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001 2009009045
003 DLC
005 20100316100010.0
008 090302s2009 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009009045
020 $a9781416588948
020 $a1416588949
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn312097099
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dC#P$dYDXCP$dBWX$dVP@$dDLC
043 $an-mx---
050 00 $aGV722 1968$b.H64 2009
100 1 $aHoffer, Richard.
245 10 $aSomething in the air :$bAmerican passion and defiance in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics /$cRichard Hoffer.
250 $a1st Free Press hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bFree Press,$c2009.
300 $ax, 258 p., [8] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aRoads to glory: dogs on ice, a third-string end, and Robin Hood -- 1968: tanks on the streets, dead on a balcony, and Audie Murphy -- Speed city: pineapple upside-down cake, "tutti frutti," and Jack Daniels -- Countdown to Mexico: lymphocytes, zip guns, and ROTC -- Boycott: Hells Angels, a petrified pig, and more Ralph Henry Barbou -- A desperate innovation: rolls, straddles, and an airborne seizure -- The trials: spondylolisthesis, brush spikes, and a brutal stomping -- Denver: the anarchists' convention, a vote for Nixon, and a cold chill -- Mexico City: thin air, fresh paint, and shots in the night -- Opening ceremonies: flag dipping, a family feud, and 6,300 pigeons -- And they're off: a grisly tableau, pinochle, and a guided missile launch -- Protest: licorice hammers, tommie jets, and black gloves -- Harder and higher: the little stinker, Beauty and the Beast, and Hollywood agents -- Aftershocks: pimped-out socks, a mutation performance, and sparks under his feet -- Monday: a grunion hunt, a crying tigerbelle, and a jig for joy -- Week two: a cuddlesome junior, a ragtag bunch, and a blonde in a beehive -- Pappy's boys: rateros, various Sarges, and a lucky picture of a pretty girl -- Going home: Boy Scouts, psychedelic mileage, and a black bra.
611 20 $aOlympic Games$n(19th :$d1968 :$cMexico City, Mexico)
650 0 $aOlympics$xParticipation, American.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0906/2009009045-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0915/2009009045-d.html
856 41 $3Sample text$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0916/2009009045-s.html