The Best Olympics Ever?

The Best Olympics Ever?

Author: Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

Publisher: State University of New York Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 0791488101

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Despite International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samarach's proclaiming the Sydney 2000 Olympics as the "best ever," the truth of the matter is much less one-sided. In The Best Olympics Ever? Helen Jefferson Lenskyj discloses what the Sydney 2000 Olympic industry suppressed: the real costs and impacts.


The Bitter-sweet Awakening

The Bitter-sweet Awakening

Author: Richard Cashman

Publisher: Pan Macmillan

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13:

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There has been increasing recognition of the importance of the impacts of mega sporting events and in 2001 the IOC initiated its Olympic Games Global Impact Project. Here is a broad-ranging analysis of the impacts of one particular Olympic and Paralympic Games.


The Olympic Factbook

The Olympic Factbook

Author: Marie J. MacNee

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 930

ISBN-13:

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This is the first edition of the Olympic Factbook that is exclusively devoted to those games played in warm weather or indoors. The Factbook profiles the atheletes to watch in 1996 and additionally, reports on atheletes who have passed into Olympic legend. The Factbook is one convenient reference source to turn to before, during, or after the competitions, or whenever you feel like looking up the facts.


The Olympic Games Effect

The Olympic Games Effect

Author: John Davis

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-12-03

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13:

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This book explains and examines why companies vie to be Olympic sponsors and the tangible and intangible returns they reap for their investment.


Fodor's Sydney's 25 Best

Fodor's Sydney's 25 Best

Author: Anne Matthews

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781400016358

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An easy-to-pack Sydney companion for vacationers and business travelers who want a concise and portable guidebook and map -- all for under $12.00.