01206cam a2200289 i 4500 513106728 TxAuBib 20160823120000.0 160602s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016022203 9780393292770 2995 0393292770 2995 DLC eng rda DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib rda Goldblatt, David. The games : a global history of the Olympics / David Goldblatt. First edition. W W Norton & Co Inc, 2016. New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2016] 516 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 447-490) and index. Describes the reinvention and modern history of the Olympic Games, from its rebirth in 1896 Athens to the present, highlighting all the classic moments of highest achievement, including Jesse Owens, Nadia Comaneci, the Miracle on Ice, and Usain Bolt. 20160823. Olympics History.