Start with high-confidence track & field books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Times Olympic Moments: 100 Epic Highlights From the History of the Summer Olympics
John Goodbody, The Times
Win at All Costs
Matt Hart
The Front Runner
Brendan O'Meara
Born to Run
Christopher McDougall
Jupiter Rising
Gary D. Schmidt
Who Was Jesse Owens?
James Buckley, Jr.
What Are the Summer Olympics?
Gail Herman
What Are the Winter Olympics?
They'll Never Catch US
Jessica Goodman
Triumph
Jeremy Schaap
Long-term Athlete Development
Istvan Balyi, Richard Way
Far Beyond Gold
Sydney McLaughlin
The Track in the Forest
Bob Burns
Run Like a Girl
Amaka Egbe
The Wildest Race Ever
Meghan McCarthy
Patina
Jason Reynolds
What Are the Paralympic Games?
What Are the Olympics For?
Jules Boykoff
We Are the Wildcats
Siobhan Vivian
Slow Burn
Bethany Rutter
Kat's Greek Summer
Mima Tipper
