{"product_id":"rome-1960-david-maraniss-9781416534082","title":"Rome 1960: The Summer Olympics That Stirred the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eClemente\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen Pride Still Mattered\u003c\/i\u003e, the blockbuster story of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seventeen days that helped define the modern world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegendary athletes and stirring events are interwoven into a suspenseful narrative of sports and politics at the Rome games, where cold-war propaganda and spies, drugs and sex, money and television, civil rights and the rise of women superstars all converged to forever change the essence of the Olympics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using the meticulous research and sweeping narrative style that have become his trademark, maraniss reveals the rich palette of character, competition, and meaning that gave rome 1960 its singular essence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Maraniss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1416534083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416534082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/21\/2009 pg. 114","brand":"David Maraniss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055537123583,"sku":"9781416534082","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea9e0a84-2368-4d19-9fb5-24e06e26fa72.jpg?v=1685036353","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rome-1960-david-maraniss-9781416534082","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}