{"product_id":"running-sideways-pauline-davis-9781538155493","title":"Running Sideways: The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner, Autobiography\/Memoir, International Book Awards, 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, Biography\/Autobiography, Track and Field Writers of America (TAFWA) Book Award, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA raw, uplifting story from one of the most important hidden figures in track and field history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Pauline Davis first began to run, it wasn't with any thought of future Olympic glory. A product of the poor neighborhood of Bain Town in The Bahamas, she carried the family's buckets every day to fetch fresh water--running sideways, sprinting barefoot from bullies, to get the buckets of water home without spilling. But when a seasoned track coach saw Pauline sprinting, he saw the heart of a champion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Running Sideways, Pauline Davis shares her inspiring story. Born and raised in the ghetto, Pauline fought through poverty, inequality, racism, and political machinations from her own country to beat the odds and become a two-time Olympic gold medalist, the first individual gold medalist in sprinting from the Caribbean, the first Black woman on the World Athletics council, and a central figure in the Russian anti-doping campaign. A casualty herself of the doping plague that hit track and field--she wouldn't be awarded her individual gold medal until Marion Jones was infamously stripped of her medals for doping--Pauline dedicated her years on the World Athletics council to clean sport and fair play. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRunning Sideways is a book about determination, faith, focus, and an incredible will to succeed. It's about a trailblazer in women's sports, not just in The Bahamas, not just in track and field, but on the global stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pauline Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538155494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538155493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2022 pg. 29\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022","brand":"Pauline Davis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050113822975,"sku":"9781538155493","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_32f76e09-6cad-4101-95ee-573f0980a8a5.jpg?v=1685005303","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/running-sideways-pauline-davis-9781538155493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}