Great for facts or for a good story...

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	• The Women's Sports Encyclopedia Henry Holt & Company, 1997 - 340 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Great for facts or for a good story...

This book gives detailed facts about the lives and careers of women in various sports. This book is good if the reader is looking for specific facts about a particular sport or female athlete, and it is also an excellent, historical "story".

This clear and complete history of women's sports exudes a fan's enthusiasm and an anthropologist's attention to detail. With a foreword penned by Billie Jean King, the scope of this book is enormous, including hundreds of biographies, a complete listing of the latest world records, and a chronological time line of women's sports from 500 B.C. to the present. Hall of Famers like Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Cheryl Miller, and Olga Korbut are, of course, prominently featured, but what makes this book such fun are the stories of obscure and little-known women athletes who compete for the love of the game.

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