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Created in association with the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, The Story of the Olympic Games brings to life the glorious history of the Games of the Olympiad. Chronologically structured and featuring up to 200 original photographs, the book charts the story of this famous global event, beginning in 776 BC in ancient Greece through to its revival in 1896 and the 27 subsequent games. The pages are packed with exclusive photographs of the action, athletes...
4) The Olympics
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Contains twelve controversial articles that debate issues related to the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics, including doping, political unrest, sex trafficking, and more.
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Each title in this series will focus on one sport (or a group of related sports) that will give readers an overview of the sport, scientific principles and concepts related to the sport, biomechanics and physiology related to playing the sport, and relevant elements of related sports medicine.