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The Summer Olympic Games are coming up! They begin on August 5 and will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Whether you’re an Olympics junkie or interested in the games for the first time, the Alameda County Library has some reading for you. Clicking on the titles will lead you to our catalog.
Books for Kids
G is for Gold Medal: an Olympics Alphabet by Brad Herzog
A Passion for Victory: The Story of the Olympics in Ancient and Early Modern Times by Benson Bobrick
What are the Summer Olympics? by Gail Herman
Olympics Record Breakers by Jo-Ann Barnas
Gymnastics by Allan Morey
Great Moments in Olympic Swimming & Diving by Karen Rosen
Books for Adults
The Olympics’ Strangest Moments: Extraordinary But True Tales from the History of the Olympic Games by Geoff Tibballs
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown
The Three-Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui’s Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory by Julie Checkoway
Igniting the Flame: America’s First Olympic Team by Jim Reisler
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
Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics by Jeremy Schaap
