Celebrate the Olympics

The Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Paris this year. Go for the gold with these books about Olympians and Paralympians past and present, real and fictional

Updated May 29, 2024
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The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
Brown, Daniel
Paper Book
The Boys in the Boat is the story of Joe Rantz, a charismatic young man born dirt poor in the woods of Washington State, who dreams of escaping the challenges of the Great Depression, and a complicated family life full of painful memories. What follows is an extraordinary journey, as Joe and eight...
Coming up for air
Daley, Tom
Paper Book
Longlisted for Autobiography of the Year, Sports Book Awards 2022 The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller 'Honest and moving - everything a memoir should be' The Sun 'An illuminating look at what it takes to be an Olympian...
For the glory : Eric Liddell's journey from Olympic champion to modern martyr
Hamilton, Duncan
Paper Book
Eric Liddell was as close to a saint as any man in modern history has been. Renowned for his athletic prowess, it was also his deeply entrenched values that set him apart from the crowd. These qualities were never better illustrated than in the 1924 Paris Olympics when, having declined his place in...
The games
Patterson, James
Paper Book
We will take on any case, solve any crime, uncover any secret. We are Private. And we're the best. ____________________________ The greatest show on Earth - and the greatest opportunity for terrorists... Two years ago, Jack Morgan was in Rio...
The games : a global history of the Olympics
Goldblatt, David
Paper Book
Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award. From the ancient Greeks to today's festival of sponsors - this is the definitive sporting, social and political history of the Olympic Games. 'An excellent, pacy, anecdote-studded history of the modern Games' -...
The horsewoman : a novel
Patterson, James
Paper Book
Maggie Atwood and Becky McCabe - mother and daughter, both champion riders - vowed to never, ever, compete against one another. But a dramatic turn of events ahead of the Paris Olympics changes everything. Mother and daughter share a dream- to be the best in the world. Only...
The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
Checkoway, Julie
Paper Book

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