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Gymnastics Books
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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters (Paperback)
by (shelved 39 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.98 — 3,104 ratings — published 1995
Off Balance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.84 — 4,471 ratings — published 2012
The End of the Perfect 10: The Making and Breaking of Gymnastics' Top Score—from Nadia to Now (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 37 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.80 — 850 ratings — published 2016
Grace, Gold, and Glory: My Leap of Faith (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.93 — 3,054 ratings — published 2012
Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.78 — 2,336 ratings — published 2008
Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, a Life in Balance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.14 — 6,728 ratings — published 2016
Winning Balance: What I've Learned So Far about Love, Faith, and Living Your Dreams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.02 — 3,115 ratings — published 2012
Fierce: How Competing for Myself Changed Everything (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.24 — 4,861 ratings — published 2017
You Will Know Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.43 — 45,477 ratings — published 2016
Break the Fall (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.05 — 2,266 ratings — published 2020
I Got This: To Gold and Beyond (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,138 ratings — published 2017
Tumbling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.75 — 1,120 ratings — published 2016
Letters to a Young Gymnast (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,014 ratings — published 2003
Landing on My Feet: A Diary of Dreams (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.97 — 310 ratings — published 1997
Head Over Heels (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.58 — 22,583 ratings — published 2020
What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.61 — 7,104 ratings — published 2019
It's Not About Perfect: Competing for My Country and Fighting for My Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.82 — 543 ratings — published 2015
Finding My Shine (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 14 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.53 — 410 ratings — published 2015
Balance (Off Balance Series, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.86 — 20,054 ratings — published 2016
The Flip Side (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,532 ratings — published 2016
The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,041 ratings — published 2019
Burnout (Holland Brothers, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.89 — 32,672 ratings — published 2024
Finding Our Balance (2016, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.20 — 226 ratings — published 2015
Unstoppable!: My Journey from World Champion to Athlete A to 8-Time NCAA National Gymnastics Champion and Beyond (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,528 ratings — published
Flying High: The Story of Gymnastics Champion Simone Biles (Who Did It First?)
by (shelved 10 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.11 — 420 ratings — published 2020
Abused: Surviving Sexual Assault and a Toxic Gymnastics Culture (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.72 — 383 ratings — published 2019
Winterland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.85 — 3,032 ratings — published 2022
Gold Medal Summer (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.04 — 623 ratings — published 2012
Dominique Moceanu: An American Champion (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.72 — 263 ratings — published 1996
I'm That Girl: The Heartfelt Memoir from Olympic Gymnast Jordan Chiles (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.31 — 3,156 ratings — published
She's Got This: An Encouraging Story About Trying, Falling, and Getting Back Up for Children (Ages 4–8)
by (shelved 8 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.12 — 413 ratings — published 2018
Out of Bounds (The Summer Games, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.74 — 7,391 ratings — published 2016
Gymnastics (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.18 — 146 ratings — published 1996
Winning Team (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.13 — 358 ratings — published
Start by Believing: Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.36 — 862 ratings — published 2020
McKenna (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,324 ratings — published 2011
The Magnificent Seven: The Authorized Story of American Gold (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.90 — 102 ratings — published 1996
Keeping Score (Moonshot Hockey, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.01 — 9,100 ratings — published
The Happiest Girl in the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.68 — 1,822 ratings — published 2021
Degrees of Difficulty: How Women's Gymnastics Rose to Prominence and Fell from Grace (Volume 1) (Sport and Society)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.75 — 36 ratings — published
Chirp (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,643 ratings — published 2020
The Other Side of the Medal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.97 — 139 ratings — published 2013
Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.19 — 613 ratings — published
Nadia: The Girl Who Couldn’t Sit Still (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.04 — 525 ratings — published 2016
Blind Landing (Flipped #1)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.98 — 488 ratings — published 2016
Overcoming Gravity (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.46 — 1,334 ratings — published 2011
Reaching High (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.10 — 200 ratings — published 2012
McKenna, Ready to Fly! (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 4.21 — 828 ratings — published 2011
Winning Every Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.84 — 31 ratings — published 1998
Feel No Fear: The Power, Passion, and Politics of a Life in Gymnastics (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as gymnastics)
avg rating 3.79 — 112 ratings — published 1994
“Built vein by vein never in vain”
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“as a general rule, women nowadays dedicate all their energy, all their attention to their appearance; they are not concerned with anything except wearing the latest fashion; they squander all their intelligence in trying to become more beautiful, and not even in any practical way, by some beneficial and hygienic method, like practicing gymnastics, exercising in the fresh air, or swimming every morning. But no, it must be done with ribbons and lace, by cutting their
breath short from the excessive use of tight-fitting corsets. And this translates to a waste of time, health, and money.”
― A Nation Of Women: An Early Feminist Speaks Out; Mi Opinion Sobre Las Libertades, Derechos y Deberes de la Mujer (Recovering the U.s. Hispanic Literary Heritage)
breath short from the excessive use of tight-fitting corsets. And this translates to a waste of time, health, and money.”
― A Nation Of Women: An Early Feminist Speaks Out; Mi Opinion Sobre Las Libertades, Derechos y Deberes de la Mujer (Recovering the U.s. Hispanic Literary Heritage)
