Olympics & Paralympics
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Running for My Life: One Lost Boy’s Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
$19.99 Add to cartRunning for My Life is not a story about Africa or track-and-field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible; it is about faith, diligence, and the desire to give back.
- Author: Lomong, Lopez
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 02, 2016
- ISBN10: 0718081447
- Language: English
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Who Was Jesse Owens?
$6.99 Add to cartAt the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics, track and field star Jesse Owens ran himself straight into international glory by winning four gold medals. But the life of Jesse Owens is much more than a sports s… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Buckley, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 11 2015
- ISBN10: 0448483076
- Language: English
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Sakamoto’s Swim Club: How a Teacher Led an Unlikely Team to Victory
$17.99 Read moreThe inspirational and little-known story of a dedicated teacher who coached Hawaiian swimmers all the way to the Olympics, beautifully told in simple rhyme.
When the children of workers on a 1930s M
- Author: Abery, Julie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 04 2021
- ISBN10: 1525300318
- Language: English
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No Limits: The Will to Succeed
$19.00 Add to cartFresh from his triumphant and extraordinary achievement at the Olympic Games in Beijing, Michael Phelps–up from working-class, born-in-the-USA roots–shows us the secrets to his remarkable success–f… [more below]
- Author: Phelps, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: December 08 2009
- ISBN10: 1439157669
- Language: English
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Brave Enough
$16.95 Add to cartTravel with Olympic gold medalist Jessie Diggins on her compelling journey from America’s heartland to international sports history, navigating challenges and triumphs with rugged grit and a splash of
- Author: Diggins, Jessie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: August 10 2021
- ISBN10: 1517908205
- Language: English
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G Is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet
$15.95 Add to cartFrom the first games held in ancient Greece to the cultural extravaganzas of recent years, there have been some incredible and amazing events and milestones in the world of Olympic sports. Now in G is… [more below]
- Series: Sleeping Bear Press Sports & Hobbies
- Author: Herzog, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1585364622
- Language: English
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The Timekeepers: The Ancient Olympics
$6.99 Add to cartTag along with the Timekeepers in these history-themed adventure stories to discover amazing people and events that shaped our world.
Tag along with the Timekeepers in these history-themed adventure st… [more below]- Series: Timekeepers
- Author: King, SJ
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0744063329
- Language: English
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The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions: Meet the Incredible People Who Will Compete at Anything
$17.99 Read moreFrom cheese rolling races to baby crying competitions, get ready for an adventure through the most amazing contests the world has ever seen. The perfect book for children and grandchildren who love Gu
- Author: Goldfield, Anna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1684492866
- Language: English
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Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall
$30.00 Add to cartIn this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi’s Open and Megan Rapinoe’s One Life, the winningest snowboardcross rider of all time chronicles her career, a story of self-growth that revea
- Author: Jacobellis, Lindsey
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 17, 2023
- ISBN10: 0063294478
- Language: English
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Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
$34.99 Read moreA riveting new biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete by the bestselling author of the classic biography When Pride Still Mattered.
Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who exc- Author: Maraniss, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1476748411
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
$20.99 Add to cartSoon to be a major motion picture directed by George Clooney
The #1 New York Times bestseller freshly adapted for the next generation. Inspiration for the PBS American Experience Documentary ‘The Boys- Author: Brown, Daniel James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 8, 2015
- ISBN10: 0451475925
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
$17.99 Add to cartFor readers of Laura Hillenbrand’s Seabiscuit and Unbroken, the dramatic story of the American rowing team that stunned the world at Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics
Daniel James Brown’s robust book tel
- Author: Brown, Daniel James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 741
- Publish Date: June 03 2014
- ISBN10: 159413779X
- Language: English
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Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
$22.95 Add to cartOn October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium i
- Author: Smith, Tommie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 27, 2022
- ISBN10: 1324003901
- Language: English
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National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Sports
$14.99 Add to cartCLIMB, DIVE, SKATE, AND RACE into the wide world of sports! This lively reference book, co-branded with ESPN, introduces young readers to a variety of sports from across the globe and explores how the
- Series: National Geographic Little Kids First Bi
- Author: Buckley, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 07, 2023
- ISBN10: 1426373228
- Language: English
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Simone Biles: A Little Golden Book Biography
$5.99 Add to cartHelp your little one dream big with a Little Golden Book biography about Olympic medalist and world-champion gymnast Simone Biles! Little Golden Book biographies are the perfect introduction to nonfic… [more below]
- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Brown-Wood, Janay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 0593566734
- Language: English
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Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
$17.95 Add to cartOn October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium i
- Author: Smith, Tommie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: September 27, 2022
- ISBN10: 1324052155
- Language: English
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Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe
$21.99 Add to cartA biography of America’s greatest all-around athlete that “goes beyond the myth and into the guts of Thorpe’s life, using extensive research, historical nuance, and bittersweet honesty” (Los Angeles T
- Author: Maraniss, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: June 06, 2023
- ISBN10: 147674842X
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation): The True Story of an American Team’s Epic Journey to Win Gold at the 1936 Olympics
$12.99 Add to cartSoon to be a major motion picture directed by George Clooney
The New York Times bestselling young readers adaptation of The Boys in the Boat, now in paperback with bonus content including an author Q&- Author: Brown, Daniel James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 02, 2016
- ISBN10: 0147516854
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
$34.00 Add to cartNow a Major Motion Picture Directed by George Clooney
The #1 New York Times-bestselling story about the American Olympic rowing triumph in Nazi Germany–from the author of Facing the Mountain. For rea- Author: Brown, Daniel James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 04, 2013
- ISBN10: 067002581X
- Language: English
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Just Don’t Fall (Adapted for Young Readers): A Hilariously True Story of Childhood Cancer and Olympic Greatness
$17.99 Read moreAdapted for young readers from his adult memoir, Just Don’t Fall is the the hilarious true story about Josh Sundquist’s battle with childhood cancer and how he worked his way to making the United Stat… [more below]
- Author: Sundquist, Josh
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0593621999
- Language: English
