Rome 1960 : The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World by David Maraniss H1H

Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of Clemente and When Pride Still Mattered , the blockbuster story of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seventeen days that helped define the modern world. Legendary athletes and stirring events are interwoven into a suspenseful narrative of sports and politics at the Rome games, where cold-war propaganda and spies, drugs and sex, money and television, civil rights and the rise of women superstars all converged to forever change the essence of the Olympics. Using the meticulous research and sweeping narrative style that have become his trademark, maraniss reveals the rich palette of character, competition, and meaning that gave rome 1960 its singular essence. Product infoRome 1960 : The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World by David Maraniss (Trade Paper)Books > NonfictionProduct InformationNow in paperback, from the New York Times bestselling author of Clemente and When Pride Still Mattered, here is the blockbuster story of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seventeen days that helped define the modern world. Legendary athletes and stirring events are interwoven into a suspenseful narrative of sports and politics at the Rome games, where cold-war propaganda and spies, drugs and sex, money and television, civil rights and the rise of women superstars all converged to forever change the essence of the Olympics. Using the meticulous research and sweeping narrative style that have become his trademark, Maraniss reveals the rich palette of character, competition, and meaning that gave Rome 1960 its singular essence.Product IdentifiersPublisherSimon & SchusterISBN-101416534083ISBN-139781416534082eBay Product ID (ePID)65924403Product Key FeaturesLanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight19.4 OzWidth6.1in.Height1.4in.Length9.2in.Additional Product FeaturesFormatTrade PAPERDewey Edition22Table of ContentA Brief Preface1 All the Way to Moscow 2 All Roads to Rome 3 No Monarch Ever Held Sway 4 May the Best Man Win 5 Out of the Shadows 6 Heat 7 Quicker Than the Eye 8 Upside Down 9 Track & Field News 10 Black Thursday Interlude: Descending with Gratitude 11 The Wind at Her Back 12 Liberation 13 The Russians Are Coming 14 The Greatest 15 The Last Laps 16 New Worlds 17 The Soft Life 18 "Successful Completion of the Job" 19 A Thousand Sentinels 20 "The World Is Stirring"Appendix Acknowledgments Bibliography Sources Notes IndexIllustratedYesDewey Decimal796.48Target AudienceTradeCopyright Date2008AuthorDavid MaranissNumber of Pages496 PagesLc Classification NumberGv722 1960.M37 2008Publication Date2009-07-14Reviews"Evocative, entertaining and often suspenseful - sports history at a very high standard." - Kirkus (starred review), "Evocative, entertaining and often suspenseful - sports history at a very high standard."- Kirkus (starred review), "Evocative, entertaining and often suspenseful - sports history at a very high standard."-Kirkus(starred review)Lccn2008-013013

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