Read the Olympics for Adults

With the arrival of the 2024 summer game in Paris, explore the history of the Olympic Games, stories of amazing athletes, and more!

Updated June 21, 2024
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Total Olympics : every obscure, hilarious, dramatic, and inspiring tale worth knowing
Fuchs, Jeremy
Paper Book
"An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun."--Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream Team   Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy...
Coming up for air
Daley, Tom
Paper Book
Longlisted for Autobiography of the Year, Sports Book Awards 2022 The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller A 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...
The history of the Olympic Games : faster, higher, stronger
Paper Book
Published in association with the International Olympic Committee, The History of the Olympic Games: Faster, Higher, Stronger is the definitive illustrated chronicle of the world's biggest sporting event. Featuring stunning photographs and artefacts from the archive of the...
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...

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