"Serious sport has nothing to do with fair play…it is war minus the shooting."
The Olympic Games Miscellany
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John White, London, Carlton, 2016. ISBN 978-1-78097-758-4
The book may be called a collection of Olympic trivia but it is so much more than that. It is 175 pages of stories about the Olympics. There is certainly trivia: did you know, for example, that bowler, Usain Bolt, once dismissed future West Indies captain, Chris Gayle?
The essence of the book is the human interest stories of people who unexpectedly got into the Olympics and excelled or won against the odds – like the medal winning gymnast with the artificial leg. There are the unexpected triumphs, the stellar feats and oddities.
The book, which is arranged in short paragraphs, is an easy read and will hold the attention of anyone who loves the Olympics.