Blackwell Science for Serious Athletes
Blackwell Science and the International Olympic Committee have teamed up to produce these great books aimed at helping competitive athletes reach their goals with the aid of their coaches, physicians, physical therapists, and nutritionists.


Amazon.com Travel Pack: Australia
In our ongoing Travel Pack series, we've compiled rich lists of books, music, and videos for journeys to distant places. Whether you're off to the Sydney Olympics in September 2000, headed for the Australian Outback, or exploring the Great Barrier Reef, we've got everything from Lonely Planet Australia and Eyewitness Sydney to Bruce Chatwin's remarkable classic, The Songlines.



Winning Women
Women were forbidden to even attend the ancient Olympics, let alone compete. We made our modern Olympic debut in 1900, when 19 women competed in tennis or in a special Olympic golf tournament. We've come a long way, baby. In Sydney, more than 3,900 women will go for the gold, and several events -- water polo, weightlifting, modern pentathlon, pole vault, and hammer throw -- will be open to women for the first time. All eyes will be on Marion Jones as she tries for a record five gold medals -- and on the U.S. women's soccer team, looking to defend their 1996 gold. We've compiled a list of great books about female athletes that are sure to inspire you to achieve your best, too.

Let the Games Begin!
The eyes of the world will be upon Sydney, Australia, for the XXVII Summer Olympics from September 15 through October 1, 2000. More than 10,000 athletes from 200 countries will strive to realize the Olympic motto Citius, altius, fortius--a Latin phrase meaning "swifter, higher, stronger." In honor of the Games, we've put together a collection of books, videos, and games aimed at fans and athletes alike. So whether you'll be traveling to Australia, watching the Games at home, or are an aspiring Olympian yourself, you're sure to find just the thing.


Everything Olympian

The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics : Sydney 2000 Edition by David Wallechinsky	Sydney: The Story of a City by Geoffrey Moorhouse, Drenka Willen

Lance Goes for the Gold

It's Not About the Bike : My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins (Contributor)	The Lance Armstrong Performance Program : The Training, Strengthening, and Eating Plan Behind the World's Greatest Cycling Victory by Lance Armstong, et al

The History of the Olympic Games
The first recorded Olympic Games were held in 776 B.C. and consisted of just one event: the stadia, a 600-foot race. The Games continued at four-year intervals, gradually adding more events, until a decree issued by the Roman emperor Theodosius I prohibited all pagan worship -- including the Games -- in A.D. 393. The modern Olympics began in 1896, the brainchild of Pierre de Coubertin. Those Athens Games featured men from 14 countries competing in nine events -- a far cry from the 2000 Summer Games, where some 200 countries will compete in 297 events. From ancient Greece to Sydney, Australia, these books and videos highlight the history of the Olympic Games.



Team Sports
Olympic team sports include baseball, basketball, football (a.k.a. soccer), handball, hockey, softball, and volleyball--beach and court. Whether you dribble the ball with your hands or feet, hit it with a stick or bat, or fire it into or over the net, this well-rounded list of books is sure to have something to please.