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Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement

by Jeroen Heijmans
MALLON, Bill & Jeroen Heijmans. 4th ed. 622p. (Historical Dictionaries of Sports Series). appendix. chron. index. CIP. Scarecrow. 2011. PLB $99. ISBN 978-0-8108-7249-3; ebook: NetLibrary, Overdrive, MyiLibrary, EBL, & Questia
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Gr 9 Up—For help with all the questions that will be generated by Olympic events occurring this summer, Mallon's revision of the 2005 edition offers more than 900 brief entries on Olympic committees, the history and politics of the organization as a whole, and the athletes who have competed. Charts, appendixes, and the extensive bibliography have all been updated. It is worth noting, however, that those seeking to supplement the previous edition or other recent works can use the Olympic website or databases to find new names, statistics, and events from the past four years in Beijing and Vancouver.—Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA
Reviewed by Blair Christolon , Feb 01, 2012

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