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020			_a9781523508389, _q(paperback)
040			_cHSLRC
050			_aGV 721.7 _b.F83 2020
100			_aFuchs, Jeremy, _eauthor. _960941
245			_aTotal Olympics : _bevery obscure, hilarious, dramatic, and inspiring tale worth knowing / _cJeremy Fuchs.
260			_a New York : _bWorkman Publishing, _c2020.
300			_axiv, 322 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c21 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btxt
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
500			_aIncludes index.
500			_aIntroduction
505			_aChapter 1. Forgotten history.- Chapter 2. Legends.- Chapter 3. Wild and strange.- Chapter 4. Firsts.- Chapter 5. Discontinued sports.- Chapter 6. Forgotten heroes.
520			_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
650			_aAnecdotes. _960942
650			_aOlympic athletes. _960943
650			_aOlympics _xHistory. _960944
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