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The Female Body Bible
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An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.
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The Run With Surprising Swiftness
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Half-Gabby-Logan/dp/0349433070/ref=asc_df_0349433070/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=570354289872&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=996332288932688384&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006906&hvta
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The inspirational story of a woman who just wanted to have fun, find love and win the rugby World Cup
RAISED A WARRIOR is Susie’s honest, human and cathartic story of how she, as player and mother, rediscovered herself and the love of a game that almost broke her.
Megan Rapinoe reveals for the first time her life both on and off the field. Guided by her personal journey into social justice, brimming with humour, humanity, and joy, she urges all of us to ask ourselves, What will you do with your one life?
How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power, and Change the Game.
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Shrill meets Brotopia in this personal and researched look at women's rights and issues through the lens of sports, from an award-winning sports journalist and women's advocate
An essential read for modern fans, Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back challenges the status quo and explores how we might begin to reconcile our conscience with our fandom.
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The Professionalisation of Women's Sport discusses the processes of professionalisation in women's sports as distinct from, and different to, that seen in men's sport, identifying different challenges that face the growth of women's elite sport.
This autobiographical book tells the true and incredible story of wheelchair athlete Anne Wafula, a Kenyan who was struck down by Polio as a toddler
In Winning Together, Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh, share powerful lessons from the Great Britain women's hockey team journey to gold in Rio 2016. They show how to create a winning culture in any environment, in any industry, so that you and your t
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Run Like a Girl is a collection of fascinating biographical stories about 50 highly successful sportswomen, from boxing superstar Nicola Adams to record-breaking yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur and fearless mountain biker Rachel Atherton.
Breaking the Ice is the life story of Angela Ruggiero who is widely considered to be the best women's ice hockey player in the world today.
Football, She Wrote is a first: a unique collection of 20 women's voices on the game they love.
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They Don’t Teach This steps beyond the realms of memoir to explore themes of dual nationality and identity, race and institutional prejudice, success, failure and faith.
From the soggy community courts of Dunblane to the white heat of Centre Court at Wimbledon, Judy Murray’s extraordinary memoir charts the challenges she has faced, from desperate finances and growing pains to entrenched sexism
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Period. is an agenda-setting manifesto to remove the stigma and myths continuing to surround the female body. Bold and unapologetic, Emma Barnett is on a crusade to ignite conversation among women...and men
Exploring both mental and physical empowerment, Stronger is an inspiring blend of memoir and manifesto, shaking off long-held, mistaken ideas about women and strength.
On September 2, 2013, at the age of sixty-four, Diana Nyad emerged onto the sands of Key West after swimming 111 miles, nation to nation, Cuba to Florida, in an epic feat of both endurance and human will, in fifty-three hours.
A female Ironman traces her rise to the top of the triathlon world, describing her international training, struggles with anorexia, relationship with a controversial coach, and astonishing win at the Ironman World Championships.
Laura Massaro’s honest, raw and personal story of how she became one of the greatest female squash players the UK has ever produced.
This book takes you through the career of Denise Lewis, to achieving her personal best at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
A world designed for men. From the 'one-size-fits-men' approach to smartphone design to the medical trials that are putting women's lives at risk … this book uses data like a laser.
At 12 years old Hope Powell was banned from playing football for her school team simply because she was a girl.
In Fear Less, Pippa Grange shows all of us how, by starting to live with less fear, we can find our real passions and deeper fulfilment. Her simple manifesto enables us to replace stress with courage, and connect with the people around us on a far de
Katherine Grainger was Great Britain's finest woman rower, but there was one gigantic itch that needed to be scratched.
When Jessica's life didn’t go to plan, she ate and she swam. This is the story of how Jessica met and ate with 21 inspirational women and then swam 21 miles in search of the answer to the question: ‘Does motherhood make you happy?’
Clare Balding's sensitive and humourous memoir about growing up amid animals and an eccentric family.
Feminism’s success is down to complicated, contradictory, imperfect women, who fought each other as well as fighting for equal rights.
A charmingly illustrated and inspiring book, Women in Sports highlights the achievements and stories of fifty notable women athletes
With beautiful illustrations, inspirational stories, player skills and statistics, and Casey Stoney's motivational voice throughout, this is a must for girls and women
There's a battle being fought. It's raging on the sports fields, in the newsrooms and behind the scenes at every major broadcaster.
Fight Like A Girl is an essential manifesto for feminists new, old and soon-to-be.
Trailblazer Lily Parr, the Unstoppable Star of Women's Football
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail is a 2012 memoir by American author Cheryl Strayed, describing her 1,100-mile hike on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1995 as a journey of self-discovery.
The second heartfelt and inspirational story of Rachel Cullen's marathon journey with mental health
An analysis of how sport has changed the shape of women's bodies and is now refashioning their psychology, with a detailed social history and exploration of motivation and inspiration, media, drugs, stress, prejudices and politics.
Serena Williams: tennis player, sports icon, champion. Get your head in the game with one of the greatest athletes of all time.
Behold the power of women! These are the inspirational real-life stories of female superstar athletes Serena and Venus Williams, Simone Biles, Carli Lloyd, and more -- role models all.
In Incredible Sporting Champions, you will meet just a few of the incredibly talented, dedicated and brave women who have refused to let people decide for them what they are capable of achieving.
Against unimaginable odds, Tracy Edwards captained the first all-woman crew to victory in the Whitbread Round-the-World Cup in 1989 this is her autobiography.
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Heyhoe!: The autobiography of Rachael Heyhoe Flint
When Ronda Rousey made this speech she inspired women everywhere. Beyoncé even played a recording on-stage and it went viral. But Rousey has been inspiring others her whole career.
Throw Like a Girl inspires, motivates, and answers questions about issues specific to today s female athletes.
A relatable, inclusive story about families, unlikely friendships and girl power.
Using historical, contemporary, scholarly, and popular sources, Schultz traces the progress and pitfalls of women's involvement in sport. By attending to issues such as gender, sexuality, sex segregation, the Olympic and Paralympic Games, media cover
The revealing autobiography of one of Australia's most successful athletes.
From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there
Hope Solo, Goal Keeper on the US National Soccer team tells an amazing story.
Running away from your problems doesn’t solve anything – but sometimes it’s more fun than dealing with them.
For anyone with an interest in ultra endurance this is a wonderfully, brutally honest account of some crazy adventures in extreme self-imposed suffering!
Pat Summitt, the all-time winningest coach in NCAA basketball history and bestselling author of Reach for the Summitt and Raise The Roof, tells for the first time her remarkable story of victory.
Brittney Griner, the dunking phenom and national sensation who is shattering stereotypes and breaking boundaries, now shares her coming-of-age story.
The story of extraordinary women who lost their way – their sense of self, their identity, their freedom – and found it again through walking in the wild. A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature
Without risk, say mountaineers, there would be none of the self-knowledge that comes from pushing life to its extremes. For them, perhaps, it is worth the cost. But when tragedy strikes, what happens to the people left behind?
Alone in Wonderland is a story about backpacking. But it's also a story about Independence, Love, Grief, Freedom, Adventure, Family, Chosen Family, Challenging Societal Norms, Safety, Feminism, Trauma, Overcoming, Letting Go, Letting In, Self-Knowled
Running 63 marathons in 63 days in your 50th year seemed a little crazy to most, but maybe a ‘little dash of crazy’ was what it was going to take.
This riveting and uplifting memoir by Vanessa O’Brien, record-breaking American-British explorer, takes you on an unexpected journey to the top of the world’s highest mountains.
A history and celebration of women's cycling—beginning with its origins as a political statement, beloved pastime, and early feminist act.
An inspirational story of adventure and bravery, of a young Dutch woman living a primitive, nomadic life in the heart of the mountains with her New Zealand
This is a beautiful book about the journey of life of the author interwoven cleverly with a road trip to Scotland in a vintage VW van
Disillusioned with overly competitive organized sports and concerned about her lively daughter's growing shyness, author Angie Abdou sets herself a challenge.
In 2016 Sophie Rooney set off with the bold intention of becoming the first woman to run the length of Scandinavia.
Everything Harder Than Everyone Else is about those people willing to do the things that most others couldn't, wouldn't or shouldn't.
The Wild Silence is a luminous story of hope triumphing over despair, of the human spirit's instinctive connection to nature, and of lifelong love prevailing
With the passing of Title IX, a Chicago high school girls’ basketball team becomes pioneers as they play for the championship in this sports memoir.
When Moire O’Sullivan’s husband, Pete, took his own life, she was left with a stark choice: to weep forever over the glass of milk that had just spilt or get on with the quarter that was still remaining.
To mark Dartmoor Rescue’s 50th Anniversary and her 25th year on the planet, Emily Woodhouse sets out on a solo expedition across Dartmoor.
This is the tale of an epic three-month adventure through unexplored jungle terrain – and it might even change your life
Powerful feminist nature writing by the pioneer of women's big-wave surfing in Ireland.
Nahla Summers will take you on a journey of resilience, purpose, facing fears and taking the time to stop and stare
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Female-Sporting-Icons-Celebration-Inspirational/dp/1787835634/
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https://www.waterstones.com/book/whats-the-score/bonnie-j-morris//9781684351800
https://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Makers-Stormed-Womens-Hockey/dp/1785313304
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roar-Lionesses-Womens-Football-England/dp/1785311514/
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pride-Lionesses-Changing-Football-England/dp/1785315412/
https://www.pitchpublishing.co.uk/shop/running-my-way
https://www.whsmith.co.uk/products/olympique-lyonnais-feminin-queens-of-europe/abdullah-abdullah/paperback/9781785318450.html
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