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• Total Olympics

  Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing

  Fuchs, Jeremy,

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  Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and controversial moments. Discover how the modern Games began, in an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 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,

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  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.

• The Boys in the Boat

  Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

  Brown, Daniel James, 1951-

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  This book tells the story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans. It traces the story of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Games of Deception

  the True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany

  Maraniss, Andrew

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  Basketball which, after its invention in 1891 Springfield, MA, quickly became beloved worldwide was not an Olympic sport until it debuted at the 1936 games in Berlin. The story of how it came to be showcased as an exhibition in front of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Making of a Miracle

  the Untold Story of the Captain of the 1980 Gold Medal-winning US Olympic Hockey Team

  Eruzione, Mike, 1954-

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  Mike Eruzione, who scored the game-winning goal for the U.S. hockey team against its vaunted Russian opponents in the 1980 Winter Olympics, traces his path to glory and his charmed life afterward in this buoyant, earnest memoir.

• Inaugural Ballers

  the True Story of the First U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team

  Maraniss, Andrew

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  Twenty years before women's soccer became an Olympic sport and two decades before the formation of the WNBA, the '76 US women's basketball team laid the foundation for the incredible rise of women's sports in America at the youth,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Race to Be Myself

  a Memoir

  Semenya, Caster, 1991-

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  Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just eighteen years old after winning the Berlin World…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Coming Up for Air

  Daley, Tom, 1994-

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  A deeply personal and inspiring memoir from the celebrated Olympic gold medal diver and LGBTQ+ advocate Tom Daley is one of the most beloved athletes of our time, having competed as a diver in four Olympics, garnering medals and finally,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dare to Make History

  Chasing a Dream and Fighting for Equity

  Lamoureux-Davidson, Jocelyne (Jocelyne Nicole), 1989-

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  The Lamoureux twins chronicle their journey to the pinnacle of their sport, their efforts along with almost 150 other hockey players to start a new professional women's hockey league, their training to come back and make another national…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beautiful on the Outside

  a Memoir

  Rippon, Adam, 1989-

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  Former Olympic figure skater Rippon showcases his funny and inspiring personality in this entertaining memoir. From traveling to practices on the Greyhound bus next to ex convicts to being so poor he could only afford to eat the free…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Olympians

  Fascism, Queerness, and the Making of Modern Sports

  Waters, Michael, 1997-

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  The story of the groundbreaking trans athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who set the stage for today's culture wars.