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Good for a girl : a woman running in a man's world / by Fleshman, Lauren,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running: one of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's running for Nike before leaving to shake up the industry with feminist running brand Oiselle and now coaches elite young female runners. Every step of the way, she has seen the way that our sports systems-originally designed by men, for men and boys-fail young women and girls as much as empower them. Girls drop out of sports at alarming rates once they hit puberty, and female collegiate athletes routinely fall victim to injury, eating disorders, or mental health struggles as they try to force their way past a natural dip in performance for women of their age. Part memoir, part manifesto, Good for a Girl is Fleshman's story of falling in love with running as a girl, being pushed to her limits and succumbing to devastating injuries, and daring to fight for a better way for female athletes. Long gone are the days when women and girls felt lucky just to participate; Fleshman and women everywhere are waking up to the reality that they're running, playing, and competing in a world that wasn't made for them. Drawing on not only her own story but also emerging research on the physiology and psychology of young athletes, both male and female, Fleshman gives voice to the often-silent experience of the female athlete and argues that the time has come to rebuild our systems of competitive sport with women at their center. Written with heart and verve, Good for a Girl is a joyful love letter to the running life, a raw personal narrative of growth and change, and a vital call to reimagine sports for young women"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Fleshman, Lauren.; Sex discrimination against women; Sex discrimination in sports; Women coaches (Athletics); Women runners; Sports;

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Coming home / by Griner, Brittney,author.; Burford, Michelle,author.;

From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist -- a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Griner, Brittney.; National Collegiate Athletic Association.; Women's National Basketball Association.; African American basketball players; Basketball players; Hostages; Imprisonment; Political prisoners; Prisoners; Women basketball players;

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The dictator's muse / by Farndale, Nigel,author.;

It is the early 1930s, and Europe is holding its breath. As Hitler's grip on power tightens, preparations are being made for the Berlin Olympics. Leni Riefenstahl is the pioneering, sexually liberated star film-maker of the Third Reich. She has been chosen by Hitler to capture the Olympics on celluloid but is about to find that even his closest friends have much to fear. Kim Newlands is the English athlete 'sponsored' by the Blackshirts and devoted to his mercurial, socialite girlfriend Connie. He is driven by a desire to win an Olympic gold but to do that he must first pretend to be someone he is not. Alun Pryce is the Welsh communist sent to infiltrate the Blackshirts. When he befriends Kim and Connie, his belief that the end justifies the means will be tested to the core. Through her camera lens and memoirs, Leni is able to manipulate the truth about what happens when their fates collide at the Olympics. But while some scenes from her life end up on the cutting room floor, this does not mean they are lost forever ...

Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Riefenstahl, Leni; Olympic Games 1936 : Berlin, Germany); Athletes; Communists; Fascists; Women motion picture producers and directors;

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World shakers : inspiring women activists / by Wolfe, Helen,1953-2022.;

"What does it take to change the world? Whether it was the rule that forced Muslim women athletes like Ibtihaj Muhammad to choose between competition and wearing hijab or Indigenous women like Mary Two-Axe Earley to lose their official Indigenous status when they married white men, these women fought against it. Sometimes, they used their voice, like disability rights activist Judy Heumann, and Alicia Garza, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter. Sometimes, they led by example, like the STEM-loving Afghan Dreamers. All of them had the courage to shake the world and make a path for other women to follow."--

Subjects: Biographies.; Women political activists; Women social reformers; Women; Women;

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On Her Game : Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports. by Brennan, Christine.;

'On Her Game' is the dramatic profile of Caitlin Clark and her record-breaking year in womens basketball, the unprecedented media attention this national phenom has received, and the seismic effect she has had not just on WNBA attendance and TV ratings, but on the way Americans view female athletes.Library Bound Incorporated

Subjects: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; SPORTS & RECREATION / Basketball;

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One life / by Rapinoe, Megan,1985-author.; Brockes, Emma,author.;

The Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion describes her childhood in a conservative California town, her athletic achievements, and her public advocacy of civil rights and urgently needed social change.

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Rapinoe, Megan, 1985-; Women soccer players; Soccer players;

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The collagen diet : a 28-day plan for sustained weight loss, glowing skin, great gut health, and a younger you / by Axe, Josh,author.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Dr. Josh Axe, bestselling author of Keto Diet and Eat Dirt, explains how to lose weight, prevent disease, improve your digestion, and renew your youth by taking advantage of dietary collagen. Today, interest in dietary collagen is growing at an astounding rate, and with good reason. The benefits of a collagen-rich diet are remarkable, ranging from better weight control to enhanced digestion, clearer skin, reduced inflammation, and improved immune function. Dietary collagen provides a unique blend of amino acids and other compounds, making it critical for everyone, including infants, young children, the elderly, athletes, pregnant women, new mothers, and adult men and women. Simply put: When we don't get enough of the beneficial compounds found in collagen-rich foods, we experience more injuries, chronic aches and pain, digestive issues, and other symptoms associated with aging. And most people don't get enough. Collagen is the missing ingredient that can help all of us live longer, healthier, more vital lives. In The Collagen Diet, Dr. Axe describes how collagen helps maintain the structure and integrity of almost every part of the body. You'll learn how your skin, hair, nails, bones, disks, joints, ligaments, tendons, arterial walls, and gastrointestinal tract all depend on the consumption of collagen-rich foods. Featuring a twenty-eight-day meal plan, seventy mouthwatering recipes, and specific advice for supporting your body's collagen production with exercise and lifestyle interventions, The Collagen Diet provides everything you need to take advantage of this overlooked cornerstone of modern health.

Subjects: Cookbooks.; Recipes.; Collagen; Diet therapy.; High-protein diet;

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What she said : conversations about equality / by Renzetti, Elizabeth,author.;

Includes bibliographical references."A passionate advocate for gender equity, and one of our most respected journalists, explores the most pressing issues facing women in Canada today. The fight for women's rights was supposed to have been settled. Or, to put it another way, women were supposed to have settled -- for what we were grudgingly given, for the crumbs from the table that we had set. For thirty per cent of the seats in Canada's Parliament; for four per cent of the CEO's offices; for a tenth of the salary of male athletes; for the one per cent of sexual assault cases that result in convictions; for tenuous control over our health and bodies. "Aren't we over it yet? No, we're not," Elizabeth Renzetti writes. For more than thirty years, Renzetti was an award-winning journalist at the Globe and Mail. Her columns over the years followed the trajectory of women's rights and were written with humour and with sympathy. In this forcefully argued, accessible book, Renzetti explores a range of issues: the increasingly hostile world of threats that deter young women from seeking a role in public life; the rise of the toxic manosphere; the use of non-disclosure agreements to silence victims of sexual harassment and assault; the inadequacy of access to health care and reproductive justice, especially as experienced by Indigenous and racialized women; the ways in which future technologies must be made more inclusive; the disparity in pay, wealth, and savings, and how women are not yet socialized to be the best financial managers they can be; the imbalanced burden of care, from emotional labour to child care. Renzetti explores the nuance of these issues, so often presented as divisive, in order to unite women at a time when women must work together to protect their fundamental right to exist fully and freely in the world. Exploring too the places where progress is being made, What She Said is a rallying cry for a more just future."--

Subjects: Equality; Women; Women;

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Playing the long game : a memoir / by Sinclair, Christine,1983-author.; Brunt, Stephen,author.;

For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. 'Playing the Long Game' is a book of earned wisdom on the value of determination and team spirit, and on leadership that changed the landscape of women's sport. Sinclair was born and raised in Burnaby, BC.

Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Sinclair, Christine, 1983-; Soccer players; Women soccer players;

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Boxing Gym. by Wiseman, Frederick,film director.; Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah) (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;

Originally produced by Frederick Wiseman (Zipporah) in 2010.The subject of this film is an Austin, Texas institution, Lord's Gym, which was founded over twenty years ago by Richard Lord, a former professional boxer. A wide variety of people of all ages, races, ethnicities and social classes train at the gym: men, women, children, doctors, lawyers, judges, business men and women, immigrants, professional boxers and people who want to become professional boxers alongside amateurs who love the sport and teenagers who are trying to develop strength and assertiveness. Ultimately, the gym is the perfect example of the American “melting pot” where people meet, talk, and train.“One of [Wiseman’s] most meditative films.” – Dennis Lim, The New York Times“A crowning accomplishment” – J. Hoberman, The Village VoiceMode of access: World Wide Web.

Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Physical education and training.; Documentary films.; Sports.; United States.; Boxing.; Athletes.; Cinéma vérité.;

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