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Swifter, higher, stronger a photographic history of the Summer Olympics

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A comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, and incorporates updates to all charts and records, as well as fun facts and anecdotes from the most recent O...

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Main Author: Macy, Sue
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
Edition:Updated ed.
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Olympics > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:A comprehensive portrait of the Summer Olympics fully updated for the 2008 games in Beijing, China. This new edition includes a complete retrospective of the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, and incorporates updates to all charts and records, as well as fun facts and anecdotes from the most recent Olympics and training.
Item Description:"Updated for the 2008 summer Olympics"--Cover.
Physical Description:96 p. : ill. (mostly col.) ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781426303029 (lib. bdg.)
1426303025 (lib. bdg.)
9781426302909 (hbk.)
1426302908 (hbk.)
Author Notes:Sue Macy is the award-winning author of Bull's-Eye: A Photobiography of Annie Oakley; Winning Ways: A Photohistory of American Women in Sports; A Whole New Ball Game: The Story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League; and Freeze Frame: A Photographic History of the Winter Olympics. She lives in Englewood, NJ.

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