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The Athlete in the Ancient Greek World by Reyes Bertolín Cebrián 9780806166261
RRP: £24.95Booksplease Price: £24.72In the world of sports, the most important component is the athlete. After all, without athletes there would be no sports. In ancient Greece, athletes were public figures, idolized and envied. This fascinating book draws on a broad range of ancient... -
Olympia and Olympic Games by Anna Maranti 9789605403362 [USED COPY]
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £4.44Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The Nolympics: One Man's Struggle Against Sporting Hysteria by Nicholas Lezard 9780718197612 [USED COPY]
RRP: £7.99Booksplease Price: £1.92Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
The First Ever English Olympic Games by Celia Haddon 9780340862742 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £1.98Quirky and funny, while also being a serious account, this entertaining little book takes a historical event, THE FIRST EVER OLIMPICK GAMES, and looks at what it reveals about life in England in the seventeenth century: the history, monarchy, religion... -
Success and Failure of Countries at the Olympic Games by Danyel Reiche 9781138797215 [USED COPY]
RRP: £160.00Booksplease Price: £57.31The Olympic Games is undoubtedly the greatest sporting event in the world, with over 200 countries competing for success. This important new study of the Olympics investigates why some countries are more successful than others. Which factors determine... -
The Secret Olympian: The Inside Story of the Olympic Experience by ANON 9781408154922 [USED COPY]
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £2.19The vast majority of us can only dream of being an Olympic-level athlete - but we have no real idea of what that means. Here, for the first time, in all its shocking, funny and downright bizarre glory, is the truth of the Olympic experience. It is an... -
Going For Gold: Welsh Olympic Dreams for 2012 by Jos Andrews 9781908192943 [USED COPY]
Booksplease Price: £1.98What does it take to be the greatest? Whether it's part of a team like cyclist Geraint Thomas, who won gold in the team pursuit event in Beijing 2008, or notching up a record-beating 11 gold medals in the swimming pool for paralympic swimmer David... -
The Olympic Games, Sports Law and Human Rights Alexandre Miguel Mestre 9781032942575
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £43.94This book explores the relationship between sports law, the Olympic Movement and human rights. Examining the historical legal roots of contemporary 'Olympic law', including the ancient history of the Olympic Games and the legacy of Pierre de Coubertin,... -
The Athletes’ Voice in History Stephan Wassong 9781032389233
RRP: £39.99Booksplease Price: £35.06This collection of essays is the third iteration in a series of publications dealing with Olympic studies that initially developed out of the tripartite relationship between Western University (Canada), Victoria University, Melbourne (Australia), and the... -
Winters of Discontent: The Winter Olympics and a Half Century of Protest and Resistance Russell Field 9780252088445
RRP: £21.99Booksplease Price: £20.94Every four years, the Winter Olympics become a focal point for activism and resistance. But in the modern era, mere bids to host the Games have sparked fierce opposition from groups motivated by local or global concerns. Russell Field edits a collection...