Secrets of the Olympic Ceremonies - Softcover

Garcia, Myles A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615315429 ISBN 13: 9780615315423

Publisher: MAG Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Untold, behind-the-scene stories of the most lavish spectacles of our time, the Olympic ceremonies. A sneak peek into the very guarded world of how Olympic ceremonies are created. This new, updated 2018 edition now includes a section on the recent Sochi ceremonies and the tumultuous geopolitical events against which it was played. Make this volume -- with over 160 images of the impressive pageantry of the Games -- your graphic keepsake and definitive resource book on Olympic and similar-scale ceremonies.

About this title

About the Author:

Myles Garcia has been a lifelong aficionado of the Olympic Games, especially the Ceremonial aspects of it. He has watched nearly every Olympic Ceremony, both Opening and Closing, since 1968; worked behind-the-scenes with Los Angeles 1984 and was a cast member in Atlanta 1996. Garcia is a member of the ISOH, the International Society of Olympic Historians; and a contributing author to the ISOH Journal. He has also consulted as a source on "Watch the Flame," a (2014) documentary about the London 2012 Olympic flame. Garcia currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and is available for early Ceremonial consulting. Contact: razor323@gmail.com

About this edition

• Publisher: MAG Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0615315429
• ISBN 13: 9780615315423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208