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<v Speaker 1>This is the WBZ book Club. I'm Jordan Rich. With

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<v Speaker 1>Paris the center of the world's attention due to the Olympics,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it offer up some book titles for you

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<v Speaker 1>Olympic fans to check out, something to read up on

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<v Speaker 1>before the next Athletic meet. There's Dreamers and Schemers. How

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<v Speaker 1>an improbable bid for the nineteen thirty two Olympics. Transform

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles from dusty outpost a global metropolis by Barry Siegel,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly coaching because the Olympics are coming back to La.

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<v Speaker 1>On the subject of history, There's the Games Must Go On,

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<v Speaker 1>Avery Brundage and the Olympic Movement. Brundage did a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the International Olympics, but also had his dark failures,

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<v Speaker 1>including looking the other way and allowing the Nazis to

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<v Speaker 1>host the Olympics in nineteen thirty six. And then. The

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<v Speaker 1>perfect overview can be found in The Games, a Global

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<v Speaker 1>History of the Olympics written back in twenty eighteen by

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<v Speaker 1>David Goldblat. Learn about the reinstitution of the Games in

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<v Speaker 1>Athens in eighteen ninety six, the origin of the Olympic

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<v Speaker 1>traditions such as the torch relay and the Eternal Flame

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<v Speaker 1>and the Olympic Icons, A great Overview the Games, A

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<v Speaker 1>global History of the Olympics. And that's the book club. WBZ,

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