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Women Who Win: Female Athletes on Being the Best
by
Lisa Taggart
Whether it's surfer Jamilah Star riding an unprecedented fifty-foot wave, Olympic marathoner Deena Kastor winning the bronze in 2004, or top-ranked climber Lynn Hill facing a tough climb at Joshua Tree, one thing is certain: These women have game. What's more, these amazing athletes capture our imagination. How do they do it? What motivates them to win and to become the be...more
Paperback, 225 pages
Published
April 30th 2007
by Seal Press
(first published April 9th 2007)
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Good stories, definitely worthy of attention, but the writing depending on sports cliches. It told me what to think rather than leading me to think it. Made it weaker.
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Fascinating subjects, insightful writer.
I am completely biased, but I think this book is touching and inspring. The women in it are amazing, and I'm sad that their stories haven't been told to a wider audience.
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Jennifer D. Munros essays and stories have been widely published in literary journals and women's anthologies. Whether fiction or nonfiction, J.D. offers a candid yet often humorous exploration of sex and the sexes, with a quirky yet earthy take on women's issues such as body image, infertility, gender roles, and marriage. J.D.s published fiction is collected in The Erotica Writers Husband & Other...more
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