The 10 best books about the Olympics

Emily Burack is the Senior News Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, culture, the royals, and a range of other subjects.

At Town & Country she tagged ten of the best books about the Olympics, including:

Swimming Pretty: The Untold Story of Women in Water

The title of Vicki Valosik's mesmerizing new history of synchronized swimming comes from a quote from Esther Williams, the "godmother" of the sport: "If you’re not strong enough to swim fast, you’re probably not strong enough to swim 'pretty.'" Valosik, herself a competitive synchronized swimmer, traces the origins of aquatic performance, from vaudeville stages to the Olympics.

Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue