Olympic and Paralympic games Books
Griffin Publishing Olympic Adventures: Grades K-2
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£13.29
Griffin Publishing Basic Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding
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£10.44
Griffin Publishing Share the Olympic Dream, Volume 2
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£15.29
Griffin Publishing Olympic Dream: Primary
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£11.39
Griffin Publishing Track & Field
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£6.22
Griffin Publishing Journey to Athens -- Grades 1-3
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£8.54
Griffin Publishing Journey to Athens -- Intermediate: The United
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£10.44
Griffin Publishing Journey to Beijing Activities Book 2008: Grades 1
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£8.54
Griffin Publishing Journey to Vancouver: Grades 1-3
Book SynopsisAges 6 to 9 years. Celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games with fun and thought provoking activities. Students learn about Vancouver, as well as Olympic history, traditions, and the sports that will be played.
£10.44
Griffin Publishing Journey to Vancouver: Grades 4-6
Book SynopsisAges 9 to 12 years. Celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games with fun and thought provoking activities. Students learn about Vancouver, as well as Olympic history, traditions, and the sports that will be played.
£10.44
Griffin Publishing Journey to London: Grades 1 to 3
Book SynopsisFun with learning activities related to the people, places, and events of the 27 July 2012 London Olympic Games for teachers and parents with kids in K-3 classes. All lessons in this 8 1/2 by 11 workbook meet appropriate state education standards.
£8.54
Nova Science Publishers Inc Impact of 2008 Olympic Games on Human Rights &
Book SynopsisThis book deals with whether the 2008 Olympics brought any benefits, or any lasting benefits, to the Chinese people by enhancing human rights and accelerating rule of law development. China views the 2008 Olympics as not merely just an athletic event, but as recognition of its global, economic, diplomatic, and military power. It is a way of extending themselves to the world. It is, to them, a political event in many ways, and one of great significance.
£42.39
Griffin Publishing Olympic Fun
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£6.83
NeWest Press Bone Cage
Book SynopsisDigger, an 85 kilo wrestler, and Sadie, a 26-year-old speed swimmer, stand on the verge of realizing every athlete''s dream-winning a gold medal at the Olympics. Both athletes are nearing the end of their athletic careers, and are forced to confront the question: what happens to athletes when their bodies are too old and injured to compete? The blossoming relationship between Digger and Sadie is tested in the all-important months leading up to the Olympics, as intense training schedules, divided loyalties, and unpredicted obstacles take their draining toll. The Olympics, as both of them are painfully aware, will be the realization or the end of a life''s dream. The Bone Cage captures the physicality, sensuality, and euphoric highs of amateur sport, and the darker, cruel side of sport programs that wear athletes down and spit them out at the end of their bloom. With realism and humour, author Angie Abdou captures athletes on the brink of that transition-the lead-up to that looming redefinition of self-and explores how people deal with the loss of their dream.
£16.19
OverTime Books Canadians in the Summer Olympics: Canada's
Book SynopsisCanadian pride rides on the shoulders of the more than 4000 athletes who have competed in the Summer Games and won more than 240 medals: * In 1996, Donovan Bailey became the world''s fastest man in a time of 9.84 seconds and also led Canada''s 4 x 100 relay team to gold * Rower Silken Laumann came back from a training accident that resulted in a horrific leg injury to win bronze in 1992 and silver in 1996, bringing her lifetime Olympic medal total to three * At the age of 38, Lori-Ann Muenzer became the first Canadian cyclist to win a gold medal at the 2004 games in Athens * In 1932, Hilda Strike won silver in the 100-metre women''s sprint, but 50 years later the results were challenged when the gender of the gold medalist came into doubt * In 1988, Ben Johnson won gold at the Seoul Olympics but was later stripped of his medal when he tested positive for steroids * Synchronized swimmer Sylvie Frechette overcame personal tragedy to win gold at the 1992 Olympics, but a judging controversy left her with silver until 16 months later * And more amazing and inspiring Canadian Olympic stories.
£11.39
Empire Publications Ltd Chasing the Flame
Book SynopsisSub-editor Dingo Smart is stuck in a dead end desk job when the death of his newspaper''s Olympic correspondent presents the chance of a lifetime. He soon finds himself winging his way to the Atlanta games having already informed his boss he will not be coming back and encounters the stifling heat and disorganisation of possibly the worst Olympics ever staged. Having survived the Deep South and now freed from responsibility, Dingo embarks on his own globe-trotting Olympiad -- battling overweight passengers on Greyhound buses, maniac tuk-tuk drivers in Thailand and the finest cuisine a Fijian village can offer before heading to the Sydney games where he finds himself much older and wiser for his Atlanta experience. A travel book like no other, Chasing The Flame is the hilarious true story of one man''s journey of self-discovery.
£10.40
Danann Media Publishing Limited Olympic Legends USA
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£19.79
Fitness Information Technology, Inc, U.S. Rethinking the Olympics: Cultural Histories of
Book SynopsisThis anthology of essays, previously published in Olympika: The International Centre for Olympic Studies, addresses key themes in the scholarly study of the Games. Part I presents seven articles devoted to Olympic history: the Games'' legacy from antiquity, their modern evolution, and the most controversial Games of the modern era, the Berlin Games of 1936. Part II deals with the persistent problems and crises that confounded and defined the Olympic Games over time. The nine essays in this section focus on a variety of issues such as: performance enhancement; the rise of commercialism; enduring controversies in the form of leadership, corruption, and the Cold War; and the politics of hosting Olympic Games. Finally, in Part III, the future of the Modern Olympic Movement is addressed from the perspective of the rapidly accelerating and mushrooming process of globalisation.
£34.19
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Win at All Costs
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£16.14
St. Martins Press-3PL Michael Phelps
£16.14
W. W. Norton & Company Nazi Games The Olympics of 1936
Book SynopsisAthletics and politics collide in a critical event for Nazi Germany and the contemporary world.
£21.38
iUniverse ALL TOGETHER The Formidable Journey to the Gold with the 1964 Olympic Crew
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£15.57
Tomaz Lasic The Love of Goalkeeping
£15.19
Penguin Putnam Inc The Boys in the Boat Nine Americans and Their
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£25.50
£27.00
McGann Publishing LLC The Olympics 50 Craziest Stories
£13.22
Legare Street Press Olympic Games Handbook Containing Official Records of the Seventh Olympiad Winners in Previous Olympiads the 1924 Olympic Games Official Olympic Athletic Rules and the Official Worlds Records and Noteworthy Performances
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£999.99
£15.99
University of Tennessee Press Always an Athlete
Book SynopsisAlways an Athlete is a comprehensive study of the ways in which athletes climb what author JennÉ Blackburn terms “The Mountain”—the journey from youth sports, through high school and college sports, to, finally, professional, and Olympic sports. This steady climb and success over a long period of time, however, sets up athletes for an inevitable fall off “The Cliff” upon their retirement from competition.To help athletes in transition, Blackburn identifies “Three Pillars of the Cliff”—Mental Health, Physical Health, and Athlete Identity—and describes the issues that athletes have in each of these areas after they retire. After training, sacrificing, and devoting years, even decades, to a sport, athletes at every level will struggle within these three pillars. Blackburn believes that athletes must evolve from a competition mindset to a wellness mindset and match their new lifestyles in order to soften this transition into the real world. Fortunately, the “Inner Athlete” honed over many years of training and competition can show up as a “Parachute” as athletics recede, and other priorities rise to the forefront of their new life.Ultimately, Blackburn proposes cycling as a foundation and universal tool to help retired athletes resolve a lingering loss of identity, mental health issues, such as anxiety and depression, and complications due to unchanged diet and exercise habits when they transition out of a performance-purposed existence. She advocates for fun community bike rides adjacent to sporting events and franchises to bring sports communities together around this critical yet overlooked topic for all athletes: life after competitive sports.Trade ReviewIn Always an Athlete Jenne Blackburn analyzes the challenges of transitioning from elite competitive sport to a healthy lifestyle. What most consider a counterintuitive concept for body-focused athletes, Blackburn correctly identifies the very real struggles that face accomplished performers upon retirement from competition. Read any biography of a college or professional athlete and you will find a story filled with years of focused training: most were introduced to their sport when there were in elementary school and started specializing in middle school; most bore the weight of a family that was equally committed to their success in sport; and, most made their college and career choices based primarily on the institution’s reputation for excelling in their sport. Blackburn details how this twenty-year, single-minded focus inevitably leads to a loss of personal identity once the scoreboard goes dark. She also provides pragmatic strategies for transitioning to new ways of being an athlete and developing healthy life habits." - Kathy DeBoer, Former Athlete, Coach, Executive Director of the American Volleyball Coaches Association, and Author of Gender Competition: How Men and Women Compete at Work and Play Differently"Always an Athlete by Jenne Blackburn is a must read for all athletes and coaches, because Jenne has done a fantastic job of breaking down the anxiety surrounding that transition from active athlete to retirement and how to better equip ourselves for this moment. Here is the thing . . . as athletes, we know retirement is eventually coming. We worry about a loss of identity, yet, we don’t often know how to deal with that loss of identity and community. Teammates feel like family, and Always an Athlete helps you build a parallel community that also inspires confidence and courage. Most important, Jenne offers fabulous guidance and strategies for athletes and coaches alike, so that BEFORE we hit our “cliff moment” of transitioning out of our sport, the apprehension is replaced by action, knowing sports has given us a platform to soar." - Julie Foudy, former captain of USA Women’s Soccer Team, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist, 2x World Cup Champion, and an analyst and reporter with ESPN and Warner Bros Discovery"For over 50 yrs. I have witnessed firsthand athletes’ transition out of their sport. This experience is a massively complicated challenge for many athletes. A whirlwind of change all at once, where mental health, physical health, and athlete identity are disrupted. In Jenne Blackburn’s book, the reader will relive the athlete’s journey “up the mountain” (youth to professional sports) to the inevitable “cliff” (retirement). Jenne highlights the drivers that impact mental health, physical health, and athletes’ loss of identity. More importantly, she provides us with greater awareness AND solutions to better prepare them for the end of their career. This book is an excellent blueprint for athletes, sports parents, coaches, administrators, and communities to align education and events around athlete identity, mental health, and physical health. In completing this read, you will gain insight, the urgency to act, and articulated solutions for your retiring athletes. Always an Athlete® will provide impactful research insight, education curriculum, and community-building activities, better preparing athletes for life after sport. Jenne inspires all of us to do more in preparing athletes for a thriving and celebratory experience in sports and beyond. Her book gives us the roadmap, the tools to traverse the mountain of challenges, and a mindset to leap off that cliff of retirement with a parachute of solutions for a thriving life after sport." - Sue Enquist, Former UCLA Softball Coach, 11-Time National Champion, and 6-time Hall of Fame
£20.21
Actar Publishers A Village and Its Double
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£61.75
The Mercier Press Ltd Something In The Water:: How Skibbereen Rowing Club Conquered the World
Book SynopsisOlympic rowers Gary and Paul O’Donovan may be the face of Irish rowing and Skibbereen Rowing Club, and have enormously increased the popularity of rowing in Ireland, but they're just one piece of a much larger jigsaw. Without their club and the people behind the scenes, they wouldn’t be Olympic silver medalists, 2018 world champions, former European champions and, in Paul's case, a three-time world champion. Almost one hundred Skibbereen Rowing Club athletes have represented Ireland at various regattas over the years; a staggering figure when viewed in light of the size of the club. Founded in 1970, it is now the undisputed most successful rowing club in the country, producing five Olympic rowers since 2000 and four world champions between 2016 and 2018. It is the characters involved in the club, the coaches, members and the athletes themselves, who come together to make Skibbereen Rowing Club what it is. Something in the Water reveals what goes on behind the scenes to create an environment that allows locals to excel on the national and international stages. The story is told through the people and families involved, showing how relatable they are to people around the country.
£17.99
Emerald Publishing Limited Native Games: Indigenous Peoples and Sports in
Book SynopsisResearch 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. This volume compares and conceptualises the sociological significance of Indigenous sports in different international contexts. The contributions, all written by Indigenous scholars and those working directly in Indigenous/Native Studies units, provide unique studies of contemporary experiences of Indigenous sports participation. The papers investigate current understandings of Indigeneity found to circulate throughout sports, sports organisations and Indigenous communities. by (1): situating attitudes to racial and cultural difference within the broader sociological processes of post colonial Indigenous worlds (2): interrogating perceptions of Indigenous identity with reference to contemporary theories of identity drawn from Indigenous Studies and (3): providing insight to increased Indigenous participation, empowerment and personal development through sport with reference to sociological theory.Trade Review"The contributors cover wide swaths of the globe, including Canada, Norway, the US, New Zealand, Australia, Zambia, and South Africa, and they address myriad issues, ranging from sport and development, participation of indigenous peoples in their traditional sports and in contemporary global sport to depictions of indigenous sport in literature. Several engage with politically contentious issues involving globalization, sport, and the often-vulnerable and overlooked native peoples who are the real subjects of these explorations...This book will be most welcome for specialists, who will find that some contributions fill existing gaps in scholarship, and that others provide starting points for future research." - Choice Magazine, May 2014 Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Introduction. Foreword. No ‘Museum Piece’: Aboriginal Games and Cultural Contestation in Subarctic Canada. Lassoing and Reindeer Racing Versus ‘Universal’ Sports: Various Routes to Sámi Identity Through Sports. ‘A Reservation Hero is a Hero Forever’: Basketball, Irony, and Humor in the Novels of James Welch, Sherman Alexie, and Stephen Graham Jones. Neoliberalism as Neocolonialism?: Considerations on the Marketisation of Waka Ama in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Towards Cultural Competence: How Incorporating M?ori Values Could Benefit New Zealand Sport. Resisting Critical Analyses: Gatekeeping Issues with Australian Indigenous ‘Subjects’. Sport for Development in Zambia: The New or not so New Colonisation?. The Legacy of Jack Johnson on Aboriginal Australia. Indigenous Reconciliation Games: Selling Australian Football as the New Game to the New South Africa. Youth Development Through Recreation: Eurocentric Influences and Aboriginal Self-Determination. Paradigm Lost: Indigenous Games and Neoliberalism in the South African Context. Hope and Strength(s) Through Physical Activity for Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples. Uncomfortable Icons: Uneasiness, Expectations, and American Indians in Sport. Native Games: Indigenous Peoples and Sports in the Post-Colonial World. Research in the Sociology of Sport. Native Games: Indigenous Peoples and Sports in the Post-Colonial World. Copyright page.
£92.99
Clube de Autores A História Do Futebol Amador E Outros Esportes
£16.72
Puni Publishing The Neural Engineering Codex for Swimming
£17.64
HarperCollins India A Shot At History : My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold
£14.99
James Bren The History of the Summer Olympics
£13.49
James Bren The History of the Winter Olympics
£12.49
Independently Published Armonia
£13.28
Independently Published Olympic Exploration
£12.71
Independently Published Winter Paralympics 2026 Guide
£15.57
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Winter Olympics 2026 Complete Guide
£19.37
Independently Published The Miracle Men
£15.19
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp These Tactical Problems Can Strengthen Chess Skills
£999.99
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Charlotte Dujardin
£13.29
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp An Inspiring Story of Chase Elliott
£13.41
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Kirsty Coventry
£12.34
HarperCollins Publishers Coming Up for Air The inspiring autobiography and
Book SynopsisLonglisted for Autobiography of the Year, Sports Book Awards 2022The Instant Sunday Times BestsellerA deeply personal and inspiring memoir from one of the most celebrated and influential names in British sport. Tom Daley captured the hearts of the nation with his unforgettable medal-winning performance in the London 2012 Olympics. At the games in Tokyo, he triumphed to win gold and became the most decorated British diver of all time.In this deeply personal book, Tom explores the experiences that have shaped him and the qualities to which he owes his contentment and success; from the resilience he developed competing at world-class level, to the courage he discovered while reclaiming the narrative around his sexuality, and the perspective that family life has brought him.Candid and perceptive, Coming Up for Air offers a unique insight into the life and mindset of one our greatest and most-loved athletes.
£13.49
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Rise
Book SynopsisThe first ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, revealing never-before-told stories of her life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slopes.82 World Cup wins. 20 World Cup titles. 3 Olympic medals. 7 World Championship Medals.A fixture in the American sports landscape for almost twenty years, Lindsey Vonn is a legend. With a career that spanned a transformation in how America recognizes and celebrates female athletes, Vonn—who retired in 2019 as the most decorated American skier of all time—was in the vanguard of that change, helping blaze a trail for other world-class female athletes and reimagining what it meant to pursue speed at all costs.In Rise, Vonn shares her incredible journey for the first time, going behind the scenes of a badass life built around resilience and risk-taking. One of the most aggressive skiers ever, Vonn offers a fascinating glimpse into the relentless pursuit of her limits, a pursuit so focused on one-upping herself that she pushed her body past its breaking point as she achieved greatness. While this iconic grit and perseverance helped her battle a catalog of injuries, these injuries came with a cost—physical, of course, but also mental. Vonn opens up about her decades-long depression and struggles with self-confidence, discussing candidly how her mental health challenges influenced her career without defining her. Through it all, she dissects the moments that sidelined her and how, each time, she clawed her way back using an iconoclastic approach rooted in hard work—pushing boundaries, challenging expectations, and speaking her mind, even when it got her into trouble. Featuring sixteen pages of photos, Rise is an inspirational look at her hard-fought success as well as an honest appraisal of the sacrifices she made along the way—an emotional journey of winning that understands all too well that every victory comes with a price.
£14.39
