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The Modern Olympiads

 

The Modern Olympiads At The Patchogue-Medford Library
100 years of Olympic glory

Narrated by Will Lyman
Athens to Athens : The Official History of the Olympic Games and the Ioc 1894-2004
by David Miller

A definitive history of the Olympic Games and the International Olympic Committee traces the re-creation of the games themselves, the famous people and events that define them, and the at times controversial decisions and actions of the committee that controls them.
Chronicle Of The Olympics

A visual tour of the history of the modern Olympic Games reveals hidden rivalries, boycotts, triumphs, and tragedies, and lists all the events and medalists since the beginning of the Games.
The complete book of the Olympics
by David Wallechinsky

 
The Olympics : a history of the modern games
by Allen Guttmann

Traces the history of the modern Olympics from 1896 to 2000, contrasting the ideal of the game with the often politicized reality.
The library also has a collection of Olympic records and results

 

Beijing - its life and times
 
The Original Olympic Games
 
The Modern Olympiads
 
The Beijing Olympics On The World Wide Web