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Complete Book of the Summer Olympics

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All those moments you'll see that bring back Olympic memories you can't quite pin down--this is where to answer those nagging questions, and to get comprehensive background info. This will increase your viewing pleasure so much. And it gives you something productive to do with your time when NBC is going "up close and personal," or gassing about "honor," or showing rhythmic gymnastics or water polo. We get a new edition every 4 years.

When I first bought this book, I thought it would be like all of my other Olympic Resources. Giving some imformation, but not every detail you could want. This book replaces all of my others when it comes to stats, politics in the olympics, drugs, and others. Although not having many pictures, it makes up for all of the wonderful info it contains. Tell me that you knew that only 1 country entered in the, get this, a team parallel bar competition in 1896. I reccomend it to anyone.

If you are interested in the history, politics, rules of the games, and human-interest stories of the modern Olympics, this is the book to have by your side while you watch the games this September.

I bought this book to research a trivia question, started reading it, and couldn't put it down. Never having been too interested in sports or the Olympics, I was surprised how quickly I was caught up in Wallechinsky's book. Now, I can't wait for the games to begin.

If you are a Summer Olympics fan, this is THE book for you. The book contains every modern Olympiad from 1896 Athens to 1992 Barcelona. Every event, every athlete in a top score, every Olympic record, every country and over 1,500 anecdotes and dramatic moments in the Olympic Games is here. A valuable list can also be found of the medal count of all countries participated. See for yourself which country won the most gold medals and total medals. You might be surprised. Over 860 pages of information you just need to know with more than 200 classic photographs of Olympic athletes. Know the Olympic record before it appears on the tv screen and watch the record get broken right before your eyes.

At the first time (1992) I bought The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics it impressed me with details. The 2000 edition is my third and I do not have any doubt: this is the most complete guide about the Olympic History.

Complete summary of summer Olympic results from 1896 through 1996. This book is a necessity for any serious Olympic author or historian. If your going to compare results in Sydney to past records or athletes, you must have this book. Organized in a way that makes it easy to find an event and year.