Customer Review: This is an excellent compiliation of some of the best ground breaking research and writings on women in sport. It is helpful to read the discourses on women's bodies which helps us to trace the source of culturally biased scientific research agendas on athletes and on women specifically. Juxtaposed... more info
Customer Review: Greta Cohen and her authors have put together an extrodinary array of insight into women in sport and their continous struggle for gender equity. YOU GO GIRL! Way to go Dr. Cohen!!!
Customer Review: In response to the reader from Washington, D.C. -- I am not sure what book s/he read, but it couldn't have been "The Quiet Storm." This book is a positive, inspirational look at what women athletes have done, how times have changed/are changing for women because of their efforts, and how important... more info
Customer Review: This book is highly recommended to all the young ladies and their parents involved with soccer. It is very interesting to learn that we have all forced these new expectations on what we all believe is necessary to succeed. It would be doubly interesting to hear from the Mia Hamm's and Brandy... more info
Customer Review: I am an author and scholar in the field of women's athletics, and this book is among the very best I have come across. Mariah Nelson provides an inspiring introduction, and the chapters cover a wide variety of sports from basketball to track and field to equestrian events. Each chapter is written by... more info
Customer Review: Atta Girl!: A Celebration Of Women In Sports by marshal artist and kickboxing expert Alexandra Powe Allred (who was also former member of the US Women's Bobsled team and current member of the Women's Professional Football League's Texas Rage) is the upbeat, revised and rewritten version of "The... more info
Customer Review: Making Her Mark is well thought-out and thoroughly researched. As a life long sports fan and athlete, I was inspired by the entries and enoromous amount of information about women's sports. This is a great book for young girls and women of all ages. It was amazing to read about so many unsung women... more info
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