![]() ![]() ![]() The 1960 Rome games, for instance, took place at the height of the Cold War, when the United States and Soviet Union both took considerable pains to convert a theoretically apolitical contest of amateurs into a thoroughly politicized, near-professional endeavor. Many, indeed, take place in secret government facilities and back alleys. In this instance, those episodes take place on and off the field. Washington Post editor and Pulitzer-winner Maraniss ( Clemente: The Passion and Grace of Baseball’s Last Hero, 2006, etc.) has a talent for condensing sprawling events into comprehensible episodes. Timely, illuminating account of the 17th Olympiad, with its many firsts, including the first doping scandal in Olympic history. ![]()
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