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100 1 $aOliver, Brian$c(Sports editor),$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe Commonwealth games :$bextraordinary stories behind the medals /$cBrian Oliver.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aLondon :$bBloomsbury,$c[2014]
264 4 $c℗♭2014
300 $axiii, 204 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, portraits ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 189-191) and index.
505 0 $aThe Empire strikes back : bigger than the World Cup -- how it all started -- Precious : the amazing, uplifting story of the Queen's favourite strongman -- Jump! Dorothy and Debbie raise the bar as teenagers and mothers -- Friends and enemies : friendship and tragedy for 'the Coe and Ovett of the pool' -- Marathon man : the remarkable Ron Hill just keeps on running -- The forgotten : the sad, swift sporting decline of a Scot and a South African -- Exodus : 'the Games were great -- let's go and live in New Zealand!' -- Fallen hero : the history-making high jumper who died in front of the firing squad -- The trouble with men and women : hard times for Dawn Fraser and Kathy Watt -- South Pacific : how a future president started a sporting boom -- Miracle mile : biggest audience ever for Bannister v Landy -- then a horror show -- Con man : Robert Maxwell and the missing millions.
520 $aSports journalist Brian Oliver brings these often overlooked Games to life with fantastic stories of the athletes who have competed over the years. He delves into past games for the best tales, and interviews the key protagonists to unveil the highs and lows of this eccentric sporting competition.
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