Private Games
Kobo eReader has released the best e books to get you in the Olympic mood this summer!
The following bestsellers include Olympic fiction, biographies and reference ebooks that will help you to develop your fitness plan to be in tune with that of an athlete and find out all those facts about Olympic history that you have always wanted to know! The collection includes e books specifically for children so that the whole family can get on board!
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Private Games
By: James Patterson - £7.99
The Games have arrived in London. Preparations have gone flawlessly and the stage is set for one of the greatest ever showcases of sporting excellence. But one man has a devastating plan. Having waited years for this chance, he is now ready for vengeance - the killer's number one target is the Games itself.
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Gold
By: Chris Cleave - £8.49
GOLD is about the limits of human endurance, both physical and emotional. It will make you cry. GOLD is about what drives us to succeed - and what we choose to sacrifice for success.
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In the water they can’t see you cry; A Memoir
By: Amanda Beard, Rebecca Paley - £8.99
In the Water They Can’t See You Cry is a raw, compelling story about Olympian Amanda Beard, a woman who gained the strength to live as bravely out of the water as she did in it.
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Running for my life: One lost boy’s journey from the killing fields in Sudan to the Olympic Games
By: Lopez Lomong - £11.15
Running for My Life is not a story about Africa or track and field athletics. It is about outrunning the devil and achieving the impossible faith, diligence, and the desire to give back. It is the American dream come true and a stark reminder that saving one can help to save thousands more.
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Winning Balance: What I’ve learned so far about love, faith and living your dreams
By: Shawn Johnson, Nancy French - £9.71
After suffering a serious skiing injury – Shawn Johnson, the American gymnastwasn't sure about her future. She wasn't sure she was satisfied with where she was with her faith and God. Could she find the right kind of success in life, the kind that doesn't involve medals or trophies, but peace, love, and lasting joy? This is the amazing true journey of how the young woman who won an Olympic gold medal on the balance beam became even more balanced.
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Gold Rush
By: Michael Johnson - £4.99
Gold Rush is a compelling analysis of the fascinating combination of psychological and personal qualities, as well as internal and external factors, that go to create an Olympic champion. This exciting new book is based on Michael Johnson's own experiences as an iconic four-time Olympic champion, and on the knowledge he has gleaned as a top-class coach and motivational speaker.
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My Story
By Tom Daley - £9.99
Tom had hearts in mouths when he dived at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where he won two gold medals. He is one of Britain's gleaming hopes for gold at the London 2012 Olympics. But there is also a heartbreaking and inspiring story of a young athlete coping with the death of his father whilst under the glare of the world's media spotlight.
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How to Watch the Olympics: Scores and laws, heroes and zeros- an instant initiation to every sport
By: David Goldblatt, Johnny Acton
£8.27
Witty, insightful book comes to play, offering the back story behind each Olympic sport and, by means of fiendishly clever diagrams and prose, explaining the rules and finer points.
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Bounce: The myth of power and the power of practice
By: Matthew Syed - £4.99
If you’ve ever wondered what makes a champion, Bounce has the answer. What are the real secrets of sporting success, and what lessons do they offer about life? This book reveals all.
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Austerity Olympics: When the games came to London in 1948
By: Janie Hamilton- £6.47
A tale of female competitors sewing their own kit, teams ferried to the Games on red London buses and billeted in Spartan hostels or even army camps, and the main stadium being hastily cleared of greyhound racing to allow the athletics to take place on a small budget - this is a book that becomes more relevant and ironically entertaining every day nearer to 2012.
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Gold Medal Fitness: A revolutionary 5 week programme
By: Dara Torres - £11.97
Whether you're looking to lose those last ten pounds or get back into a sport that you used to love, Gold Medal Fitness written by Olympian Dara Torreswill produce the results that you want, reignite how you feel in your own skin, and change your lifestyle.
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Ring Force
By Brian Brown, Nathan Love - £4.14
When you believe in your dream … all is possible.
Booker dreamed of being an Olympian. He was fast. Really fast. Sometimes he could even outrun the elevated train as it roared by on the platform outside his apartment building.
But little did he know when that freakish snowstorm hit Brooklyn one sunny spring day, his incredible speed would lead him to a destiny greater than he ever could have imagined.
Female First Lucy Walton
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