The Lords OfThe Rings-Power,Money&Drugs in the ModernOlympics by Simson&Jennings

Description: The Lords Of The Rings: Power, Money & Drugs In The Modern Olympics by Vyv Simson and Andrew Jennings, 1992, Hardcover, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, 289 pages, Published by Simon & Schuster, Great Britain. ISBN: 0-671-71122-9. Size: 9-1/2 x 6-1/2 x 1-1/4 inches. The Lords Of The Rings is the story about modern Olympic Games with its pure ideal of spirit of honour and how this ideal has been tarnished by greed, corruption and malpractice. With privileged access to first-hand accounts by key insiders, the authors, award-winning journalists, provide explosive details of the machinations behind the scenes with many important aspects of the Games and its management. The book provides a truly shocking account of the scandals behind the medal-giving ceremonies, and calls into question the very future of the Games. The questions are still here. Book contains some rare b/w photographs of important officials, sponsors, politicians and other personalities. Appendixes A, B, and C give valuable information about Calendar of Modern Olympics from 1960 to 1998, Members of IOC, Abbreviations, and detailed Index. Authors, Vyv Simson and Andrew Jennings are two of Britain's top investigative journalists, their great work contributes greatly to complicated and contradictive history of Olympic games. The book is pre-owned and in good condition, though with some minimal shelf wear. There is discoloration on top edge visible in comparison with text block and low edge. But in general the integrity of book is intact, all book's parts are undamaged, binding is tight, good clean book. From smoke-free household.Thank you for looking.

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