The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics

The ultimate Olympic source book." (The Los Angeles Times) "An extremely meticulous—one might even say Olympian—piece of scholarship." (The New York Times Book Review) "A staggering compendium of results, highlights, and oddments dating from the first modern games . . . Few reference books qualify as good bedtime reading, but The Complete Book of the Olympics by David Wallechinsky is an exception." (The Wall Street Journal) In this brand new updated edition of The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics, complete with thrilling photographs of the unforgettable moments from Olympic history, David Wallechinsky puts the Salt Lake City games into perspective with background, stories, and statistics from every Winter Olympics since the Chamonix games of 1924. When the Salt Lake City Olympics opens on February 8, 2002, it will be the biggest Winter Games in history, with 10 new events and a record number of participating athletes and countries. Will the trend that has seen the United States Alpine Skiing shut out of gold medals at every Winter Games held in the United States continue, or will veterans Erik Schlopy and Picabo Street or some surprise upstart be able to topple the perennial favorites from Switzerland and Austria? Can anyone finally dislodge the Russians from the pinnacle of pairs figure skating success? Will there be another "Miracle on Ice"? This is the indispensable source for insights into these and many more gripping behind-the- scenes stories.
ASIN: 1585671959
VSKU: BVV.1585671959.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Wallechinsky, David
Binding: Hardcover
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Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.