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Inspiration. Competition. Aspiration. Exhilaration. Overcoming odds and showing national pride. Read a book and share the excitement of the Olympic Games.

Memoirs of Olympians

• Grace, Gold, and Glory, by Gabrielle Douglas
• Running for My Life by Lopez Lomong
• Age Is Just a Number by Dara Torres
• Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics by Jeremy Schaap

More Nonfiction about the Olympics and its Athletes

• Run The World by Becky Wade
• The End of the Perfect 10 by Dvora Meyers
• The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
• The Naked Olympics: The True Story of the Ancient Games by Tony Perrottet
• The Games: A Global History of the Olympics by David Goldblatt
• Brazil's Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy by Dave Zirin
• Rome, 1960: The Olympics that Changed the World by David Maraniss
• Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

Adult Fiction

• Gold by Chris Cleave
• Don't Tell Me You're Afraid by Giuseppe Catozzella
• Once a Runner by John L. Parker Jr.

YA Fiction

• Tumbling by Caela Carter
• Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics by John Feinstein

Movies

• Race (2016)
• Owens (2012): An American Experience Film