Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters (MP3 CD) (ISBN-13: 9798200202911)

Welcome to the world of women's gymnastics and figure skating--the real world that happens away from the cameras, at the training camps and in the private lives of these talented teenage competitors. From starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of tyrannical gymnastics guru B駘a K疵olyi, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of their coaches and sometimes their own families--and is now updated with a new introduction and foreword that address the sexual abuse scandal perpetrated by USA Gymnastics national team doctor, Larry Nassar. This groundbreaking book shows how a longstanding culture of abuse made young gymnasts perfect targets for a sexual predator, and continues to plead for sanity, safety, and an end to our national obsession: winning at any cost.

Author: Joan Ryan
ISBN-10: 8200202917
ISBN-13: 9798200202911
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Language: English
Published: 02/09/2021
Format: MP3 CD
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 6.69h x 5.35w x 0.55d