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

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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