Serious Business: The Olympics (and Other Major Sports)

Updated February 5, 2026
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I'm that girl : living the power of my dreams
Chiles, Jordan
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...
An economist goes to the game how to throw away 580 million and other surprising insights from the economics of sports
Oyer, Paul E.
Paper Book
An engaging look at the ways economic thinking can help us understand how sports work both on and off the field   "Mr. Oyer writes clearly and ranges across all sorts of sports as well as across the globe, introducing fascinating observations."--Henry D....
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."-...
The sports gene : inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance
Epstein, David J.
Paper Book
The New York Times bestseller - with a new afterword added to the paperback - from the author of Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. In high school, I wondered whether the Jamaican Americans who made our track team so...

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