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Enjoying the 2020 Olympiad? Dive, jump, vault!- into Olympic stories of yesteryear: a list of our books, DVDs

July 31, 2021 By Teresa Letizia

Non-Fiction and Biographies

  • Bravey : chasing dreams, befriending pain, and other big ideas / Pappas, Alexi, 2021. [Women runners — United States — Biography. Women Olympic athletes — Greece — Biography.]
  • 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 / Draper, Deborah Riley, 2020.
  • Brave enough : my story / Diggins, Jessie, 2020. [Cross-country skiing — United States. Olympic athletes — United States — Biography.]
  • The making of a miracle : the untold story of the captain of the 1980 gold medal-winning US Olympic hockey team / Eruzione, Mike, 2020
  • The sixth man : a memoir / Iguodala, Andre, 2019. [Basketball players — United States — Biography. Olympic athletes — United States — Biography.]
  • Tigerbelle : the Wyomia Tyus story / Tyus, Wyomia, 2018. [Women track and field athletes — United States — Biography.]
  • Berlin 1936 : sixteen days in August / Hilmes, Oliver, 2018. [Olympics — Political aspects — Germany. National socialism and sports.]
  • Godspeed : a memoir / Legler, Casey, 2018. [Olympic Games (26th : 1996 : Atlanta, Ga.).  Women swimmers — United States — Biography.]
  • Butterfly : from refugee to Olympian, my story of rescue, hope, and triumph / Mardini, Yusra, 2018. [Olympic Games (31st : 2016 : Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) — History. Women swimmers — Syria — Biography.]
  • Fire on the track : Betty Robinson and the triumph of the early Olympic women /  Montillo, Roseanne, 2017. [Women runners — United States — Biography.]
  • The games : a global history of the Olympics / Goldblatt, David, 2016
  • For the glory : Eric Liddell’s journey from Olympic champion to modern martyr / Hamilton, Duncan, 2016. [Runners (Sports) — Scotland — Biography. Missionaries — Scotland — Biography. Missionaries — China — Biography.]
  • Courage to soar : a body in motion, a life in balance  / Biles, Simone, 2016. [Gymnasts — United States — Biography.]
  • The boys in the boat : the true story of an American team’s epic journey to win gold at the 1936 Olympics  / Brown, Daniel James, 2013. [University of Washington — Rowing — History. Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany). Rowing — United States — History. Rowers — United States — Biography.]
  • The three-year swim club : the untold story of Maui’s sugar ditch kids and their quest for Olympic glory / Checkoway, Julie, 2015. [Swimmers — Hawaii — Biography. Japanese Americans — Hawaii — Biography.]
  • Speed kings : the 1932 Winter Olympics and the fastest men in the world / Bull, Andy, 2015. [Olympic Winter Games (3rd : 1932 : Lake Placid, N.Y.). Bobsledding — United States — History — 20th century.]
  • Unbroken : an Olympian’s journey from airman to castaway to captive / Hillenbrand, Laura, 2014. [Long-distance runners — United States — Biography — Juvenile literature. Olympic athletes — United States — Biography — Juvenile literature.]
  • Foxcatcher : the true story of my brother’s murder, John du Pont’s madness, and the quest for Olympic gold / Schultz, Mark, 2014. [Schultz, Mark, Schultz, David L., Du Pont, John E. (John Eleuthère). Olympic athletes — United States — Biography. Murder — United States — Case studies. Wrestlers — United States — Biography.]
  • My Greek drama : life, love, and one woman’s Olympic effort to bring glory to her country /  Angelopoulos, Gianna, 2013. [Olympic games (28th : 2004 : Athens, Greece) — Management. Topical Subject(s): Businesswomen — Greece — Biography. Olympics — Planning.]
  • Grace, gold, & glory : my leap of faith / Douglas, Gabby, 2012. [Women gymnasts — United States — Biography. Women Olympic athletes — United States — Biography. Christian biography.]
  • Dream team : how Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the greatest team of all time conquered the world and changed the game of basketball forever / McCallum, Jack, 2012. [Olympic Games (25th : 1992 : Barcelona, Spain) — History.]
  • Rome 1960 : the Olympics that changed the world / Maraniss, David, 2008. [Olympic Games (17th : 1960 : Rome, Italy). Olympics — Political aspects. Olympics — Social aspects. Cold War.]
  • Michael Phelps : the world’s greatest Olympian / Triumph Books (Firm), 2008. [Swimmers — United States — Biography. Swimmers — United States.]
  • A skating life / Hamill, Dorothy, 2007. [Figure skaters — United States — Biography.]
  • Nazi games : the Olympics of 1936 / Large, David Clay, 2007
  • Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics / Schaap, Jeremy, 2007. [Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany).  Track and field athletes — United States — Biography. African American athletes — Biography. National socialism — Philosophy. Racism — Germany — History — 20th century.]
  • Berlin Games : how the Nazis stole the Olympic dream / Walters, Guy, 2006. [Olympic Games (11th : 1936 : Berlin, Germany). Olympics — Political aspects — Germany — History — 1933-1945.]
  • The boys of winter : the untold story of a coach, a dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team / Coffey, Wayne R., 2005. [Olympic Winter Games (13th : 1980 : Lake Placid, N.Y.)]
  • Reflections in the ice : inside the heart and mind of an Olympic champion /  Parra, Derek, 2004. [Olympic Winter Games (19th : 2002 : Salt Lake City, Utah). Speed skaters — United States — Biography. Mexican American athletes — Biography.]
  • The Olympics : Athens to Athens 1896-2004 / Rendell, Matt, 2004. [Olympics – History]
  • Figure skating now : Olympic and world stars / Milton, Steve, 2003
  • By the sword : a history of gladiators, musketeers, samurai, swashbucklers, and Olympic champions / Cohen, Richard, 2002. [Fencing — History.]
  • Gold in the water : the true story of ordinary men and their extraordinary dream of Olympic glory / Mullen, P. H., 2001. [Olympic Games (27th : 2000 : Sydney, N.S.W.) Swimmers — United States — Biography.]
  • The long program : skating toward life’s victories / Fleming, Peggy, 1999. [Skaters — Biography. Winter Olympics.]
  • The Olympic spirit : 100 years of the games / Wels, Susan, 1995. [Olympics — History — Pictorial works.]
  • Breaking the surface / Louganis, Greg, 1994. [Divers — United States — Biography. Gay men — United States — Biography.]

DVDs

  • I, Tonya [videorecording (Blu-ray disc and DVD)] / Gillespie, Craig, director, 2018. [Harding, Tonya-Drama. Women figure skaters — United States — Biography — Drama.]
  • Foxcatcher [videorecording (Blu-ray disc)] / Megan Ellison, film producer, 2015. [Schultz, Mark, 1960–Drama. Schultz, David L., 1996-Drama. Du Pont, John E. (John Eleuthère)-Drama. Olympic athletes — United States — Biography — Drama. Murder — United States — Case studies — Drama. Wrestlers — United States — Biography — Drama.]
  • Munich [videorecording (DVD)] / Spielberg, Steven, 2006. [Israel. Mosad le-modiʻin ṿe-tafḳidim meyuḥadim — Drama. Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany) — Drama. Intelligence officers — Israel — Drama. Athletes — Violence against — Germany — Munich — Drama. Terrorism — Germany — Munich — Drama. Israelis — Violence against — Germany — Munich — Drama.]
  • A.k.a. Cassius Clay [videorecording (DVD)] / Ali, Muhammad, 2002. [African American boxers — Biography. Black Muslims — Biography. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 — Conscientious objectors — United States.]
  • Chariots of fire [videorecording (DVD)] / Hudson, Hugh, 2005, 1981. [Academy Awards: Best Picture, Screenplay, Music, Costume design. Abrahams, Harold Maurice, 1899–Drama. Liddell, Eric, 1902-1945-Drama. Olympics — Drama.]

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