Olympic Athletes
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 4.39 avg rating — 352,769 ratings
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Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption 4.39 avg rating — 989,192 ratings
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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
by:
Joan Ryan
3.97 avg rating — 3,004 ratings 5. 
Triumph: The Untold Story of Jesse Owens And Hitler's Olympics
by:
Jeremy Schaap
3.86 avg rating — 1,762 ratings 6. 
Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made
by:
David Halberstam
4.28 avg rating — 6,679 ratings 7. 
Grace on the Ice : Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, Michelle Kwan
by:
Abigail Tabby
3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings 8. 
The Dirtiest Race in History: Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the Olympic 100m Final
by:
Richard Moore
4.16 avg rating — 1,144 ratings 
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Winning Balance: What I've Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams
by:
Shawn Johnson
4.03 avg rating — 3,038 ratings 
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Only With Passion: Figure Skating's Most Winning Champion on Competition and Life
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Katarina Witt
3.68 avg rating — 79 ratings 14. 
Eric Liddell: Pure Gold : A New Biography of the Olympic Champion Who Inspired Chariots of Fire
by:
David McCasland
4.28 avg rating — 604 ratings 
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Greater Than Gold: From Olympic Heartbreak to Ultimate Redemption
by:
David Boudia
4.15 avg rating — 346 ratings 
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Gold in the Water: The True Story of Ordinary Men and Their Extraordinary Dream of Olympic Glory
by:
P.H. Mullen
4.33 avg rating — 424 ratings 26. 
Going for the Gold: How the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Won at Lake Placid (Dover Books on Sports and Popular Recreations)
by:
Tim Wendel
3.66 avg rating — 29 ratings 
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Edge of Glory: The Inside Story of the Quest for Figure Skating's Olympic Gold Medals 3.79 avg rating — 224 ratings
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Babe Didrikson: The Greatest All-Sport Athlete of All Time
by:
Susan E. Cayleff
3.87 avg rating — 15 ratings 
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Inside Edge: A Revealing Journey into the Secret World of Figure Skating 3.82 avg rating — 467 ratings
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The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
by:
Wayne Coffey
4.21 avg rating — 4,757 ratings 
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Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games
by:
Tom Caraccioli
3.90 avg rating — 42 ratings 
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The Other Side of the Mountain: The Story of Jill Kinmont
by:
E.G. Valens
3.91 avg rating — 1,315 ratings 37. 
The Weight of Gold: Winning Is Only the Beginning
by:
Shaun White
it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings 
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The Secret Olympian: The Inside Story of the Olympic Experience
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Anonymous
3.43 avg rating — 271 ratings 
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Beyond the Chalk Box: Insight and Inspiration from Olympic Gymnasts 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings
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The Magnificent Seven: The Authorized Story of American Gold
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N.H. Kleinbaum
3.91 avg rating — 99 ratings 
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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance
by:
Simone Biles
4.15 avg rating — 6,342 ratings 
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Not the Triumph but the Struggle: The 1968 Olympics and the Making of the Black Athlete
by:
Amy Bass
4.11 avg rating — 44 ratings 61. 
Sasha Cohen: Fire on Ice: Autobiography of a Champion Figure Skater
by:
Sasha Cohen
3.76 avg rating — 182 ratings 61. 
Race, Culture, and the Revolt of the Black Athlete: The 1968 Olympic Protests and Their Aftermath
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Douglas Hartmann
3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings 
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Fire on the Track: Betty Robinson and the Triumph of the Early Olympic Women 3.76 avg rating — 450 ratings
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For the Glory: Eric Liddell's Journey from Olympic Champion to Modern Martyr
by:
Duncan Hamilton
4.29 avg rating — 1,740 ratings 
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Flo Jo: The story of Florence Griffith Joyner (Start-to-finish books)
by:
Alan Venable
4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings 
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By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions
by:
Richard A. Cohen
3.87 avg rating — 763 ratings 76. 
A Kind of Grace: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Female Athlete 4.02 avg rating — 97 ratings
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Kings of the Road: How Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, and Alberto Salazar Made Running Go Boom
by:
Cameron Stracher
3.91 avg rating — 463 ratings 82. 
Babe: The Life and Legend of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
by:
Susan E. Cayleff
3.51 avg rating — 41 ratings 82. 
Shannon Miller: America's Most Decorated Gymnast : A Biography
by:
Krista Quiner
3.82 avg rating — 73 ratings 82. 
Don't Give Up, Don't Give In: Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
by:
Louis Zamperini
4.16 avg rating — 2,658 ratings 85. 
Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II
by:
Louis Zamperini
4.36 avg rating — 3,801 ratings 
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Golden Girl: How Natalie Coughlin Fought Back, Challenged Conventional Wisdom, and Became America's Olympic Champion
by:
Michael Silver
3.85 avg rating — 213 ratings 
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Full Circle:: An Olympic Champion Shares His Breakthrough Story
by:
Dan Jansen
3.54 avg rating — 24 ratings 91. 
Seat with a View: Inside the 1996 U.S. Olympic Men's Crew
by:
Steven Segaloff
3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings 93. 
Running the Race: Eric Liddell -- Olympic Champion and Missionary
by:
John W. Keddie
3.60 avg rating — 43 ratings 93. 
Equestrian Excellence: The Stories of Our Olympic Equestrian Medal Winners from Stockholm 1912 Thru Atlanta 1996 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Dare to Dream/Tragedy and Triumph: The Heroic Struggle of an Olympic Champion
by:
Tim Daggett
3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings 
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Crystal Clear: The Inspiring Story of How an Olympic Athlete Lost His Legs Due to Crystal Meth and Found a Better Life
by:
Eric Le Marque
4.15 avg rating — 111 ratings 100. 