{"product_id":"ode-to-olympic-dreams-paperback","title":"Ode to Olympic Dreams - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanice P. Kehler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA childhood habit of toe-walking can strike fear inside the hearts of parents. For Janice Kehler, hoisting herself onto the balls of her feet to discover her world was pure joy that morphed into an adolescence spent chasing an Olympic dream. A dream fashioned by the Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin in the early twentieth century and shaped by the sports-media complex over the next one hundred years. A dream that was on a collision course with the deep historical roots of the best-you-can-be and win-at-all-cost attitudes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOde to Olympic Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of personal essays and historical conundrums that manifest her stubbornness and naivety to fit into the world of Olympic sport. She became a student-athlete branded as an Olympic hopeful whose \"student-ness' intersected with scientific discovery. Meanwhile, terrorism, doping scandals, and the exploitation of athletes turned the world of sport upside down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of this chaos, she discovered another set of stories. Using the lens of hindsight, a human holistic sense of movement emerged, linked to the mysterious habits of toe-walking and breathlessness, to tell the never-ending, hopeful story of Coubertin's Olympism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51776842760480,"sku":"9798988189121","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1aed9de1a79bd5d4ad1123e568ffd504.webp?v=1780487454","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/ode-to-olympic-dreams-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}