Beijing Journal: A Live, Day-by-Day Account from Backstage at the 2008 Olympics Book

This is a veteran network television broadcaster's inside view of Beijing during the 2008 Summer Olympics, the real story behind the story. It's an absolute must-read for anyone who follows sports, and those who want to learn about the miracles that occur behind the scenes to bring world-class sporting events to your home.

This unassuming little book is also an amazing feat of sports journalism powered by new publishing technologies. The author supplied the publisher with live daily reports by e-mail, plus original photos, day by day. By design, these raw, in-the-moment insights have been largely preserved as written.

The final journal entry was originally dated August 23, 2008. The resulting book was first released August 24. Astoundingly, it became publicly available in print while the games were still in progress. This is the first time in history that any book-length account of the Olympics became available to the public before the closing ceremonies. Additional entries were added in following weeks.