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The stage is set for the Beijing Olympiad to be the greatest mega-event, sporting or otherwise, in history. Still, the issues taxing many minds include whether
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As the only American in the senior management team of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games, Jeff Ruffolo takes you behind the scenes and into a world no one ha
Owning the Olympics
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Pages: 426
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-12-10 - Publisher: University of Michigan Press

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