Only A Game

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John R. Gold and Margaret M. Gold

This book provides the first full overview of the changing relationship between cities and the Olympic events from 1896 to the present day. It contains 20 specially commissioned and original essays written by a team of distinguished authors from the UK and overseas. Blending critical conceptual insight with grounded case study, "Olympic Cities "explores the historical experience of staging the Olympics from the point of view of the host city. Its contents are divided into three parts. The first provides overviews of the Olympic events from the inception of the modern Games to the present, with parallel but complementary chapters on the progress of the Summer Olympics, the Winter Games, and the cultural and artistic festivals. The second part comprises systematic surveys of five key aspects of activity involved in staging the Olympics: financing the Games; place promotion; accommodating spectacle; tourism; urban regeneration. The final part consists of chronologically-arranged portraits of host cities: St Louis (1904); London (1908); Berlin (1936); Montreal (1976); Los Angeles (1984); Barcelona (1992); Sydney (2000); Salt Lake City (2002), Athens (2004). A substantive introduction and afterword by the editors supply the context for the different chapters and draw out the key lessons to be learned.

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David Millar

"A vivid portrait of life as a professional cyclist by international champion David Millar, this arrestingly candid memoir follows his rise as a young racing star, his fall to the pervasive influence of performance-enhancing drugs--and his subsequent redemption"--

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Michael Sandler

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning ran out on the field and looked up at the scoreboard. His team was losing, 14-10, to the mighty New England Patriots. With less than three minutes left in Super Bowl XLII, it was up to Eli to guide the Giants down the field to score a touchdown. Could Eli lead his team to a Super Bowl victory? In Eli Manning and the New York Giants, young sports fans will follow Eli’s journey from his childhood growing up in a football family all the way to his MVP performance in Super Bowl XLII. Large, full-color action photos and engaging narrative text will keep readers on the edge of their seats as they cheer on Eli and the Giants.

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John Pick

* What is the role of an arts administrator? * What skills are needed to succeed?Following on from the successful 1st edition, Arts Administration provides a broad introductioon to the role of the arts administrator, highlights many of the pitfalls which can occur, such as conflicting philosophies, financial and legal restraints, and defines the skills which may be employed to overcome them. To provides a balanced view, the authors also discuss the pronciples as well as the practice of arts administration. This edition has been updated to include arts policy formulated by the new Ministry of Heritage, the workings of the national lottery and the role of ethnic minority, fringe and community arts. To give the reader an opportunity to experience a variety of problems commonly encountered in arts administration, ten new case studies are included, ranging from balancing budgets to marketing and from fun raising to programming. An individual question and group work assignment follow each case study and a section pointing out possible solutions to the prtoblems is provided, making the book a particularly healpful teaching aid.Arts administration will be particularly useful for students on arts administration and arts management courses, for those engaged in administering the arts and for anyone concerned with the arts in contemporary society.