How to Watch the Olympics: The Essential Guide to the Rules, Statistics, Heroes, and Zeroes of Every Sport

This book is an interesting combination of information, including:
- 2012 Summer Olympic Guide

- Sports History

- Technical details of each event

- The Olympic history to each event

Thanks to all the historical and technical information included, the knowledge here will not expire after the closing ceremony is complete. The book also includes a nice set of appendices, with such information as discontinued Olympic sports, and a snapshot of each of the 26 previous Olympic games. A comprehensive index is also included.