{"product_id":"whatever-it-takes-joli-sandoz-9780374525972","title":"Whatever It Takes: Women on Women's Sport","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first anthology of women's personal essays on sports, from Elizabeth Cady Stanton on bicycling to Anna Seaton Huntington on rowing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith edge, passion, and depth, \u003ci\u003eWhatever It Takes\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates the enormous importance of sports for girls and women. These essays deal with everything from finding a mentor - whether it's an Olympic gold winner or a neighborhood coach-to reveling in female team spirit. There are historical selections, as well as discussions of such developments as Title IX. The contributors, including world-class athletes and celebrated writers from Mariah Burton Nelson and Grace Butcher to Diane Ackerman and Maxine Kumin, tackle traditional favorites such as basketball and softball as well as more exotic sports from boxing and motorcycle racing to rock climbing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth timely and riveting, \u003ci\u003eWhatever It Takes \u003c\/i\u003ewill appeal to the rapidly growing ranks of female athletes and to their enthusiastic followers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joli Sandoz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374525978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374525972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.56w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/1999 pg. 869\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/1999 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/1999 pg. 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrill's Content\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/1999 pg. 114","brand":"Joli Sandoz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48742259720447,"sku":"9780374525972","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whatever-it-takes-joli-sandoz-9780374525972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}