Get Ready for the Paris Olympics!

Get Ready for the Paris Olympics! These books will give you a history of the Olympic games, individual and team achievement, and the history of Paris, France.

Updated May 23, 2024
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Paris and her cathedrals
Bloch, R. Howard
Paper Book
"So infectious is R. Howard Bloch's passion for his subject that even those unable to do the traveling required will find in Paris and Her Cathedrals an inspiring guide to these time-hallowed masterpieces of medieval culture." -Colin Jones, author of Paris and The Great Nation Over the...
726.64 Bloch 2022
The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Brown, Daniel James
Paper Book
Now a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany--from the author of Facing the Mountain. For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the...

797.123 Brown 2013

Olympic pride, American prejudice : the untold story of 18 African Americans who defied Jim Crow and Adolf Hitler to compete in the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Draper, Deborah Riley
Paper Book
Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, defying the racism of both Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow South. Set against the turbulent backdrop of a segregated...
796.48 Draper 2020
Finish strong : a father's code and a son's path
Ebner, Nate
Paper Book
The inspiring story of Nate Ebner's bond with his unconventional father and its remarkable consequences Nate Ebner and his father were inseparable. From an early age, they worked side-by-side in the family junkyard, where part of the job was dispensing citizen's justice to...
796.33 Ebner Ebner 2021
The games : a global history of the Olympics
Goldblatt, David
Paper Book
The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic games--by a New York Times best-selling sportswriter. A Boston Globe Best Book of 2016 A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2016 For millions of people around the world, the...
796.4809 G564 2016
The Sixth Man : a memoir
Iguodala, Andre
Paper Book
**The Instant National Bestseller** The standout memoir from NBA powerhouse Andre Iguodala, the indomitable sixth man of the Golden State Warriors. Fresh off the Warriors' fourth Finals win in eight years, Andre Iguodala long has been one of the most admired players...
796.323 Iguodala Iguodala 2019
Nazi games : the Olympics of 1936
Large, David Clay.
Paper Book
The torch relay--that staple of Olympic pageantry--first opened the summer games in 1936 in Berlin. Proposed by the Nazi Propaganda Ministry, the relay was to carry the symbolism of a new Germany across its route through southeastern and central Europe. Soon after the Wehrmacht would march in...
796.48 L323 2007
Dream team : how Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the greatest team of all time conquered the world and changed the game of basketball forever
McCallum, Jack
Paper Book
They were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers.   In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the...
796.323 M124d 2012
Fire on the track : Betty Robinson and the triumph of the early Olympic women
Montillo, Roseanne
Paper Book
The inspiring and irresistible true story of the women who broke barriers and finish-line ribbons in pursuit of Olympic Gold When Betty Robinson assumed the starting position at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, she was participating in what was only her fourth-ever organized...
796.42 Montillo 2017
Bravey : chasing dreams, befriending pain, and other big ideas
Pappas, Alexi
Paper Book
The Olympic runner, actress, filmmaker and writer Alexi Pappas shares what she's learned about confidence, self-reliance, mental health, embracing pain, and achieving your dreams. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE * "Heartbreaking and hilarious."-...
796.42 Pappas Pappas 2021
Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics
Schaap, Jeremy.
Paper Book
This New York Times best-selling author's account of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin offers a "vivid portrait not just of Owens but of '30s Germany and America" (Sports Illustrated). At the 1936 Olympics, against a backdrop of swastikas and goose-stepping storm troopers, an...
796.42 Ow2ys
Rick Steves Paris
Steves, Rick
Paper Book
Now more than ever, you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Paris. From the top of the Eiffel Tower to the ancient catacombs below the city, explore Paris at every level with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Paris you...
914.436 Steves 2022
The complete book of the Olympics
Wallechinsky, David
Paper Book
The Complete Book of the Olympics is just that - the pre-eminent point of reference for sports enthusiasts and journalists alike, and the essential guide to the London games. At 1300 large-format, closely typeset pages, the tome is a prodigious and compendious work of reference. But it is...
796.4809 W156 2012

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