We’ve read so many good books on the Olympics and Paralympics, and we’ve been fortunate to have many authors on the podcast. But what happens when they go through our Lightning Round? Enjoy some hot takes on the Games from Stephen Wenn and Robert Barney, David Davis and Andrew Maraniss!
Stephen and Robert‘s book The Gold in the Rings: The People and Events that Transformed the Olympic Games is published by University of Illinois Press.
David Davis has written several books about the Olympics. We interviewed him for his work on the history of a Paralympic sport and its development in the United States. Check out Wheels of Courage: How Paralyzed Veterans from WWII Invented Wheelchair Sports, Fought for Disability Rights, and Inspired a Nation. You won’t be sorry!
If you’re more of a YA reader, Andrew Maraniss is definitely an author to check out! He wrote one of our Book Club books this year: Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U.S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany.
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