The Games: A Global History of the Olympics

The definitive sports and social history of the modern Olympic games-by a New York Times best-selling sportswriter.

For millions of people around the world, the Summer and Winter Games are a joy and a treasure, but how did they develop into a global colossus? How have they been buffeted by-and, in turn, affected by-world events? Why do we care about them so much?

From the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 t...