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	Operation Yao Ming Larmer, Brook 796.323 Y25L How did a boy of poor Communist parents become the most famous athlete in China and star of the NBA and Beijing Olympics? This fascinating book unravels the politics, sports and personal costs and rewards behing the creation of global phenomenon Yao Ming.
	Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics Schaap, Jeremy 796.42 O971s In a performance of athletic and social achievement that transcends sports, African-American Jesse Owens won four gold medals at Berlin’s 1936 Olympics, crushing Hitler’s dreams of an Aryan Olympics and making for a riveting behind-the-scenes story.
	Women, sport and society in modern China : holding up more than half the sky Dong, Jinxia 796.08 D68w A former gymnast investigates the history and social aspects of Chinese female athletes before the Cultural Revolution through the country’s transition to a market economy.

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Something to Talk About - Upcoming Events
posted on July 24, 2008

On the 75th anniversary of a race riot that haunts Canada to this day, join Karen X. Tulchinsky for a screening of the documentary film, The Riot at Christie Pits. (August 15 &17)

Starbucks "Friends and Family" Fundraiser for Mount Pleasant Branch - August 20
posted on August 18, 2008

Join us at Starbucks for a special fundraising event for VPL's Mount Pleasant Branch on Wednesday, August 20 starting at 3 p.m.

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Acclaimed award-winning author Caroline Adderson is Vancouver Public Library’s 2008 Writer-in-Residence. For more information, see our Writer-in-Residence page.

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