Reviews for And They Call Them Games

The average rating for And They Call Them Games based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-07-26 00:00:00 brad mattix I'll be honest... I didn't read this straight-through, cover-to-cover. It's more like an almanac, providing information about every event at every Olympic games. But more than just providing the details of who won and in what time, it also provides stories of the participants. And not just leading up to that event, but occasionally discussing what happened to an individual in their future. The author also tries to inject some humor into the book, making it far more enjoyable to read than any true almanac. An entertaining resource that I found invaluable to have by my side watching the Olympics.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-04-20 00:00:00 Martin Graham Very thorough, event-by-event recap of the modern olympic games. A good reference book for olympic fans, but while it offers statistics and anticdotes from virtually every event in olympic history, it doesn't really tell much of the story of each olympic games like I was hoping. It's organized by individual event rather than by olympiad, which probably makes it easier to use as a reference, though it did make it something of a challenge to read cover-to-cover. Still, an informative book, to say the least!