Gold from iron : a humble beginning, Olympic dreams, and the power in getting back up - Baumgartner, Nick,

Summary: "Every summer in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Nick Baumgartner went to work pouring concrete, taking on the harsh physical conditions of the construction trade in order to support his professional...

Track & field - Luke, Andrew,

Summary: Explores the sport of track and field, including its history, greatest moments, notable athletes, and what the future of the sport holds.

Contents: Track and field's greatest moments -- The history of track and field -- Modern athletics -- The Olympics : track and field's lifeblood -- Post-war pioneers -- Modern-day stars -- Track and field's...

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, 1949-

Summary: Documents the story of the Olympic squad that won the gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games, assessing the achievements and legacy of some of the NBA's greatest players, including Magic Johnson, Michael...

Splash! : 10,000 years of swimming - Means, Howard B.,

Summary: "Swimming is a long thread that connects the Olympic heroes of today with the real and mythic ones of the past across more than ten millennia--a recorded history that begins in a cave in the...

Contents: Prologue: Once upon a time in Egypt . . . -- Gods, humans, and the aquatic ape -- Swimming's golden age -- First there was swimming; then there was none -- Rediscovering a lost art -- Swimming 2.0...

Fully alive : discovering what matters most - Shriver, Timothy.

Summary: "A memoir and history of the Special Olympics and a meditation on what one can learn about how to live from people with intellectual disabilities, by the chairman of the Special Olympics"--

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,

Summary: "Discover the astonishing, inspirational, and largely unknown true story of the eighteen African American athletes who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, defying the racism of both Nazi...

Contents: The girls are fast -- A single inch, a cross on fire -- Discipline and heart -- Determination -- Dashing to the tape -- The underestimated -- Qualified and confident -- Together yet alone -- Defeat...

The boys in the boat : [nine Americans and their epic quest for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics] - Brown, Daniel, 1951-

Summary: This is the remarkable story of the University of Washington's 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal. The sons of loggers, shipyard workers, and farmers, the boys...

The happiest girl in the world : a novel - Dillon, Alena,

Summary: "For Sera Wheeler, the Olympics is the reason for everything. It's why she trains thirty hours a week, starves herself to under 100 pounds, and pops Advil like Tic Tacs. For her mother, Charlene,...

Foxcatcher : the true story of my brother's murder, John du Pont's madness, and the quest for Olympic gold - Schultz, Mark, 1960-

Summary: "The riveting true story-soon to be a high-profile film-of Olympic wrestling gold medal-winning brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont,...

Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics - Schaap, Jeremy.

Summary: In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers goose-stepping, an African American son of sharecroppers won a staggering four Olympic gold medals and single-handedly crushed...