Spotlight on Summer Sport

Summer is high season for sports. Football started just recently, and baseball players are known as "the boys of summer." Wimbledon just passed. Sailing regattas shape up on lakes everywhere, golf is in full swing. Volleyball courts dot beaches. And this year, the granddaddy of all sporting events will be happening in China and broadcast across the world - the Olympics makes its once-in-four-years appearance. This mythic meeting of competitors is the stuff legends are made of, and never fails to create heros, rivet the world, and deliver a few notes of pathos.

Interested in finding out a bit more about sports, the Olympics, the rules and equipment, the history and the players? Head to the 790s, where you can find books on all sorts of sports, as well as many sports biographies. Just don't get so engrossed you miss the Olympic gymnasts - they really are amazing!