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Series
Publisher
Liberty Street, an imprint of Time, Inc. Books, a division of Meredith Corporation
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Description
Offers profiles of over one hundred prominent women athletes that outline the impact they had on their sports, as well as the lives they lived, on and off the field.
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Series
Publisher
Rebel Girls, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Description
Rebel Girls Champions: 25 Tales of Unstoppable Athletes celebrates the stories of 25 phenomenal women in sports all written in fairy tale form. It is part of the award-winning Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls series. This paperback collection showcases some of the most beloved stories from the first three volumes of the New York Times best-selling series Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. It also features brand new tales of game-changing athletes...
3) Pat and Mike
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 95 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A woman athlete of enormous promise in the worlds of both tennis and golf is pursued by a shady promoter who hopes to make her famous and make some money in the process.
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
In short essays certain to provoke debate between and amongst all generations, Greeny uses his lifetime of sports knowledge to spin yarns of the legends among the legends and tell you why some have claimed their spot in the top 100 of all time. Sports and numbers go hand in hand. Sports and loud, assertive debate? Even better. Cheering on, agonizing over, and being in plain awe of your favorite players has left you with a deep and intricate memory...
5) Girlfight
Publisher
Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
1 DVD (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Diana Guzman is always fighting, whether at home in the housing projects with her abusive dad or at high school. She finds a new outlet for her anger at her brother's boxing gym. With hard-core training from veteran boxing coach Hector, Diana learns she has the guts and talent to be a contender.
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Celebrate 50 years of female excellence in sports through the eyes of athletes who changed the system. Hosted by tennis legend and activist Billie Jean King, the film weaves together stories of eight icons to discuss how their own struggles and achievements shaped women's sports"--
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
272 pages ; 23 cm
Description
Traces the world record-setting athlete's early childhood ambitions through her courageous final battle with cancer, covering such topics as her achievements at the 1932 Olympics and her later dominance in professional golf.
Publisher
Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Every athlete knows what it takes to win. But for teen female players, the stakes are so much higher. In this anthology, the voices of these athletes come alive, highlighting the ferocity of those who are often shunted to the side. From navigating rampant misogyny to forging a sisterhood through sweat or just reveling in the love of the game, the stories in Out of Our League address the phenomenal physical and emotional power of teenage athletes as...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2005, c2004
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (132 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Frankie is a former boxing manager, who initially refuses to train Maggie due to her gender and age. With her talent and his coaching, the spirited young fighter rises through the ranks of women's boxing and the pair form a touching bond in the process.
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Publisher
Wushu Taichi Center
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xv, 398 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
Memoir of Liu Yu that "...invites everyone to experience the golden age of Chinese martial arts, a time when competitive wushu was the main entertainment for millions of Chinese ... One professional Chinese athlete's vivid coming-of-age story unfolds as she travels the uphill road to winning the title of China's Collegiate Taiji Champion"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Publisher
Undercats, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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Description
"This is the story of 17-time Paralympic medalist Tatyana McFadden. Born with spina bifida in Russia, Tatyana was raised in an orphanage where she walked on her hands for the first six years of her life. In 1994, she was adopted and moved to the United States, where she started racing and breaking records; and is now considered the best female wheelchair racer of all time, and the fastest woman on Earth." - Amazon.com.
13) Watermarks
Publisher
Kino on Video
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (77 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of the surviving members of the Viennese Hakoah sports club women's swim team, a world-dominating competitor in the 1930s. The club was eventually shut down during Hitler's reign, though all the women managed to escape capture. Combines historical footage and contemporary interviews to reconnect the women's lives and memories.
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The women athletes of the 2016 Summer Olympics captivated the world: Simon Biles, the most decorated American gymnast of all time; Katie Ledecky, who shattered swimming records in multiple events; Michelle Carter, the first American gold medalist in shot put; Simone Manuel, the first African American woman to medal in individual swimming. Their accomplishments amazed us, as did their personal stories of persistence and hard work. [This book] focuses...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
260 pages cm
Description
Sharing her battle with bulimia, which cut short her military service, a former female Marine platoon leader recalls her struggles on the playing field, the battlefield and inside her own soul as she overcame the hardships in her life and redefined what it means to be strong and what perfect really is.
17) Gold: a novel
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
324 p. ; 24 cm.
Description
Cyclists Zoe and Kate are friends and athletic rivals for Olympic gold, while Kate and her husband Jack, also a world-class cyclist, must contend with the recurrence of their young daughter's leukemia.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume ; 23 cm
Description
"From ESPN journalists whose investigation garnered a Peabody Award, the full devastating story of former physician Larry Nassar's serial abuse of America's elite gymnasts and others, revealing the win-at-all-costs culture in youth athletics and higher education that enabled him"--
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
"A lo largo de la historia de Estados Unidos, en cada deporte, y en todos los niveles de juego, a las mujeres con aspiraciones en el deporte les han dicho que nunca serían lo suficientemente veloces, fuertes o buenas. En este libro, Chelsea Clinton nos presenta a varias de estas mujeres que han sobresalido en el deporte por su pasión, habilidad y perseverancia. Ella persistió en el deporte es un libro para todos aquellos a quienes la meta final...
20) Nine for IX
Publisher
Team Marketing
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (630 min.) : sd.,col. ; 4 3/4 in. sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Examines influential female athletes, coaches, reporters, and personalities from the past four decades of sports history in celebration of Title IX's 40th anniversary.
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