Speaker 1: This is the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. With
Speaker 1: Paris the center of the world's attention due to the Olympics,
Speaker 1: I thought it offer up some book titles for you
Speaker 1: Olympic fans to check out, something to read up on
Speaker 1: before the next Athletic meet. There's Dreamers and Schemers. How
Speaker 1: an improbable bid for the nineteen thirty two Olympics. Transform
Speaker 1: Los Angeles from dusty outpost a global metropolis by Barry Siegel,
Speaker 1: particularly coaching because the Olympics are coming back to La.
Speaker 1: On the subject of history, There's the Games Must Go On,
Speaker 1: Avery Brundage and the Olympic Movement. Brundage did a lot
Speaker 1: for the International Olympics, but also had his dark failures,
Speaker 1: including looking the other way and allowing the Nazis to
Speaker 1: host the Olympics in nineteen thirty six. And then. The
Speaker 1: perfect overview can be found in The Games, a Global
Speaker 1: History of the Olympics written back in twenty eighteen by
Speaker 1: David Goldblat. Learn about the reinstitution of the Games in
Speaker 1: Athens in eighteen ninety six, the origin of the Olympic
Speaker 1: traditions such as the torch relay and the Eternal Flame
Speaker 1: and the Olympic Icons, A great Overview the Games, A
Speaker 1: global History of the Olympics. And that's the book club. WBZ,
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