If you read Merrill Stein’s recent blog, “Next Best Thing to Being There! Great Links to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,” or have been watching or reading the news about the summer Olympics and have questions, Falvey’s collection can provide answers. This “Dig Deeper” features only part of our collection of books about the Olympics. And don’t forget, our very knowledgeable reference librarians (Ask a Librarian) are here to help you find materials. Or you may visit their offices on the second floor of Falvey.

Dig Deeper:

History of the Ancient Games:

“The Ancient Olympic Games” (1984)

“The Ancient Olympic Games” (1966)

“The Ancient Olympics” (2004)

“The Story of the Olympic Games, 776 B.C.” (1973)

Women and the Olympic Games:

“Grace and Glory:  A Century of Women in the Olympics” (1996)

“Their Day in the Sun:  Women of the 1932 Olympics” (1996)

“When the Girls Came Out to Play:  The Birth of American Sportswear” (2006)

“Women’s Sport and Spectacle:  Gendered Television Coverage and the Olympic Games” (1998)

Other aspects of the Games:

“The First Modern Olympics” (1976)

“Global Olympics: Historical and Sociological Studies of the Modern Games ” (2005)

“100 Greatest Moments in Olympic History” (1995)

“All That Glitters Is Not Gold:  The Olympic Game” (1972)

“Historical Dictionary of the Modern Olympic Movement” (1996)