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The Games: A Global History Of The Olympics XMAS25 Why does a novice UFor millions of people around the world, the Summer and Winter Games are a joy and a treasure, but how did they develop into a global colossus? How have they been buffeted by and, in turn, affected by world events? Why do we care about them so much? From the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, best selling sportswriter David Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history through national triumphs and tragedies, individual victories