OLYMPICS
JOCKBRARIAN
Bibliography
Sorted by Call Number / Author.
364.15 LAR
Large, David Clay. Munich 1972 : tragedy, terror, and triumph at the
Olympic Games. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,
c2012.
The decision for Munich -- "We just slid into it" : planning and
building for Munich '72 -- On the eve of the games -- Let the games
begin - Invasion of the sanctuary -- Battlefield Fürstenfeldbruck -The games go on. A comprehensive history of the 1972 Munich
Olympic Games, discussing the political conditions of the period, how
Munich was selected for the games and how the city prepared for
them, the athletes of the games, and the kidnapping and murder of
eleven Israeli Olympians by Palestinian terrorists.
796.32 KRZ
Krzyzewski, Mike. The gold standard : building a world-class team. 1st
ed. New York : Business Plus, 2009.
National basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski provides an account of his
experiences building the team that ultimately won the 2008 Olympic
gold medal.
796.334 HAM
Hamm, Mia, 1972-. Go for the goal : a champion's guide to winning in
soccer and life. 1st Quill ed. New York : Quill, 2000.
Olympic and World Cup soccer champion Mia Hamm discusses her
life, tracing her path to success on the field, and offers advice and
tips to other girls who would like to follow in her footsteps.
796.4 RAP
Rapoport, Ron. See how she runs : Marion Jones & the making of a
champion. Chapel Hill, NC : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, c2000.
A biography of world champion sprinter and NCAA-champion
basketball player Marion Jones, following her quest to win four gold
medals at the 1999 World Championships in track, and discussing
her Olympic hopes.
796.4 SCH
Schaap, Jeremy. Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's
Olympics. 1st Mariner Books ed. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008,
c2007.
Prologue -- A day to remember -- Out of Alabama -- Vincible -- Heel
bones and a new start -- The judge and the millionaire -- "We are
with you, Adolf" -- A blessing in disguise -- Jew kills nazi -- A friend
and a foe felled -- Olympic trials -- Olympia -- The belle of the ball -The battle tent of some great emperor -- The youth of the world -Day one -- Day two -- Day three -- "He flies like the Hindenburg" :
Day four -- The relay -- Epilogue. Presents a comprehensive analysis
of the 1936 Olympic games hosted by Germany, America's threat to
boycott the games, and the four Olympic gold medals won by
African-American athlete Jesse Owens, whose performance crushed
Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy.
796.42 JOY
Joyner-Kersee, Jacqueline, 1962-. A kind of grace : the autobiography of
the world's greatest female athlete. New York, NY : Warner Books,
c1997.
Autobiography of Olympic athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee, discussing
her early success in sports, her struggles to hold her family together
after the death of her mom, her battles with asthma, and her
marriage to her controversial coach.
796.48 HOF
Hoffer, Richard. Something in the air : American passion and defiance in
the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. 1st Free Press hardcover ed. New
York : Free Press, 2009.
Roads to glory : dogs on ice, a third-string end, and Robin Hood -1968 : tanks on the streets, dead on a balcony, and Audie Murphy -Speed city : pineapple upside-down cake, "tutti frutti", and Jack
Daniels -- Countdown to Mexico : lymphocytes, zip guns, and ROTC - Boycott : Hells Angels, a petrified pig, and more Ralph Henry
Barbour -- A desperate innovation : rolls, straddles, and an airborne
seizure -- The trials : spondylolsthesis, brush spikes, and a brutal
stomping -- Denver : the anarchists' convention, a vote for Nixon, a
cold chill -- Mexico City : thin air, fresh paint, and shots in the night - Opening ceremonies : flag dipping, a family feud, and 6,300
pigeons -- And they're off : a grisly tableau, pinochle, and a guided
missile launch -- Protest : licorice hammers, tommie jets, and black
gloves -- Harder and higher : the little stinker, beauty and the beast,
and Hollywood agents -- Aftershocks : pimped-out socks, a mutation
performance, and sparks under his feet -- Monday : a grunion hunt,
a crying tigerbelle, and a jig for joy -- Week two : a cuddlesome
junior, a ragtag bunch, and a blonde in a beehive -- Pappy's boys :
rateros, various sarges, and a lucky picture of a pretty girl -- Going
home : boy scouts, psychedelic mileage, and a black bra. Chronicles
the political and racial tension that was felt by those who witnessed
and participated in the 1968 summer Olympics in Mexico City, which
became a forum for protest by some athletes including Tommie
Smith and John Carlos.
796.48 MAY
May-Treanor, Misty. Misty : digging deep in volleyball and life. 1st
Scribner hardcover ed. New York : Scribner, 2010.
Misty May-Treanor, two-time Olympic gold medalist, shares her life
story, covering her childhood growing up with athletic and alcoholic
parents, her rise to the top of beach volleyball, her injuries that
almost ended her career, and her gold metal accomplishments.
796.48 SCH
The Olympic dream and spirit, Volume one: stories of courage,
perseverance and dedication. Grand Island, NE: Ex-Husker Press,
c2000.
Canoe, kayek, diving, luge, gymnastics, wrestling, swimming,
triathlon, swimming, field hockey, swimming, sailing, fencing,
biathlon, curling, weightlifting, taekwondo, figure skating, decathlon.
796.48 SEA
Red, white, blue & gold : the U.S. Olympic team at the games of the
XXVII Olympiad. Birmingham, AL : Pachyderm Press, c2000.
796.8 GAR
Gardner, Rulon. Never stop pushing. 1st Carroll & Graf ed. New York :
Carroll & Graf ;, 2005.
Presents the memoirs of the 2000 Summer Olympics gold medal
winner Rulon Gardner as he describes growing up on his Mormon
family's dairy farm in Wyoming, his struggles with learning
disabilities, and success in the sport of wrestling.
796.91 HAM
Hamill, Dorothy. A skating life. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion, c2007.
Ice skater Dorothy Hamill offers an intimate look at her life,
discussing her childhood, relationship with her parents, career as an
Olympic and professional skater, failed marriages, insecurities,
personal triumphs, and other related topics.
796.91 JAN
Jansen, Dan. Full circle : an autobiography. 1st ed. New York : Villard
Books, 1994.
Olympic champion speed skater Dan Jansen shares his personal
story.
796.93 BOD
Luke Bodensteiner 1994. Endless Winter : An Olympians Journal. West
Bend, WI : Alta Press, 1994.
796.96 COF
Coffey, Wayne R. The boys of winter : the untold story of a coach, a
dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. 1st ed. New York :
Crown Publishers, c2005.
797.12 BRO
Brown, Daniel, 1951-. The boys in the boat : nine Americans and their
epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Large print ed.
Detroit : Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, 2013.
Tells how in 1936 the University of Washington's eight-oar crew,
composed of the sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers who
had mastered collegiate rowing, went on to the Berlin Olympics
where they defeated Adolf Hitler's German team to achieve the
Olympic gold medal.
797.2 BEA
Beard, Amanda. In the water they can't see you cry : a memoir. 1st
Touchstone hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Relates the experiences of Olympic swimmer Amanda Beard,
discussing her swimming career; struggle with bulimia, depression,
and drugs; unhealthy relationships; marriage; son; and more.
797.2 MUL
Mullen, P. H. Gold in the water : the true story of ordinary men and their
extraordinary dream of Olympic glory. 1st St. Martin's Griffin ed.
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2003, c2001.
Follows the Olympic journey of U.S. swimmers who trained for two
years at the Santa Clara Swim Club in northern California in
preparation for the 2000 games.
797.2 PHE
Phelps, Michael, 1985-. No limits : the will to succeed. 1st Free Press
hardcover ed. New York : Free Press, 2008.
Michael Phelps describes his experiences at the 2008 Beijing Olympic
games, and also discusses his family, coaches, his passion for
swimming, as well as the obsticles and challenges he has faced
throughout his career.
940.54 ZAM
Hillenbrand, Laura. Unbroken : a World War II story of survival,
resilience, and redemption. 1st ed. New York : Random House,
c2010.
A biography of Olympic runner and World War II bombardier, Louis
Zamperini, who had been rambunctious in childhood before
succeeding in track and eventually serving in the military, which led
to a trial in which he was forced to find a way to survive in the open
ocean after being shot down.