Tag Archives: olympics

Book Review: The Boys In The Boat

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

The Boys In The Boat:  Nine Americans And Their Epic Quest For Gold At The 1936 Berlin Olympics, by Daniel James Brown Spoiler alert:  They got the gold.  This book is the sort of work that purports to be more … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Three-Year Swim Club

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

The Three-Year Swim Club:  The Untold Story Of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids And Their Quest For Olympic Glory, by Julie Checkoway In reading this book, which I generally enjoyed, although I am not particularly well-versed in swimming history, I was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Wildest Race Ever

Posted on February 23, 2019 by

The Wildest Race Ever:  The Story Of The 1904 Olympic Marathon, by Meghan McCarthy I first heard about this particular race from a Sports Illustrated feature that dramatized this shambolic Olympic race, but the SI crew may have gotten it … Continue reading →

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Olympic Athletes From Russia

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

If you are as fond of looking at the medal table for the Olympics as I am [1], you will notice a strange country appearing there:  Olympic Athletes From Russia.  You may ask yourself why Russia appears this way.  We … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Greater Than Gold

Posted on August 21, 2016 by

Greater Than Gold:  From Olympic Heartbreak To Ultimate Redemption, by David Boudia with Tim Ellsworth [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by BookLook/Thomas Nelson Publishers in exchange for an honest review.] There is a great deal of tension … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Dream Team

Posted on June 21, 2016 by

Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever, by Jack McCallum, narrated by Dick Hill Forever is a long time, but this is a … Continue reading →

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An Eternal Flame

Posted on July 10, 2014 by

[Note: This blog entry was my final essay for a course on the Olympics And The Media.] The opening ceremony is one of two ceremonies that bookends the Olympic Games and that seeks to place the Olympic Games as part … Continue reading →

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Games People Play

Posted on August 3, 2012 by

This year’s Olympic Games have been full of actions that have been contrary to the spirit of maximum effort and a desire to win, as well as full of corruption on the side of judges. These scandals and controversies are … Continue reading →

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Passing The Torch

Posted on July 29, 2012 by

Every two years for the Summer and Winter Olympics, one of the most iconic aspects of the Olympic games is the torch march that begins in Olympia, Greece, and winds its way around the world before ending at the host … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Chinese Deal, Athletes, Foreign Diplomacy Update

Posted on September 18, 2011 by

As is often the case, I sometimes hold off on writing a Somaliland update and then find out it becomes much larger than it was originally intended to be. In today’s update we have some further information about the Chinese … Continue reading →

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