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For younger readers

Aasang, Nathan. Women Olympic Champions. Lucent, 2000. Profiles of seven champions; for readers in grades 5 and up.

Anderson, Dave. The Story of the Olympics. Rev. ed. Morrow, 2000. The history of the Olympics; for readers in grades 5 to 9.

Bachrach, Susan D. The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936. Little Brown., 2000. The political uses made of the 1936 Olympic Games; for readers in grades 5 and up.

Hunter, Shaun. Great African Americans in the Olympics. Crabtree, 1997. Profiles of champions; for readers in grades 4 to 7.

Kennedy, Mike. Special Olympics. Children's Press, 2002. For readers in grades 2 to 4.

Uschan, Michael V. Male Olympic Champions. Lucent, 1999. Discussion of seven champions; for readers in grades 6 to 9.

Olympic Games (modern)

Chronicle of the Olympics. Rev. ed. DK Publishing, 1998. History, statistics, and photographs of the modern Olympics.

Findling, John E., and Kimberly D. Pelle, eds. Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympics. Greenwood, 1996. Comprehensive, chronological history.

Hart-Davis, Duff. Hitler's Games: The 1936 Olympics. Harper & Row, 1986. Recalls Hitler's propaganda efforts and Jesse Owens's field victories.

Hill, Christopher R. Olympic Politics. 2nd ed. St. Martin's, 1996. History of internal and international political issues surrounding the modern Olympics.

Leder, Jane. Grace & Glory: A Century of Women in the Olympics. Triumph, 1996. Photographs, history, and interviews.

Martin, David E. and Roger W. H. Gynn. The Olympic Marathon: The History and Drama of Sport's Most Challenging Event. Human Kinetics, 2000. Description of the races and the runners.

Wallechinsky, David. The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics. Overlook. Published every four years.

Wallechinsky, David. The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics. Overlook. Published every four years.

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