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Renowned sportswriter David Goldblatt has been hailed by the Wall Street Journal for writing "with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic". In The Games, Goldblatt delivers a magisterial history of the biggest sporting event of them all: the Olympics. He tells the epic story of the games from their reinvention in Athens in 1896 to the present day, chronicling classic moments of sporting achievement from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, the Miracle on Ice to Usain Bolt.
He goes beyond the medal counts to explore how international conflicts have played out at the Olympics, including the role of the games in Fascist Germany and Italy, the Cold War, and the struggles of the postcolonial world for recognition. He also tells the extraordinary story of how women fought to be included on equal terms, how the Paralympics started in the wake of World War II, and how the Olympics reflect changing attitudes to race and ethnicity.
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- De Gamal Mack en 12-27-23
De: Tommie Smith, y otros
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No Limits
- The Will to Succeed
- De: Michael Phelps, Alan Abrahamson
- Narrado por: Holter Graham, Michael Phelps
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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For years the world has followed his progress, from teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenom in Athens, and now as a living Olympic legend in Beijing with a peerless record of gold medals, more than any Olympic athlete throughout history. In No Limits, Michael Phelps - the greatest competitor we've seen since Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, or Lance Armstrong - will share with listeners the secrets to his remarkable success, from training to execution.
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Thoughts of a champion
- De Lisa en 01-10-09
De: Michael Phelps, y otros
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Total Olympics
- Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing
- De: Jeremy Fuchs
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 10 h y 5 m
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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, Total Olympics is pure pleasure for anyone who loves the world’s greatest sporting event. Discover how the modern Games began, in an out-of-the-way Victorian English town named Much Wenlock. Long-discontinued Olympic sports like tug of war, firefighting, live pigeon shooting, and painting. And the over-the-top, heroic exploits that make it all so thrilling.
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Ok coverage of topic; difficult writing and performance
- De Dave en 11-14-21
De: Jeremy Fuchs
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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
- De: Deborah Riley Draper, Blair Underwood, Travis Thrasher
- Narrado por: Leon Nixon
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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From burning crosses set on the Robinsons’s lawn to a Pennsylvania small town on fire with praise and parades when the athletes return from Berlin, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is full of emotion, grit, political upheaval, and the American dream. Capturing a powerful and untold chapter of history, the narrative is also a celebration of the courage, commitment, and accomplishments of these talented athletes and their impact on race, sports and inclusion around the world.
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History I never knew...
- De Malcolm Drewery en 10-01-21
De: Deborah Riley Draper, y otros
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Rome 1960
- The Olympics that Changed the World
- De: David Maraniss
- Narrado por: David Maraniss
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The athletes competing in the 1960 Rome Olympics included some of the most honored in Olympic history: decathlete Rafer Johnson, sprinter Wilma Rudolph, Ethiopian marathoner Abebe Bikila, and Louisville boxer Cassius Clay, who at 18 seized the world stage for the first time, four years before he became Muhammad Ali.
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Very Good Book
- De Jay en 07-30-08
De: David Maraniss
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Courage to Soar
- A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance
- De: Simone Biles
- Narrado por: Imani Parks
- Duración: 6 h y 21 m
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In Courage to Soar, the official autobiography from four-time Olympic gold-winning and record-setting American gymnast Simone Biles, Simone shares how her faith, family, passion, and perseverance against tremendous odds made her one of the top athletes and record-breaking gymnasts in the world - and how you too can overcome challenges in your life. In this audiobook, Simone shares the details of her inspiring personal story - one filled with the kinds of daily acts of courage that led her, and can lead you, to even the most unlikely of dreams.
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A little thin
- De Rachel2450 en 11-24-16
De: Simone Biles
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Silent Gesture
- The Autobiography of Tommie Smith (Sporting)
- De: Tommie Smith, Delois Smith, David Steele
- Narrado por: Derrick Hardin
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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At the 1968 Olympics, Tommie Smith came in first in the 200-meter dash. As they received their medals, he and bronze winner John Carlos each raised a black-gloved fist, creating an indelible image of courage and protest that still resonates 40 years later. In this, his autobiography, Smith fills out the story of that moment - how it came to be and where it led him, and paints a vivid picture of the long, painful backlash that came with his fame, and his fate, all of which was rapped up in his "silent gesture".
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I learned so much
- De Gamal Mack en 12-27-23
De: Tommie Smith, y otros
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No Limits
- The Will to Succeed
- De: Michael Phelps, Alan Abrahamson
- Narrado por: Holter Graham, Michael Phelps
- Duración: 5 h y 34 m
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For years the world has followed his progress, from teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenom in Athens, and now as a living Olympic legend in Beijing with a peerless record of gold medals, more than any Olympic athlete throughout history. In No Limits, Michael Phelps - the greatest competitor we've seen since Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, or Lance Armstrong - will share with listeners the secrets to his remarkable success, from training to execution.
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Thoughts of a champion
- De Lisa en 01-10-09
De: Michael Phelps, y otros
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Path Lit by Lightning
- De: David Maraniss
- Narrado por: David Maraniss
- Duración: 23 h y 26 m
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Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. Most famously, he won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. A member of the Sac and Fox Nation, he was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, the star of the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for John McGraw’s New York Giants. Even in a golden age of sports celebrities, he was one of a kind.
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Authors can’t always narate
- De SH en 09-05-22
De: David Maraniss
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Black Gold
- De: Teresa Edwards
- Narrado por: Teresa Edwards
- Duración: 2 h y 31 m
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Teresa Edwards has won more Olympic medals than any other basketball player in history with four golds and one bronze. She is the youngest woman to win a gold medal in basketball - and the oldest. She’s a WNBA pioneer and has been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Now, for the first time, she shares the story of her greatest loss - and her most incredible victory.
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Made me cry
- De Anonymous User en 09-11-21
De: Teresa Edwards
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The Three-Year Swim Club
- The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
- De: Julie Checkoway
- Narrado por: Alex Chadwick
- Duración: 14 h y 48 m
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In 1937, a schoolteacher on the island of Maui challenged a group of poverty-stricken sugar plantation kids to swim upstream against the current of their circumstance. The goal? To become Olympians. They faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The children were Japanese-American, were malnourished and barefoot, and had no pool; they trained in the filthy irrigation ditches that snaked down from the mountains into the sugarcane fields.
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Great story but the Hawaiian words get slaughtered
- De Arabella en 01-26-16
De: Julie Checkoway
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Grace, Gold and Glory
- De: Gabrielle Douglas, Michelle Burford
- Narrado por: Haleakala Wilson
- Duración: 4 h y 16 m
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In the 2012 London Olympics, US gymnast Gabrielle Douglas stole hearts and flew high as the All-Around Gold Medal winner, as well as acting as a critical member of the US gold-medal-winning women gymnastics team. In this personal autobiography, Gabrielle tells her story of faith, perseverance, and determination, demonstrating you can reach your dreams if you let yourself soar.
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Grace, Gold and Glory
- De Pen Name en 03-21-17
De: Gabrielle Douglas, y otros
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Walk and Talk Paris
- De: Sonia Landes, Alison Landes
- Narrado por: Gates McFadden
- Duración: 3 h y 49 m
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Get ready for a one-of-a-kind audio experience: discover Paris through intimate, guided audio walking tours of the city's most historic and enchanting quarters. There are four tours for you to listen to as you walk through the City of Light, plus essential French words and phrases that every traveler wants to know.
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Walk and Talk Paris
- De Linda en 04-13-08
De: Sonia Landes, y otros
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A History of the Olympics
- De: John Goodbody Barry
- Narrado por: Barry Davies
- Duración: 6 h y 40 m
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This unique audiobook history of the Olympics, first issued in 2008, has been updated to include the Beijing Olympics and released to coincide with the London event. Written by the prize-winning sports journalist John Goodbody, and with a fascinating personal documentary featuring one of Britain's leading Olympians, Sebastian Coe, who is now heading the 2012 Games, this is an ideal opener!
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Better than expected...
- De steve en 02-28-10
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Games
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- Andrea
- 08-21-17
a bit cynical
if you are more into investigative journalism than inspiring stories, this book is for you.
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- Shawn Klein
- 11-28-23
Quite Disappointing
Performance: generally fine; though some mispronunciations. As a Boston sports fan, hearing the Boston Celtics pronounced with the hard 'c' (as in keltic) was a bit confusing for moment.
Content: Quite disappointing. There is some interesting and useful information; especially about the early games and the 19th century context that the Olympic revival comes out of. But as it gets further on; the book suffers. Frankly, it is probably trying to do and say too much in too little space. There is no overarching theme or narrative; no through line, that connects the chapters. There are some focal points; but these are not as well developed as they could be; and sometimes forced as the author tries to shoe horn in all the games of a specific time frame into the focus. But, as often as not, these focuses get lost in the details. The author tends to spend more time on the planners (and their backgrounds) than the games themselves. The latter half is almost entirely focused on the broader sociological and economic contexts of the host cities and games with very little discussed about the games themselves. There is only a tiny bit about Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, for example, when discussing the Summer Games in 2008. A good chunk of the Rio games is taken up by a discussion of the Brazilian presidential impeachment and surrounding scandals. Also, the closer to our own era we get, the more the authors particular political biases come through, muddying the analysis.
The subtitle of the book is the “A Global History of the Games” but it is not at clear what is particularly global about this history. Obviously, it is global, since the Olympics is global, but beyond that, I am not sure what they are trying to get at with that.
There is also a kind of elitist aesthetics expressed throughout. Inevitable, Olympic projects, such as buildings, slogans, or mascots, are described as kitschy, banal, vacuous, or ugly. There is a lot of sneering at the consumerism around the Olympics—which seems to run counter to the author’s concerns about the IOC’s long history of clinging to 19th century amateurism.
There are some errors as well; the most egregious being when he inexplicably labels the Christian identity nationalist, Eric Rudolph, the terrorist responsible for the Atlanta Olympic pipe bomber, a libertarian.
Overall the author’s cynicism and elitism get in the way of the valid criticisms of Olympic projects. As this and other histories show, there are many problems and criticisms to be made, but this work doesn’t do the work necessary to develop these, explain why they are concerns, or offer much in the way of alternatives. In most cases, the reality of the games is implicitly compared to some unstated majestic and idyllic system where the Olympics could take place without these problems. Furthermore, as critical as the author is of the vision of Coubertin’s Olympics, the author actually seems to in a way share this utopian vision of pure sport. But since the reality of the Olympics can never live up to this vision; it gets lots of righteous scorn and rhetorical sneering.
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- Vanessa Francis
- 10-05-16
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I love all things Olympic - so when I purchased this book, I had the hopes that it would be a great way to learn some facts and discover a new side to the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, the way this book was written - and perhaps it's better to physically read it, as opposed to listen to it - I found it distracting and unorganized. Instead of listing the different facts about each of the modern games, every topic jumped back and forth varying on what idea the author was trying to talk about. Then, it would mention multiple Games before breaking them down into just talking about that particular game. I just found it frustrating and confusing. I'm not the best writer of reviews, granted, but listening to this book could've helped inspire such a bad review.
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