01961nam a22002897a 450000500170000000800410001702000320005804000100009005000240010010000350012424501080015926000440026730000590031133600260037033700280039633800270042450000200045150000170047150501690048852007200065765000220137765000290139965000300142894200120145899900170147095201840148720260224092602.0260224b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781523508389,q(paperback)  cHSLRC  aGV 721.7b.F83 2020  aFuchs, Jeremy,eauthor.960941  aTotal Olympics :bevery obscure, hilarious, dramatic, and inspiring tale worth knowing /cJeremy Fuchs.  a New York :bWorkman Publishing,c2020.  axiv, 322 pages :billustrations (some color) ;c21 cm.  2rdacontentatextbtxt  2rdamediaaunmediatedbn  2rdacarrieravolumebnc  aIncludes index.  aIntroduction  aChapter 1. Forgotten history.- Chapter 2. Legends.- Chapter 3. Wild and strange.- Chapter 4. Firsts.- Chapter 5. Discontinued sports.- Chapter 6. Forgotten heroes.
  aMotto of the modern Olympics: faster, higher, stronger. But now add stranger! Stranger, as in the 1908 Olympic marathon, which featured Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a 22-year-old pastry chef, and Champagne (yes, it was the runners' drink of choice). Or the 1948 "austerity games" in London, teams had to bring their own food, female athletes sewed their own uniforms. Or imagine rooting for these one-time Olympic sports: tug of war, firefighting, rope climb, live pigeon shooting, and, wait for it, painting. (Picasso for the gold!) Total Olympics is a glorious, photo-filled tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, controversial moments, and more  aAnecdotes.960942  aOlympic athletes.960943  aOlympicsxHistory.960944  2lcccBK  c98831d98831  00102lcc40708NFICaHSLRCbHSLRCcCIRd2026-02-24eSketchbook/Fullybookedg1009.60l1o GV 721.7 .F83 2020pHS14843r2026-03-30 00:00:00s2026-03-17t1v1009.60w2026-02-24yBK