Author George Hirthler honored by IOC With DeCoubertin prize
The Atlanta-based writer is devotee of the Olympics founder

Thomas Bach Contributes Preface for Coubertin Novel
The Idealist, George Hirthler’s historical novel on the life and times of Baron Pierre de Coubertin—the founder of the modern Olympic Games—continues to garner praise from the leadership of the Olympic Movement
IOC President Praises Book About Modern Olympics Founder
(ATR) Thomas Bach writes preface to The Idealist, a recently released historical novel about Baron Pierre de Coubertin
