the design, management and promotion of the Olympic Games. Garcia examines the concept and evolution of cultural policies throughout the rec… OL16263169W
Gold Gold Chris Cleave Zoe y Kate son dos deportistas de élite entregadas al ciclismo de pista, pero con unas vidas muy diferentes. Zoe, una chica explosiva y temperamental, doble campeona olímpica, es el rostro publicitar… OL16283166W
Showdown at Shepherd's Bush Showdown at Shepherd's Bush David Davis "The epic clash of an Irish-American, Italian, and Onondaga-Canadian that jump-started the first marathon mania and heralded the modern age in sports The eyes of the world watched as three runners--d… OL16591971W
1996 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team 1996 U.S. women's Olympic gymnastics team Richard Rambeck Describes the accomplishments of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team in the 1996 Olympic games. OL1822724W
Olympic Sports Olympic Sports Nick Hunter From basketball to athletics and many other team or individual sports inbetween, this book looks at the different sports that feature at the Olympics. OL19643807W
China China Melanie Guile History of China timeline - People, culture and environment - Food, customs and traditions - Sport - Animals. OL20858302W
The first London Olympics, 1908 The first London Olympics, 1908 Rebecca Jenkins In the summer that saw the first successful flight of the Zeppelin, a 140 acre site of scrubland in West London was transformed into the White City, which housed the 1908 Franco British Exhibition an… OL20982962W
Behind the scenes at the Olympics Behind the scenes at the Olympics Nick Hunter Takes a comprehensive look at the Olympic Games of 2012 being hosted in London. Covers many aspects from behind the scenes and the sports, to the Paralympics and the main competitors. Suggested level… OL21179881W
Three-Year Swim Club Three-Year Swim Club Julie Checkoway The inspirational story of a group of impoverished children who were transformed into champion swimmers. In 1937 an ordinary grammar school teacher on the island of Maui took a group of underprivileg… OL21813257W
Unsinkable Unsinkable Silken Laumann A surprising and inspiring story of courage, perseverance and the triumph of the human spirit by sculls rowing world champion Silken Laumann. OL23137063W
Amazing awaits Amazing awaits Travis Lovell,Mark Hugo Through the pages of this highly illustrated volume, the images and stories of Team USA allow us to relive the spectacular moments in Beijing. OL24209095W
Olympic Games 2008 Olympic Games 2008 Melanie Guile This book chronicles the history of the development of the Olympic Games as we know them today. The book travels back into antiquity when the Games first began in Ancient Greece and provides a detail… OL24289751W
Shawn Johnson, Olympic champion Shawn Johnson, Olympic champion Shawn Johnson A biography of Olympic champion, Shawn Johnson. OL24298068W
Xini 2000 Xini 2000 Jinjun Wang Ben shu shi zuo zhe di er bu miao xie ao da li ya de zuo pin, jie shao le xi ni zhe zuo cheng shi he ju zhu zai zhe li de ren min, bing qie dui chou ban ao yun hui zhong xu duo yu hui qu zhe de gu sh… OL24443963W
Running for gold Running for gold Owen Slot Everyone knows Danny Powell was born to run. But no one knows Danny dreams of beating the fastest man on the planet. Until one day Danny accidentally lets it slip, and that's it. His ambition is out … OL24444445W
The dream team The dream team James R. Rothaus Discusses that team of professional basketball players that the United States sent to Barcelona in 1992 to compete in the Summer Olympics. OL2977287W
The Best Olympics Ever? The Best Olympics Ever? Helen Lenskyj "Despite International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samarach's proclaiming the Sydney 2000 Olympics as the "best ever," the truth of the matter is much less one-sided. In The Best Olympic… OL3755315W
Berlin Games Berlin Games Guy Walters In 1936, Adolf Hitler welcomed the world to Berlin to attend the Olympic Games. Visitors from all over the globe came to see not only a magnificent sporting event, but also a showcase for the newly r… OL5737506W
Not the Triumph but the Struggle Not the Triumph but the Struggle Amy Bass "Jesse Owens. Muhammad Ali. Michael Jordan. Tiger Woods. All are iconic black athletes, as are Tommie Smith and John Carlos, the African American track and field medalists who raised black-gloved fis… OL8531007W
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