Bibliograph

Swifter, higher, stronger, a photographic history of the Summer Olympics, by Sue Macy ; foreword by Bob Costas

Type

Label

Swifter, higher, stronger, a photographic history of the Summer Olympics, by Sue Macy ; foreword by Bob Costas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Swifter, higher, stronger

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

176951309

Responsibility statement

by Sue Macy ; foreword by Bob Costas

Sub title

a photographic history of the Summer Olympics

Summary

A comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, and incorporates updates to all charts and records, as well as fun facts and anecdotes from the most recent Olympics and training

Table Of Contents

Photo gallery: Competing -- The games reborn -- Women dig in their heels -- Breakthrough athletes -- Photo gallery: Excelling -- Controversies cast a shadow -- Unlikely heroes -- Photo gallery: Celebrating -- Olympic almanac

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