Olympic Games

America‘s dream team: the quest for Olympic gold. Chuck Daly. 796.323 DAL
The ancient Olympic games. Judith Swaddling. 796.48 SWA
The art of snowboarding: kickers, carving, halfpipes, and more. Jim Smith. 796.939 SMI
Athens to Athens: the official history of the Olympic Games and the IOC, 1894-2004. David Miller. 796.48 MIL
Athens to Atlanta: 100 years of glory. 796.48 ATH
Barcelona Albertville 1992: the official publication of the U.S. Olympic Committee. 796.48 BAR
A basic guide to archery. 799.32 BAS
A basic guide to decathlon. Frank Zarnowski. 796.42 ZAR
A basic guide to equestrian. 798.2 BAS
A basic guide to skiing and snowboarding. 796.93 BAS
Becoming Holyfield: a fighter’s journey. Evander Holyfield. B Holyfield
Berlin Games: how the Nazis stole the Olympic dream. Guy Walters. 796.48 WAL
The big fight: my life in and out of the ring. Sugar Ray Leonard. B Leonard
The big red machine: the rise and fall of Soviet Olympic champions. Yuri Brokhin. 796.48 BRO
The boys in the boat: nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Olympics. Daniel James Brown. 797.123 BRO
The boys of winter: the untold story of a coach, a dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Wayne Coffey. 796.962 COF
Breaking the surface. Greg Louganis. B Louganis
But now I see: my journey from blindness to Olympic gold. Steven Holcomb. Y 796.952 HOL
By the sword: a history of gladiators, musketeers, samurai, swashbucklers, and Olympic champions. Richard Cohen. 796.86 COH
Chalked up: inside elite gymnastics’ merciless coaching, overzealous parents, eating disorders, and elusive Olympic dreams. Jennifer Sey. B Sey
Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896-1996. 796.48 CHR
The complete book of the Olympics. David Wallechinsky, Jaime Loucky. 796.48 WAL
Dream team: how Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the greatest team of all time conquered the world and changed the game of basketball forever. Jack McCallum. 796.323 MACC, CD 796.323 MACC
Eric Liddell. Catherine Swift. B Liddell
Figure skating: a celebration. Beverley Smith. 796.91 SMI
Figure skating: a history. James R. Hines. 796.912 HIN
Frozen in time: the enduring legacy of the 1961 U.S. figure skating team. Nikki Nichols. 796.912 NIC
Frozen in time: the greatest moments at the Winter Olympics. Bud Greenspan. 796.98 GRE
Full circle: an autobiography. Dan Jansen. 796.91 JAN
Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 commemorative book. 796.48 GAM
Go for the goal: a champion’s guide to winning in soccer and life. Mia Hamm. 796.334 HAM
Gold in the water: the true story of ordinary men and their extraordinary dream of Olympic glory. P.H. Mullen. 797.21 MUL
Golden boy: the fame, money, and mystery of Oscar de la Hoya. Tim Kawakami. B Dela Hoya
Grace & glory: a century of women in the Olympics. Jane Leder. 796.48 LED
Grace, gold, & glory: my leap of faith. Gabrielle Douglas. B Douglas
The great eight: how to be happy (even when you have every reason to be miserable). Scott Hamilton. 158.1 HAM
The greatest: Muhammad Ali. Walter Dean Myers. Y 927.96 MYE, JB Ali
Hitler’s games: the 1936 Olympics. Duff Hart-Davis. 796.48 HAR
The hockey book. 796.962 HOC
Hockey plays and strategies. Ryan Walter, Mike Johnston. 796.962 WAL
How to watch the Olympics: the essential guide to the rules, statistics, heroes, and zeroes of every sport. David Goldblatt. 796.48 GOL
I may be wrong but I doubt it. Charles Barkley. B Barkley
Ice hockey made simple: a spectator’s guide. P.J. Harari. 796.962 HAR
Igniting the flame: America’s first olympic team. Jim Reisler. 796.48 REI
In the water they can’t see you cry: a memoir. Amanda Beard. B Beard
Jerry West: the life and legend of a basketball icon. Roland Lazenby. B West
A journey: the autobiography of Apolo Anton Ohno. Apolo Anton Ohno. Y 796.91 OHN
Just don’t fall: how I grew up, conquered illness, and made it down the mountain. Josh Sundquist. 796.93 SUN
Kara Goucher’s running for women: from first steps to marathons. Kara Goucher. 613.7172 GOU
A kind of grace: the autobiography of the world’s greatest female athlete. Jackie Joyner-Kersee. B Joyner-Kersee
King of the world: Muhammad Ali and the rise of an American hero. David Remnick. B Ali
Letters to a young gymnast. Nadia Comaneci. 796.44 COM
Little girls in pretty boxes: the making and breaking of elite gymnasts and figure skaters. Joan Ryan. 796.44 RYA
Living the dream. Dot Richardson. B Richardson
Living the dream: my life and basketball. Hakeem Olajuwon. 796.323 OLA
Los Angeles 1984. 796.48 LOS
Mark Spitz: the extraordinary life of an Olympic champion. Richard J. Foster. B Spitz
Mary Lou: creating an olympic champion. Mary Lou Retton. Bela Karolyi. 796.41 RET
Muhammad Ali: his life and times. Thomas Hauser. B Ali
My life. Earvin “Magic” Johnson. B Johnson
My Sergei: a love story. Ekaterina Gordeeva. 796.322 GOR, VIDEO 796.912
My wide world. Jim McKay. 796.48 MACK
Nazi games: the Olympics of 1936. David Clay Large. 796.48 LAR
The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936. Susan D. Bachrach. 796.48 BAC
No limits: the will to succeed. Michael Phelps. B Phelps, CD B Phelps
The Olympic games. 796.48 OLY
The Olympic games: the first thousand years. M. I. Finley, H. W. Pleket. 796.48 FIN
The Olympics: a history of the games. William Oscar Johnson. 796.48 JOH
The Olympics for beginners. Brandon Toropov. 796.48 TOR
Olympics 1976: Montreal, Innsbruck. 796.48 FUL
On the line. Serena Williams. Y 927.96 WIL
The 100 greatest Olympians and Paralympians. Nick Callow. 796.48 CAL
A passion for victory: the story of the Olympics in ancient and early modern times. Benson Bobrick. Y 796.48 BOB
The perfect mile: three athletes, one goal, and less than four minutes to achieve it. Neal Bascomb. 796.42 BAS
P3: pipes, parks, and powder. Todd Richards. 796.939 RIC
Resilience: faith, focus, triumph. Alonzo Mourning. 796.323 MOU
The ride of my life. Mat Hoffman. Y 796.6 HOF
Rome 1960: the Olympics that changed the world. David Maraniss. 796.48 MAR
Running for dummies. Florence Griffith Joyner, John Hanc. 796.42 GRI
Running tide. Joan Benoit. 796.426 BEN
Scott Hamilton: a behind-the-scenes look at the life and competitive times of America’s favorite figure skater: an unauthorized biography. Michael Steere. B Hamilton
The second mark: courage, corruption, and the battle for Olympic gold. Joy Goodwin. 796.91 GOO
Shaq talks back. Shaquille O’Neal. 796.323 ONE
Shooting from the outside: how a coach and her Olympic team transformed women’s basketball. Tara VanDerveer. 796.323 VAN
A skating life. Dorothy Hamill. B Hamill
Spectator sports made simple: how to watch, understand, and enjoy baseball, football, basketball, golf, tennis, soccer, bowling, and ice hockey. Dan Bartges. 796 BAR
Sports immortals: stories of inspiration and achievement. Jim Platt. 796.092 PLA
The sports rules book. 796 SPO
Stars on Ice: an intimate look at skating’s greatest tour. Barry Wilner. 796.91 WIL
Striking back: the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel’s deadly response. Aaron J. Klein. 364.135 KLE
Take it to the mat. Bobby Douglas. 796.812 DOU
Tales of gold. 796.48 TAL
Triumph: the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics. Jeremy Schaap. 796.48 SCH
Ultimate skiing. Ron LeMaster. 796.93 LEM
Venus to the hoop: a gold-medal year in women’s basketball. Sara Corbett. 796.323 COR
The Winter Olympics: an insider’s guide to the legends, the lore, and the games. Ron C. Judd. 796.98 JUD
Wonder girl: the magnificent sporting life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Don Van Natta Jr. B Zaharias
Zero regrets: be greater than yesterday. Apolo Ohno. B Ohno

FICTION

Bliss, remembered. Frank Deford. Fic DEF
Born in sin. Evelyn Coleman. Y Fic COL
The Finnish line. Linda Gerber. Y Fic GER
A game of lies. Rebecca Cantrell. Mystery CAN
The games. Ted Kosmatka. Sci. Fic KOS
Garden of beasts: a novel of Berlin 1936. Jeffery Deaver. Fic DEA
Gold. Chris Cleave. Fic CLE, Large Type Fic CLE
The long journey home. Don Coldsmith. Fic COL
Private games. James Patterson, Mark Sullivan. Fic PAT, Large Type Fic PAT
Red mercury. Max Barclay. Fic BAR
Running the rift. Naomi Benaron. Fic BEN
Rush for the gold: mystery at the Olympics. John Feinstein. Y Fic FEI
Sacred games. Gary Corby. Mystery COR
See how they run. James Patterson. Fic PAT
The skating rink. Roberto Bolaño. Fic BOL
Swift edge. Laura DiSilverio. Mystery DIS

DVDS & VIDEOS

Chariots of fire. DVD Drama C
Cool runnings. DVD Comedy C
The cutting edge. DVD Drama C
Dare to dream: the story of the U.S. women’s soccer team. DVD 796.334
Do you believe in miracles? the story of the 1980 U.S. hockey team. DVD 796.962
The Eric Liddell story. DVD Children T
For the glory. DVD Drama F
High velocity skiing and biathlon stylized movie & Fundamentals of cross-country skiing technique instructional video. DVD 796.932
The Jesse Owens story. DVD Drama J
Miracle. DVD Drama M
The other dream team. DVD 796.323
Rising from ashes. DVD 796.62
Snowed under: the Bobblesberg Winter Games. DVD Children B
Torino 2006 Olympic winter games figure skating. DVD 796.98
Wilma. DVD Drama W
X-treme sports & other action adventures. DVD Children X

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Ancient Greece and the Olympics: a nonfiction companion to Hour of the Olympics. Mary Pope Osborne. E 796.48 OSB
Ancient Olympics. Jackie Gaff. J 796.48 GAF
Artemis the loyal. Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams. J HOL
Babe Didrikson Zaharias: the making of a champion. Russell Freedman. JB Zaharias
Babymouse: skater girl. Jennifer L. Holm, Matthew Holm. J 741.5 HOL
Balance beam and floor exercises. Joanne Mattern. J 796.44 MAT
Ball sports. Robert Sandelson. J 796.3 SAN
Baseball. Bill Plunkett. J 796.357 PLU
Basketball. John Dimeglio. J 796.323 DIM
Bobbie Rosenfeld: the Olympian who could do everything. Anne Dublin. JB Rosenfeld
Boitano’s edge: inside the real world of figure skating. Brian Boitano. JB Boitano
Combat sports. Robert Sandelson. J 796.8 SAN
David Robinson. Steve Hubbard. JB Robinson
Elympics. X.J. Kennedy. Pic KEN
Fire on ice: autobiography of a champion figure skater. Sasha Cohen. JB Cohen
The first Olympic games: a gruesome Greek myth with a happy ending. Jean Richards. J 292 RIC
Greg Louganis: diving for gold. Joyce Milton. JB Louganis
Gymnastics. David Smale. J 796.44 SMA
Hour of the Olympics. Mary Pope Osborne. J OSB, Sp. Lang. J OSB, J AUDIO CD OSB, J AUDIO Cassette OSB
Ice sports. Robert Sandelson. J 796.9 SAN
Ice time: the story of hockey. Michael McKinley. J 796.962 MACK
Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Neil Cohen. JB Joyner-Kersee
Jennifer Capriati: rising star. Patricia Lakin. JB Capriati
Jesse Owens: fastest man alive. Carole Boston Weatherford. JB Owens
Jim Thorpe: 20th-century jock. Robert Lipsyte. JB Thorpe
Kristi Yamaguchi. Richard Rambeck. JB Yamaguchi
Marion Jones: sprinting sensation. Mark Stewart. JB Jones
Mia Hamm. David & Patricia Armentrout. EB Hamm
Michael Johnson. Richard Rambeck. JB Johnson
Michael Phelps: anything is possible! Meish Goldish. JB Phelps
Michelle Kwan. Richard Rambeck. JB Kwan
Modern Olympics. Haydn Middleton. J 796.48 MID
The Mud Flat Olympics. James Stevenson. E STE
Muhammad Ali, the man who could float like a butterfly and sting like a bee. Ntozake Shange. EB Ali
Nancy Kerrigan: heart of a champion. Mikki Morrissette. JB Kerrigan
1996 U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team. Richard Rambeck. J 796.44 RAM
Oksana Baiul. Richard Rambeck. J 796.91 RAM
Olympic dreams. Lauraine Snelling. J SNE
Oscar de la Hoya: boxing’s boy wonder. Robert Taylor. JB De la Hoya
Parallel bars and horizontal bar. Joanne Mattern. J 796.44 MAT
Paralympics. Mike Artell. J 796.0456 ART
A picture book of Jesse Owens. David A. Adler. EB Owens
The pommel horse and the rings. Joanne Mattern. J 796.44 MAT
Raising the bar. Gabrielle Douglas. JB Douglas
Rebecca Lobo. A. Rose McHugh. JB Lobo
Skiing. Kate Haycock. J 796.93 HAY
Soccer. David Smale. J 796.334 SMA
Swimming and diving. David Smale. J 797.2 SMA
Tennis. Steve Dimeglio. J 796.342 DIM
Toad rage. Morris Gleitzman. J GLE
Touch the sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic high jumper. Ann Malaspina. JB Coachman
Track and field. David Smale. J 796.42 SMA
Uneven parallel bars. Joanne Mattern. J 796.44 MAT
U.S. Olympians. Zachary Kent. J 973.04 KEN
The vault. Joanne Mattern. J 796.44 MAT
Volleyball. David Smale. J 796.325 SMA
Way to go, Alex! Robin Pulver. J 616.8588 PUL
Wilma Rudolph: Olympic runner. Jo Harper. JB Rudolph
The Winter Olympics. Nick Hunter. J 796.9 HUN

SPANISH LANGUAGE / EN ESPAÑOL

Babar y los juegos olimpicos de Villa Celeste. Laurent de Brunhoff. Sp. Lang. Pic BRU
La hora de los Juegos Olimpicos. Mary Pope Osborne. Sp. Lang. J OSB

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