Book Description
Profiles the accomplishments of one hundred athletes in Olympic competition throughout the 20th century.
Author : Bud Greenspan
Publisher : Stoddart
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 15,73 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781881649663
Profiles the accomplishments of one hundred athletes in Olympic competition throughout the 20th century.
Author : Barbara M. Linde
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,33 MB
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781404209725
An introduction to Olympic wrestling features a history of the Olympic games and profiles of ancient and modern champions.
Author : Bob Broeg
Publisher : Missouri History Museum
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 28,2 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 9781883982317
St. Louis produced the 1904 Olympics, the man who created tennis's Davis Cup, the first forward pass in football, one of the best collections of soccer talent in North America, a Man named Stan, a record-smashing seventy home runs in one season, and most recently, the Super Bowl champion Rams.
Author : Richard Moore
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 10,77 MB
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1408181568
The men's 100m final at the 1988 Olympics has been described as the dirtiest race ever - but also the greatest. Aside from Johnson's blistering time, the race is infamous for its athletes' positive drug tests. This is the story of that race, the rivalry between Johnson and Lewis, and the repercussions still felt almost a quarter of a century on.
Author : John Lohn
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 43,3 MB
Release : 2014-08-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1442237007
Every four years the summer Olympic Games capture the world’s attention. Over 10,000 athletes from more than 200 countries gather to prove they are the best in their sports. From the first competition held in 1896 to the 2012 London Olympics, the games have hosted some of swimming’s greatest victories and toughest defeats. Fans have witnessed Johnny Weissmuller win back-to-back Olympic gold medals before he found fame on the big screen as Tarzan; they have seen Dara Torres defy age to win three silver medals at the age of 41; and they will forever remember Michael Phelps capturing a record eight gold medals at the 2008 games. The Most Memorable Moments in Olympic Swimming relives the sport’s greatest moments on its biggest stage. Through careful research and the personal recollections from the athletes themselves, John Lohn has brought together the key performances, top athletes, major controversies, and improbable victories of the games. Organized chronologically, the progression of swimming as an Olympic sport comes to life as the top 25 moments are revealed. The best swimmers in Olympic history are featured throughout, from Mark Spitz and Ian Thorpe to Debbie Meyer and Dawn Fraser. Dozens of photographs highlight the athletes and their shared passion for swimming glory. Detailed appendixes include the top Olympic medal winners by country and by athlete, and a bibliography provides key swimming references for the reader. Swimming fans, coaches, athletes, and researchers will enjoy this history of a sport rich in tradition and spectacular moments.
Author : Haydn Middleton
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 31,21 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781432902643
Explores some of the great moments and personalities of the Olympics, from the inception of the modern games in 1896 through the present.
Author : Joe Garner
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780547547985
The creators of the best-selling And the Crowd Goes Wild present an officially endorsed collection of key historical events that combines archival photography with coverage of such famed stories as the Immaculate Reception, the Ice Bowl and the Music City Miracle, in a volume complemented by a 10-part documentary by an Emmy Award-winning team.
Author : Todd Mishler
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 39,70 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781931599450
Calling all Wisconsin sports fans! This collection of sports stories and achievements, from the author of Cold Wars: 40 + Years of Packer-Viking, covers individual and team accomplishments across multiple sports and various levels of competition. Includes trivia, factoids, off-beat moments, weird/freak plays, black and white photographs, and lightearted accounts. In addition, a general compendium of records, streaks, and amazing moments complements the more than 40 greatest moments in Wisconsin sports.
Author : Earl Fee
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 667 pages
File Size : 49,48 MB
Release : 2011-04-20
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1426958390
One Hundred Years Young the Natural Way promotes ageless aging and a higher quality life by introducing twenty-five main steps to promote longevity. This handbook offers tips not only on maintaining longevity, but also on body, mind, and spirit/spirituality training in three sections and 660 pages. Success in one area leads to success in the others, and so author Earl Fee focuses on all three aspects of personal health. One Hundred Years Young the Natural Way is a complete guide to longevity paving the way for a rich, long life by using natural methods to improve the quality of life. Including helpful information for diabetics and others with health challenges, it describes options for maintaining the healthiest diet possible. Fee explains that ten to twenty minutes of short-fast aerobic exercises can promote anti-aging more effectively than long, slow exercise sessions. He also explains that there are ten essential supplements, as well as seventeen of the best vitamin and mineral supplements that can help with the anti-aging process. From mental exercises that prevent dementia to ways to gain the power of the spirit, One Hundred Years Young the Natural Way proves that its never too late take control and develop new, healthy habits.
Author : Ian Barry
Publisher : Assouline Publishing
Page : 6 pages
File Size : 35,33 MB
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 161428055X
There’s an undeniable fascination with motorcycles—their speed, design, riders, and coolness factor, are all part of the magnetism. This exquisite deluxe volume, presented on cotton paper in a beautiful black rubber clamshell box with a cutout metal plate, is the newest addition to Assouline’s Impossible Collection series is a compendium of the 100 most exceptional bikes of the twentieth century—from the rare to the renowned—each one is unique. Some of these brilliant pieces of machinery include the stunning and one-of-a-kind BMW R7, the 1948 Vincent Series Rapide that Rollie Free shattered land speed record on, in nothing but a bathing suit, the iconic 1969 Easy Rider bike that Peter Fonda made famous, and the 1973 Harley-Davidson XR750, Evel Knievel’s bike of choice. Motorcycle aficionados, aesthetes, and enthusiasts alike will treasure this collector’s item.