Rome 1960 : The Olympics That Changed the World by David Maraniss (2008,...

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Item specifics

Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Signed
No
Features
complete, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Ex Libris
No
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Inscribed
No
Personalize
No
Personalized
No
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Type
Novel
Edition
First Edition
Original Language
English
Vintage
No
ISBN
9781416534075
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1416534075
ISBN-13
9781416534075
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63112779

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rome 1960 : the Olympics That Changed the World
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Modern / 21st Century, Sociology of Sports, World, History, Olympics & Paralympics
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, History
Author
David Maraniss
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
29.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-013013
Reviews
"Evocative, entertaining and often suspenseful - sports history at a very high standard."-Kirkus(starred review)
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
796.48
Table Of Content
A Brief Preface 1 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 Index
Synopsis
From the New York Times-bestselling author of Clemente and When Pride Still Mattered comes the blockbuster story of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome--17 days that helped define the modern world.
LC Classification Number
GV722 1960.M37 2008

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