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Events of the Millennium Games in Sydney, Australia and the U.S. Olympic Team's efforts are captured in over 400 color photographs in this volume.

Describes the origins, equipment, techniques, and events of Olympic bobsledding and tobogganing with emphasis on the achievements of several Olympic champions.

"Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times - the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. ... Brown has created an unforgettable portrait of an era, a celebration of a remarkable achievement, and a chronicle of one extraordinary young man's...

The history -- Getting warmed up -- Best ever -- Russian rivalry -- Dream sequence. Discusses basketball in the Olympics; describing the sport's Olympic history, dramatic moments, great players, the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, and the Dream Team. Includes time line and glossary.

Traces the history of baseball as an Olympic sport.

Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to retrieve a lost story in ancient Greece, where they witness the original Olympic games and are surprised to find what girls of the time were not allowed to do.

A discussion of the spirit and evolution of the Olympic games precedes accounts of seven Olympic champions: Jim Thorpe, Paavo Nurmi, Jesse Owens, Jean-Claude Killy, Mark Spitz, Vasily Alexeyev, and Eric Heiden.

Provides young sports fans with a guide to Olympic history and the legends from ancient Greece to London 2012.