This week, 11 million tourists will join more than 10,000 athletes from 206 countries for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Fifty-nine percent of American adults say they plan to tune in to the Games ...

By Jean L.S. Patrick. Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. The Paris Games are expected to make history as the first Olympics to achieve gender parity, with around 5,250 men and 5,250 women set to compete.

Award-winning journalist Doug Levy, who's appearing at Book Soup July 23, looks back at L.A.'s historic athletes and moments in anticipation of the 2028 Summer Olympics ...

G is for Gold Medal: An Olympics Alphabet Help your kids learn the alphabet along with the history and traditions of the Olympic Games with this Olympics-themed children’s book written by Brad ...

Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics Jules Boykoff, a political scientist who formerly competed for Team USA in men's soccer, has authored numerous books on the anti-Olympic movement ...

Books on the Olympic Games can be divided into: history (including books on specific Games like the 1960, 1896 or 1972 editions); biographies and autobiographies; the dark side of the Games; a ...

Four recent books remind us of other times when the Olympic Games overcame global crises and persevered through dark periods during its 124-year history.

At the 1924 Olympics, he refused to run his 100-meter race because his Christian faith prevented him from running on a Sunday. Instead, he ran the 400-meter race and won the gold medal.

Michael Payne with his book, “Toon In!” (Courtesy) The goal was to create a unique history book about the Olympics. For example, did you know that in 1900, club swinging was an Olympic sport?

Michael Payne with his book, “Toon In!” (Courtesy) The goal was to create a unique history book about the Olympics. For example, did you know that in 1900, club swinging was an Olympic sport?

Rome 1960 By David Maraniss Narrated by David Maraniss The 1960s Summer Games marked a major change in Olympics history. In Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World, David Maraniss tells us why.