An Athletics Compendium

C 58 - 71 The ModemOlympic Games<&World Championships 58 The Olympic Games / Mark Eaton. Walton-on-Thames: Nelson, 1992. 64p; illus; pbk (Nelson Englishreaders library; level 2) ISBN: 0-17-556279-2 BL:YK.1993.a.l3719 One of a series, highlights of the moderntrack and fieWevents form the centre-piece of this guide. 59 The Olympics factbook: a spectator's guide to the winter and summer games / Mardn Connors, Diane L. Dupuis, Brad Morgan. London: Visible Ink, 1992. xxvi, 613p; illus; pbk ISBN: 0-8103-9417-0 BL: YK.1993.a.l293 Track and field is covered, with summaries of medallists presented in order from 1396 to 1933, brief texts on the Games, and an article on 'The Olympics on [US] television'. Timaegazine standard of fact checkingwas not achieved: for example, Fanny Blankers-Koen is referred to as'the German world record holder in the long jump'. 60 The viewers' guide to Olympic Games / David Guiney. Dublin: Mars, 1992. 32p; pbk 61 Special Olympics: United Kingdom, Sheff1ie9l9d3: Volunteer Training Programm-ean evaluation / Karen Dunn, Len Spriggs. Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University Health ResearcIhnstitute, 1993. 82p; pbk (Health Research Institute report no. 3) ISBN: 0-86339-594-5 BL:DSC-7766.0955(3) 62 World athletic championships/ David Guiney. Dublin: Mars, 1993. 83p; illus; pbk 63 Historical dictionary of the Olympmicovement / Ian Buchanan andBill Mallon. London: Scarecrow, 1995. Ixxv, 247p; illus (Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophaineds movements; no.7) ISBN: 0-8108-3062-0 BL:YC. 1996.a.866 The work is divided into fourparts: Chronology of the Olympic Movement; The Olympic Games andOlympic Winter Games; introduction to theOlympic Games; Dictionary ofthe OlympicMovement. Theforeword is by Jon Woronoff. 64 Minds, bodies and souls: aAn to Z of the British Olympic heritage networ/k Don Anthony. London: British Olympic Association, 1995. 44p; illus; pbk The firstvolume of a trilogydocumenting the histofry British Olympism uses analphabetical structure to list significant names and events. A chronology, short bibliography and lisotf sports museumarse appended. ^ See also: C91, C92 65 The Olympic spirit: from ancient Greteocemodern times / Norman Barrett. Hove: Wayland, 1995. 48p; illus ISBN: 0-7502-1613-1 For children of 10 and over, this features the summ r, winter and disabled Olympics. 66 The Olympic spirit: 100 years tohfe games / Susan Wels. International ed. CollinsPublishers, 1995. 180p; illus, map; index; illus ISBN: 0-00-649054-9 BL: LB.31.a.6995 67 Robert Crowther's pop-up Olympics: amazing facts and record breakers/ Robert Crowther. London: Walker, 1995. 12p; chiefly illus ISBN: 0-7445-6188-4 BL:YK.1999.b.7035 For children. 68 Chronicle of the Olympics, 1896-1996 / edited by Christina Banker. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1996. 312p; illus; index ISBN: 0-7513-3013-2 BL;YK.1997.b.2081 Contents include: medallists 1696-1992; brief history from Greece tothe foundingof the modemGames; biographical details of all IOC Presidents; reproductions of Olympic posters; descriptions of each Summer and Winter Games; preview of 1996 Games; photographs of outstanding performers. Primarily a visualhistory. ^ Subsequent ed. C86 69 The complete book of the Olymp/icsDavid Wallechinsky. London: Aurum, 1996. 800p; illus; index; pbk ISBN: 1-85410-400-4 C ® = Previous ed. C57; subsequent ed. C98 70 The Daily Telegraph gold medal legends: the Olympic Games, 100 years in picture/s written and editebdy Duncan Mackay. London: The Telegraph, 1996. 94p; illus; pbk BL:YK.1996.b. 15660 Part I features some outstanding winners, Part II concentrates onstoh-ecalled 'Golden Brits', and Part III,entitled 'Tears and Jeers,' recalls incidents such as Lentauw (1904), Pietri (1906), Poland 4 x 100m women (1964), Bedford and Ry(1un972), Decker, Budd and Andersen-Schiess (1964), Johnson (1966), Redmond andDevers (1992). 71 Field / Tony Ward. Oxford: Heinemann, 1996. 32p; illus; index (Olympic library) ISBN: 0-431-05945-4 (cased) • 0-431-05944-6(pbk) BL:YK.1997.b.6588 Children's informationbook about the Olympics. [ 7 4 ]