The Menstuff® library lists pertinent books on Sports.
Also see Women & Sports.
Anasi,
Robert, The Gloves: A boxing chronicle. The
Golden Gloves tournament is center stage in the amateur boxing
world - a single-elimination contest in which young hopefuls
square off in steamy gyms with the boxing elite looking on. The
author took up boxing in his twenties to keep in shape, attract
women, and sharpen his knuckles for the odd bar fight. He thought
of entering "the Gloves", but put it off. Finally, at age
thirty-three - his last year of eligibility - he vowed to fight,
even though he was an old man in a sport of teenagers and would
have to starve himself all winter to make weight come tournament
time. So begins his obsessive preparation for the Golden Gloves.
He tell his story not as a journalist on assignment but as a man
in the midst of one of the great adventures of his life.
Beautifully, searchingly, and authentically written, it has the
feel of a contemporary classic. North Point Press, www.fsgbooks.com
2002. ISBN 0-86547-599-7 Buy
This Book!
Boyles, Denis, The Lost Lore of a Man's
Life: lots of cool stuff guys used to know but forgot about the
great outdoors. Ah, nostalgia. There was once a time when
every man, not just backpackers, went out and did manly things,
things like going into the woods, pitching his tent, hunting (or
fishing) for his food, building a fire and hunkering down for a
few days in the wilderness. But that was yesteryear. Now men
pursue sensitivity training, they cook gourmet meals, they attend
wine tastings, and in the process the skills a manly man once knew
have become lost. But, alas, not all is lost. This compendium of
"outdoor advice and information for modern men and boys" teaches
good American males many of the things they once learned from
their dads. Harper Collins www.harpercollins.com
1997 Buy
This Book!
Canfield, Jack, Mark Victor Hansen, Jeff
Aubery, Mark & Chrissy Donnelly, Chicken Soup for the
Golfer's Soul: The 2nd round. Whether readers are
relatively new to the game of golf or old hands with impressive
handicaps, most golfers share an unbridled enthusiasm for the game
as proven by the blockbuster success of the first "Golfer's Soul"
book. Due to popular demand, the coauthors have compiled a "2nd
round" and filled it with more stories to celebrate the foibles,
feats and famous people on the fairway. Written by professional
and amateur golfer's, caddies and weekend hackers, these stories
reveal the most universal aspects of the game so many millions
enjoy. With stories about sportsmanship, overcoming obstacles,
connecting generations and savoring each moment, this book is an
enteraining read as well as a profound reminder for lessons
learned both on and off the greens. Health Communications, Inc.,
2002, ISBN 1-55874-982-9 Buy
This Book!
Collins, Bud, ed., The Best American
Sports Writing. Since its inception in 1915, the Best American
series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's
finest short fiction and nonfiction. Well established as the
foremost antohology in its field, this book brings together the
finest writring on sports to appear in the past year. For this
edition, sports maven Bud Collins has gathered a collection that
goes beyond the sorces to the people and emotions behind the game.
Over the past ten years the series has gearnered rave reviews for
its top-notch writing and diversity of subjects. This year's
anniversary collection upholds that tradition by presenting
high-quality writing on fascinating and surprising topics, from
baseball to boxing, from hockey to horse shows. Chosen from more
than 350 national, regional and specialty publications, the pieces
here embrace the world of sports in all its drama, humanity and
excitement. Houghton Mifflin, www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com,
2001, ISBN 0-618.08626-9 Buy
This Book!
Davis, Scott, 1997 Track and Field
Athletics Annual. This is a book of records: all time, all
time walk, all time junior, all time collegiate - for women and
men and much much more - 659 pages of records. It is fascinating
how little difference there is between the top women and most of
the men who compete. There are faster or stronger men versus the
fastest or strongest woman. However, the fastest and strongest
women lead most men in their category. Just think what might
happen if we encouraged and trained our daughters at an early age,
offering them the competition that makes anyone better. Imagine!
US Track & Field, 1997
Early, Gerald,ed, Body Language: Writers on Sport.
Thirteen contemporary creative writers offer personal reflections
on our public obsession: from the pool hustler to the closet
baseball fan; from late-night rodeo on cable TV to tennis games on
the weathered fields of Illinois; from the aging basketball player
to the anxious young girl determining whether to strike out the
boy who is her friend. Through these individual narratives, we
begin to recognize the universal themes that galvanize both sport
and literature: conflict and sacrifice, ritual and passion,
humiliation and heroism. Graywolf
Press, 1998 Buy
This Book!
Entine, Jon, Taboo: Why black
athletes dominate sports and why we're afraid to talk about
it. Award-winning journalist explores the genetic, cultural
and physiological roots of black athletic superiority. Drawing on
the latest scientific research, he shows why biology and ancestry
are significant components of the stunning ascension of black
athletes. He reveals striking differences between athletes of West
African heritage and those from East Africa and shows why such
differences could arise and be maintained over time. But this book
is more than a book about "race science" and sports. It is also a
brilliant piece of history. It tells the gripping story of blacks
in sports and the circumstances that have made addressing the
facts so difficult and controv ersial. Incorporating the latest
scientific breakthroughs in evolution and genetic research,
including the revolutionary Human Genome Project, the book spans
not just the history of sport but the history of mankind. And from
the Kenyan highlands, Philadelphia playgrounds, Olympic studiums,
NBA arenas and research labs at Berkeley, Yale and MIT,
the author finds conclusive evidence of the differences that make
all the difference. jonentine.com
Public Affairs, www.publicaffairsbooks.com/books/tab.html
2000, ISBN 1-58648-026-X Buy
This Book!
Friedman, Glen, Fuck You Too: The
extras + more scrapbook. In the 18th century, European
philosophers proposed the notion of the sublime. Implicit to this
concept was the sense that nature was too overwhelming and
terrifying to contemplate and that man was powerless before it. In
the photographic arts Henri Cartier-Bresson articulated the mental
construct of the decisive moment a couple of centuires later. To
him, the essence of art was reduced to the importance of a
split-second occurrence. How the photographer functions provides a
bit of insight into his repertoire... Getting into stuff deep and
early is the rule for this photographer rather than the exception.
The bottom line is that he was there at the beginning of so much
cool stuff in so many different areas it's not funny, said Henry
Rollins. Surf-skate, punk, street, b-boy, freestyle, gandsta, hip
hop, rap and a whole lot more, he can be located at their origins.
Typically his reportage is instrumental in helping give the
activities and artists a much larger audience. His work highlights
individuals who refuse to bow down to those forces trying to limit
the thinking and ideals of others. Truth and beauty reside
wherever one is lucky to find them. He works overtime attempting
to ferret them out and present their essential characteristics in
a manner that others can learn from. This man's mission is to
distill it all down and to then serve it straight up and right at
you. Burning Flags Press, 1996, 800.99.2.13.61 Hardbound
ISBN 1-880985-88-8 Buy
This Book; Paperback 1-880985-50-0 Buy
This Book
Galton, Lawrence, Your Child in
Sports: A complete guide includes the values and
hazards of sports, common athletic injuries and their care, pluses
and minuses of organized athletics, girls in sports...and much,
much more. This authoritative guide is about children with
varying abilities and interests in sports, not just the star
quarterback or aspiring marathoner. Everyone knows that sports
enhance physical fitness and develop habits that lead to a
healthier, more active adult life. In addition, sports
participation teaches chidren how to cooperate with others, the
importance of self-discipline and the rewards of perseverance.
And, most importantly, sports are fun. Yet parents worry about
injuries, and it is the unusual parent who has never wondered
whether sports for a child are worth the risks. According to the
author, and many medical experts he has interviewed, sports are
worth the risks. In this compehensive guide, he tells parents how
they can minimize these risks and help their child get the most
out of sports. This is an invaluable reference volume to which
parents and children alike will turn with confidence for the
information they need to make sports a lifelong pleasure. Franklin
Watts, 1980 ISBN 0-531-09928-8
Goldstein, Mark and Myrna Chandler
Goldstein, Boys into Men: Staying healthy through the teen
years. What are the most prevalent sports injuries for male
teenagers? How should a guy protect himself from injury or disease
whlie enjoying outdoor activities? Is it normal for a
teenager to feel depressed? Answers to these questions
and others often asked by adolescent boys can be found in this
straightforward guide written specifically for them. The author, a
physician who specializes in care of adolescents, provides
examples from his own practice to explain the most common ailments
of this age group, as well as to provide boys with the choices
they can make to help keep themselves healthy. Arranged topically,
each chapter covers a different aspect of mind and body. Readers
will discover what physical changes they can expect at their age,
as well as the most common physical ailments. They can also find
out what psychological changes they may be experiencing and why,
along with ways to get help for serious problems like drug and
alcohol abuse or suicidal tendencies. The many topics covered
include: nutrition, sports, injuries, sexuality, suicide, drug and
alcohol abuse, and cross cultural issues. Written with an emphasis
on wellness, advice is given on how to prevent injuries and
disease, as well as how to care for one's body through good habits
like eating well and getting enough sleep. Boys are encouraged to
take care of themselves and to develop open and honest
relationships with their physicians to help insure a happy and
healthy adolescence.Greenwood Press, 2000 www.greenwood.com
ISBN 0-313-30966-3 Buy
this book!
Hallberg, William, The Soul of Golf.
One hot summer morning, the author set off on an odyssey across
the United States to delve into -- and illuminate -- the meaning
of golf. No course was too grand, no driving range too humble for
a stop of his unpredictable tour of America's verdant and
not-so-verdant venues. His zest, passion and humor inform every
page as he explores, using gold as both a means and a metaphor,
what it means to be a man in America. It will make you laugh out
loud, swallow hard in the face of painful truths, and ultimately,
head out yet again for your favorite golf course - where fate
always lies in ambush. Fawcett Columbine Hardback 1997 See
paperback version below. Buy
This
Book!
Hallberg, William, The Soul of Golf. One hot summer
morning, the author set off on an odyssey across the United States
to delve into -- and illuminate -- the meaning of golf. No course
was too grand, no driving range too humble for a stop of his
unpredictable tour of America's verdant and not-so-verdant venues.
His zest, passion and humor inform every page as he explores,
using gold as both a means and a metaphor, what it means to be a
man in America. It will make you laugh out loud, swallow hard in
the face of painful truths, and ultimately, head out yet again for
your favorite golf course - where fate always lies in ambush.
Fawcett Columbine 1998, Paperback Buy
This Book!
Hawk, Tony,
Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder. The world's most
renowned skateboarder has been dubbed the Michael Jordan of
skateboarding. Now he tells his extraordinary story. From his
early days, when he couldn't afford to eat at Taco Bell, to
winning twleve world championships, to the rise of his
multimillion dollar company, Birdhouse, his story is an
inspiration for anyone who wants to follow a dream. In the book he
describes his journey from hyperactive "demon kid" with a 144 IQ
to world-class athlete - and his amazing relationship with his
father, who supported him without fail, from building skate ramps
for him in the yard to starting the National Skateboarding
Association. His road to superstardom hasn't been easy, however.
He tells of his rise to fame in the '80s, his crashing descent in
the early '90s, and his incredible comeback to where he is today:
at the top of the skateboarding world, and a devoted father and
husband. His striking autobiography delves deep into the world of
skateboarding, where you're only as good as your next trick. He
has invented close to fifty maneuvers, and made history by pulling
a 900-degree aerial turn in the 1999 X Games. Off the ramp,
he has soared to fame with his #1 selling Playstation video game,
Tony Hawk's Pro-Skater. His skating was the inspiration for
Tarsan's jungle movement in the Disney blockbuster Tarzan,
and he was featured in ad campaigns for Got Milk? and The Gap.
Learn about one of the greats who paved the way for the commercial
success of skateboarding. Regan Books, www.reganbooks.com,
2000 ISBN 0-06-019860-5 Buy
this book!
Hershiser, Orel, Between the
Lines: Nine principles to live by. One of the most
respected and successul athletes ever to grace a major-league
pitcher's mound, the author had an approach to the game that put
him in a class by himself. Now that he's retired, he is shaing in
this book something that has a lot more to do with living than it
ever had to do with playing baseball. Chatting casually - yet
revealing his innermost thoughts about the things that matter most
- he tells you of his "nine principles to live
by." Regardless of who you are, where you are, or what
you do, you'll find them helpful. From a man who was twice cut
from his high school baseball team and yet rose to the pinnacle of
success, this book is both an entertaining read and full of good
things to inspire and encourage you. Warner Books, www.twbookmark.com
2001 ISBN 0-446-52850-1 Buy
this book!
Jenkins, Sally, Men will be Boys: The modern woman explains
football and other amusing male rituals. Husbands and
boyfriends, make room on the couch - the modern woman in your life
loves football just as much as you do. This hilarious handbook
tackles the myth that women don't understand football. Every
Sunday and Monday night from September to January, forty million
women tune in to watch NFL football. The author knows that the
average woman knows as much about football as the men in her life.
With such helpful devices as "A Baby's Glossary of Football Terms"
(huddle: group therapy for guys) and "Stupid Female Questions that
Make Perfect Sense" (Q: If a guy is called a quarterback,
shouldn't there be four of him?", this book reveals that for every
fumble that has the modern woman screaming at the television set,
she's also pondering: How come the big guy in the front line makes
so much less than the smaller guy behind him who is always so
clean? Doubleday, 1996 ISBN 0-385-48218-3 Buy
This Book!
Kuchenbecker, Shari Young, Raising Winners: A parent's
guide to helping kids succeed on and off the playing field.
Whether your child is a casual joiner or a serious athlete, the
playing field is a terrific place to learn confidence,
sportsmanship and other skills he or she will need to succeed in
life. This comprehensive guide from a sports psychologist distills
decades of sports research and the author's own experiences as a
"soccer mom, volleyball mom, Little League mom, and basketball
mom" to create an indispensable guide to children's development
through sports. Topics include how to: Choose the right
sport for kids - and when they should start. Support a good coach
and deal with a bad one. Keep kids motivated. Help kids eat right.
Screen an injury. Encourage girls in sports. Deal with quitting,
stalling, and burnout. Get athletic scholarships. And more. Times
Books, 2000, www.randomhouse.com
ISBN 0-8129-3167-X Buy
This Book!
Lonardo, Paul, Strike IX: The story
of a big East college forced to eliminate its baseball program and
the team that refused to lose. In October, 1998, as fall
practice was getting underway for the Providence College baseball
team, the players and coaches learned that their sport was going
to be eliminated after the 1999 season. Knowing that this was
going to be the last year that baseball would be played at PC, the
team decided to put their emotions and anger aside and make it a
season to remember by becoming champions. This is the story of
this historic year and the players who decided to make their
statement on the field and show the school administration that
they made a mistake. Infinity Publishing, infinitypublishing.com,
2009, ISBN 0-7414-5690-7 
Millman, Dan, Body Mind
Mastery: Creating success in sport and life. For anyone
seeking mental and physical harmony - whether in golf,
gynmnastics, martial arts, music, or everyday life - this world
champion athlete shows how to transform training into a path of
personal growth and spiritual discovery. New World Library, 1999.
(Revised and updated edition of the 1994 The Inner
Athlete.) ISBN 1-57731-094-2 Buy
This Book!
O'Connor, Ian, The Jump: Sebastian
Telfair and the High Stakes Business of High School Ball. One
day in May, Sebastian Telfair stepped out of his project apartment
in Coney Island, walked down the hall where two young men had
recently been shot dead, and headed out of a life of abject
poverty. A short while later, he arrived on the movie set that is
the new Times Square and stepped into a crowded restaurant.
Waiting for him was one of the world's biggest and richest shoe
companies with a multimillion-dollar contract in hand, his newly
minted agent, and a phalanx of media. College was forgotten, and
the NBA draft, just weeks away, beckoned. This was a hell of
a lot more exciting that the prospect of high school graduation.
This book chronicles the rags-to-riches path of New York sensation
Sebastian Telfair, perhaps the greatest point guard that the city
famous for point guards has ever produced. Sebastian exemplifies
the new face of basketball - young, talented, mediagenic teenagers
who skip college on the way to NBA fortune and fame. The
author, one of America's premier sports columnists, saw the
potential in this kid from the seaside projects as shoe companies,
coaches, hangers-on, scouts and agents swooshed in. He tracked the
packaging of this young man into an 18-year-old icon-to-be.The
process wasn't clean and the author lays out the conflicting
demands of high school and college athletics, the ever-present
lure of staggering wealth, the adults who correctly view Sebastian
as their meal ticket, and his family, waiting in penury for their
ride out of desperation. Peopled with the most colorful characters
in the basketball world, this book tells the story of how the game
is really played. Rodale Press, www.rodalestore.com,
2005, ISBN 1-59486-107-2 
Quirk, Kevin, Not Now, Honey, I'm Watching
the Game: What to do when sports come between you and your
mate. Every weekend, millions of men tune in to sports while
tuning out the women in their lives. The author, a reformed sports
junkie, takes a close-up look at this escalating sports conflict -
and how to resolve it. Using real-life examples from his widely
publicized national survey, he reveals why men find sports so
irresistible, and how women can get through to them and make their
feelings heard. Through inspirational ideas and pragmatic
exercises you will learn to open lines of communication shut for
months of sports Sundays. With warmth and humor, this book levels
part of the playing field in our living rooms and bedrooms.
Hopefully, the sequel will address how to bring women back to
reality after spending their mornings and afternoons in the
fantasy world of soaps and talk shows. (Actually, women spend
considerably more television viewing time watching talk shows,
soap operas, and game shows than men spend watching sports - we're
just not home to notice.) Fireside Books www.simonsays.com
1997 Buy
This Book!
Dodson, James, Faithful
Travelers: A father, his daughter, a fly-fishing
journey of the heart. It has been said that life is what
happens while you're waiting to go fishing. Only weeks after his
eleven marriage abruptly ended in an amicable divorce, the author
decided to go on a fly-fishing pilgrimage west. His goal: to heal
his wounded spirit and explain as best he could the vagaries of
life and love to his beautiful, precocious seven-year-old
daughter. So with his beat-up truck, Old Blue, and his aging
retriever, Amos, he and his daughter set out without plans or
reservations, following where the spirit - and the lure of
America's mighty rivers - leads them, on their way to one of
America's grandest treasures: Yellowstone. He discovers a great
deal about fly fishing, about America and about the special
relationship that exists only between a father and daughter. (I
second that!) Bantam Books www.bantam.com
1998 ISBN 0-553-10644-9 Buy
This Book!
Galton, Lawrence, Your Child in
Sports: A complete guide includes the values and
hazards of sports, common athletic injuries and their care, pluses
and minuses of organized athletics, girls in sports...and much,
much more. This authoritative guide is about children with
varying abilities and interests in sports, not just the star
quarterback or aspiring marathoner. Everyone knows that sports
enhance physical fitness and develop habits that lead to a
healthier, more active adult life. In addition, sports
participation teaches chidren how to cooperate with others, the
importance of self-discipline and the rewards of perseverance.
And, most importantly, sports are fun. Yet parents worry about
injuries, and it is the unusual parent who has never wondered
whether sports for a child are worth the risks. According to the
author, and many medical experts he has interviewed, sports are
worth the risks. In this compehensive guide, he tells parents how
they can minimize these risks and help their child get the most
out of sports. This is an invaluable reference volume to which
parents and children alike will turn with confidence for the
information they need to make sports a lifelong pleasure. Franklin
Watts, 1980 ISBN 0-531-09928-8
Jenkins, Sally, Men will be Boys: The modern woman explains
football and other amusing male rituals. Husbands and
boyfriends, make room on the couch - the modern woman in your life
loves football just as much as you do. This hilarious handbook
tackles the myth that women don't understand football. Every
Sunday and Monday night from September to January, forty million
women tune in to watch NFL football. The author knows that the
average woman knows as much about football as the men in her life.
With such helpful devices as "A Baby's Glossary of Football Terms"
(huddle: group therapy for guys) and "Stupid Female Questions that
Make Perfect Sense" (Q: If a guy is called a quarterback,
shouldn't there be four of him?", this book reveals that for every
fumble that has the modern woman screaming at the television set,
she's also pondering: How come the big guy in the front line makes
so much less than the smaller guy behind him who is always so
clean? Doubleday, 1996 ISBN 0-385-48218-3 Buy
This Book!
Kuchenbecker, Shari Young, Raising
Winners: A parent's guide to helping kids succeed on and off
the playing field. Whether your child is a casual joiner or a
serious athlete, the playing field is a terrific place to learn
confidence, sportsmanship and other skills he or she will need to
succeed in life. This comprehensive guide from a sports
psychologist distills decades of sports research and the author's
own experiences as a "soccer mom, volleyball mom, Little League
mom, and basketball mom" to create an indispensable guide to
children's development through sports. Topics include how
to: Choose the right sport for kids - and when they should
start. Support a good coach and deal with a bad one. Keep kids
motivated. Help kids eat right. Screen an injury. Encourage girls
in sports. Deal with quitting, stalling, and burnout. Get athletic
scholarships. And more. Times Books, 2000, www.randomhouse.com
ISBN 0-8129-3167-X Buy
This Book!
Lessa, Christina, Women Who
Win: Stories of triumph in sport and in life. What is it
that defines a true athlete? What is it that makes female
athletes unique? What is it that separates world-class from
average? The ideals are presented here. The fine athletes in
this collectoin were chosen not only for their accomplishments in
sports, but also for their pioneering spirit in fields otherwise
dominted by men. It's amazing to think that the women's basketball
leagues are only in their beginning seasons and that the women's
soccer team is about to complete in its first World Cup. The
hockey team, without a league of its own, has just won gold at its
first Olympic games. Not so long ago, there was no ABL and many
women had to play abroad in order to live their dream of being a
professoinal player. Like many of the stories in this book, they
all involved persistence, devotion , and sacrifice - qualities
that characterize professional female athletes. Overall, these are
stories of celebration - what makes a woman and her athleticism
endure and evolve. These could have been stories of anger and
frustration, but they are not. Instead, they are stories of
strength: the power of leadership in the face of adversity; the
importance of mentors, role models, and people who give children
the boost they need to rise; the inescapable influence of parents.
The athletes in this book are women who shape their own existence,
their own goals - they teach us what true sportsmanship is all
about. It is humbling to think about the women who have come
before us, born into difficult circumstances and conflicting
expectations and told to live inside the boundaries. Yet somehow
they bravely went outside them, rewriting the assumptions and
conventions that told them who they should become. Universe
Publishing, 1998, ISBN0-7893-0233-0 
Littman, Jonathan, The Beautiful
Game: Sixteen girls and the soccer season that changed
everything. Once nobody noticed Santa Rosa's Thunder. They
were a ragtag team of girls who wanted to play soccer, and no one
took them seriously. Their male coach expected little from his
"ladies" and their mediocre performance convinced them he was
right. Then a kind of miracle happened. Emiria Salzmann, Thunder's
new coach, a top player herself, knew what it took to win -
discipline, relentless drills, thigh-burning sprints, and an
inspired passing game. The girls hated it, but their coach never
let up. Tough and determined, she showed them what it felt like to
be winners - and they loved it. As the momentum grew with a string
of victories, the girls thrived on the competition, believing they
had the right stuff to become champions. They were
right! With spirits soaring, Thunder won its league on the
last day of the season and headed for the state cup, emerging not
just as powerful athletes but as strong, confident, emotionally
healthy human beings - champions in the game of soccer, and in the
game of life. Perennial, www.harpercollins.com
2000 ISBN 0-380-80860-9 Buy
This Book!
Patrick, Danica, Danica
Patrick: Crossing the Line. Danica Patrick's life moves
at 220 mph. She drives every race and lives every day like she has
something to prove -- and she does. A 5-foot 2-inch,100-pound
woman, she had to qualify a little quicker and race a little
faster than the boys. And that was just to earn the respect she
would otherwise be given if she weren't the "girl on the track,
driving the princess mobile." She's had to defend herself, her
skill, her ability, and her gender. But you don't get to be an
IndyCar driver without talent and determination. Even the drivers
who stay at the back of the pack are skilled and capable, but the
back of the pack is the last place that she wants to be -- on the
track or in life. She is a small-town girl who had a big-boy dream
and a family who helped her believe that anything was possible.
She is living proof that if you work hard and aim high, you can do
whatever you set your mind to, that you can rise to any challenge,
and that what makes you different is what makes you great. She
shares secrets and stories, tales from the track, and insights
into her personal life that reveal the spirit and drive packed
into this all-star athlete and woman. From the exhilaration and
freedom she felt when she stepped on the pedal of her first
go-kart at age ten through her sensational rookie season that
turned Indy racing on its head, she invites readers into her life.
She takes us through her early racing years, competing against the
boys she now beats as men, and her time in England, battling
homesickness, insult, and injury. She talks about the support of
the legendary Bobby Rahal, having the best crew in the league, and
adjusting to the frenetic pace and attention of "Danica mania."
Through all this, she's been blessed with a close-knit family and
has been fortunate enough to find true love. She competes on a
man's level and in a man's sport. This book details her
extraordinary rise from a ten-year-old go-kart champion to a
twenty-three-year-old Indy star, and her unique perspective on how
to compete in life, how to stand out, and how to get the respect
and attention we deserve. Fireside, 2006 ISBN 0743298144
Quirk, Kevin, Not Now, Honey, I'm Watching
the Game: What to do when sports come between you and your
mate. Every weekend, millions of men tune in to sports while
tuning out the women in their lives. The author, a reformed sports
junkie, takes a close-up look at this escalating sports conflict -
and how to resolve it. Using real-life examples from his widely
publicized national survey, he reveals why men find sports so
irresistible, and how women can get through to them and make their
feelings heard. Through inspirational ideas and pragmatic
exercises you will learn to open lines of communication shut for
months of sports Sundays. With warmth and humor, this book levels
part of the playing field in our living rooms and bedrooms.
Hopefully, the sequel will address how to bring women back to
reality after spending their mornings and afternoons in the
fantasy world of soaps and talk shows. (Actually, women spend
considerably more television viewing time watching talk shows,
soap operas, and game shows than men spend watching sports - we're
just not home to notice.) Fireside Books www.simonsays.com
1997 Buy
This Book!
Reece, Gabrielle, Big Girl in the Middle. This is one book
that any father of a daughter ought to read. It involves the new
superstars in sports who are women, and pro beach volleyball
player "Gabby" is the hottest of them all at six-foot-three and
170 pounds. She is at once beautiful and brutish, feminine and
rowdy, accessible and intimidating - a woman who is exploding
female stereotypes and redefining our image of the female athlete.
"A young girl doesn't get many chances to exercise the character
muscle via sports, whereas for young boys, it's part of their
everyday lives. For girls, it's especially good for them to be
forced to work as a team with other girls, to work together under
every possible condition - winning, losing, tired, grumpy, happy.
It forces them to deal with unpleasant, ungracious emotions and
get over it. It forces girls to rely on each other. It gives them
confidence in other girls, which ultimately gives them confidence
in themselves." Crown www.gabbyreece.com
or www.randomhouse.com
1997 Hardback.ISBN 0-517-70835-3 Buy
This Book! See 1998 for
paperback version.
Reece, Gabrielle, Big Girl in the
Middle. This is one book that any father of a daughter ought
to read. It involves the new superstars in sports who are women,
and pro beach volleyball player "Gabby" is the hottest of them all
at six-foot-three and 170 pounds. She is at once beautiful and
brutish, feminine and rowdy, accessible and intimidating - a woman
who is exploding female stereotypes and redefining our image of
the female athlete. "A young girl doesn't get many chances to
exercise the character muscle via sports, whereas for young boys,
it's part of their everyday lives. For girls, it's especially good
for them to be forced to work as a team with other girls, to work
together under every possible condition - winning, losing, tired,
grumpy, happy. It forces them to deal with unpleasant, ungracious
emotions and get over it. It forces girls to rely on each other.
It gives them confidence in other girls, which ultimately gives
them confidence in themselves." Crown www.gabbyreece.com
or www.randomhouse.com
1998, Paperback Buy
This Book!
Reilly, Rick, ed, The Best American Sports
Writing. This series has garnered praise for its winning
combination of talented writers and accomplished editors. This
year, the editor steps up to the plate and offers his choices for
the best sports writing of the year 2002. It is a collection of 28
stories focusing on everything from running to racecar driving,
boxing to baseball. Sometimes uplifting, sometimes chilling, and
always engrossing, these are slices of the sporting life
guananteed to keep readers riveted. Houghton Mifflin, www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/booksellers,
2002, ISBN 0-618-26174-5 Buy
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Sanders, Summer, Champions are Raised,
Not Born: How my parents made me a success. Parents
may well remember the author as the golden-haired swimmer who
stole the hearts of the world at the 1992 Olympic Games at
Barcelona, winning four medals. Since then, millions of kids have
come to know her as the host of Nickelodeon's wildly popular
program Figure It Out! and co-host of NBA's Inside
Stuff. Now, as someone who was once a young champion herself,
she has written this book, a warm, accessible book for any parent
who feels their child has exceptional talent but fears pushing
them too hard. She offers parents the unique perspective of the
child in guiding them through the agony and joy of raising a child
with aspiration of greatness. Helping parents find the perfect
balance of motivation and active interest to encourage their child
to achieve her very best, she tells parents what works and what
doesn't, using her own upbringing as well as the upbringings of
other world-class athletes as reference. (Ed This book is an
antidote for the poisoness writings of Judith
Rich Harris.) Delacorte Press, 1999 ISBN 0-385-33421-4
Buy
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Sandoz, Joli, Ed, A Whole Other Ball
Game: Women's literature on women's sport. Since
the late 1800s, women have repeatedly proven their fitness for
competitive sport...simply by playing the game. Any game. Off
court and on; despite all opposition. A literary first, this book
deals with all aspects of women's competitive sports, from the
thrill of winning before hometown fans to the interpersonal
dynamics on a team. This engaging collection of short stories,
poems, and novel excerpts tells the exciting story of women's
sports from the sports-woman's own point of view. The author has
played, coached, and written about competitive athletics since her
first plunge off the starting blocks in 1961. Her sporting credits
include working as the first woman track coach at Harvard. Noonday
Press, 1997
Stange, Mary Zeiss,
Woman the Hunter. This book juxtaposes unsettlingly
beautiful accounts of the author's own experiences hunting deer,
antelope and elk with an exploration of how women and men relate
to nature and violence. Observing that the image of a woman "armed
and dangerous" is profoundly threatening to our college psyche,
the author demonstrates how this threat has created false
assumptions about women and about hunting that permeate
contemporary thinking. Paperback. Beacon www.beacon.org
1998 ISBN 0-8070-4639-6 Buy
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Zimmerman, Jean
& Gil Reavill, Raising Our Athletic
Daughters: How sports can build self-esteem and save girls'
lives. This is the first comprehensive look at the impact of
sports in girls' lives, as well as a guide for parents eager to
see their daughters succeed. This book arrives at a time when
women in sports are achieving record breakthroughts. Witness the
twenty-fifth anniversary of Title IX civil rights
legislation: the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and 1998 Winter
Olympic Games, where female athletes captured our hearts with
their guts and glory; and the first spectacular seasons of the
WNBA. The popularity of Rebecca Lobo, Mia Hamm, Gabriele Reece,
and Jackie Joyner-Kersee has given rise to a new media
darling: the female athlete. It seems almost paradoxical
that, just as we are witnessing an explosion of female athletics,
books and studies attest to a very different picture of girls'
lives, charting the loss of confidence and self-esteem with the
onset of puberty. With her book Reviving Ophelia, Mary
Pipher was only the latest in a string of theorists to describe
the dramatic ways in which girls lose out. Journalists Zimmerman
and Reavill set out to talk with girls and their parents,
exploring how sports can counteract this disturbing trend and
transform girls' lives. Here are first-hand stories from the inner
cities and rural playing fields across our country, offering
compelling evidence that participation in athletics makes an
extraordinary difference in the lives of young girls - from
reducing pregnancy rates and substance abuse to increasing college
attendance. Indeed, sports may be the most powerful resource that
parents can tap in order to raise strong girls. A clarion call for
all those eager to help their children succeed and level the
playing field, at last. Doubleday
www.bdd.com 1998 ISBN 0-385-48959-5 Buy
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