Title: Olympics
Series: Amazing &
Extraordinary Facts
Author/s: Stephen Halliday
RRP: $16.99
ISBN: 9781446302019
Format: Hardback, 144 pages
Dimensions: 172mm x 130mm
Publisher: David & Charles
Aust. Release Date: June 2012
Book Description/Synopsis:
Who reprimanded Hitler during the 1936
Olympic Games?
When did the Olympic event "shin
kicking" get banned?
Which Shakespearean play refers to the
Olympic Games?
Who was the first official cheat in 388BC?
Find
the answers to these and many other intriguing aspects of the Olympic Games in
this absorbing collection of stories and trivia. The Olympics: Amazing &
Extraordinary Facts reveals the beguiling stories behind the well-known
history of the Games. It delves into the ancient origins in Greece , the
modern predecessors to the Games from the 17th century onwards and the
little-known facts behind the Olympics in the modern era.
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