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Central Library - Nonfiction - 2nd Floor
796.082 Y
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796.082 Y
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"How the latest science can help women achieve their athletic potential"--
"Over the last fifty years, women have made extraordinary advances in athletics. More women than ever are playing sports and staying active longer. Whether they're elite athletes looking for an edge or enthusiastic amateurs, women deserve a culture of sports that helps them thrive: training programs and equipment designed to work with their bodies, as well as guidelines for...
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Central Library - Fiction - 1st Floor
Adrian, E.
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Adrian, E.
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"Ruth Devon starred for Georgetown Basketball back in college--until she injured her knee, married her coach, and found a new career calling games on the radio. Twenty years later, Ruth and her now-ex-husband, Lester, are two of the most famous faces in sports media. When Lester decides to retire from the announcers' booth, Ruth goes after his job. If she gets it, she will be the first woman to call NBA games on national television. For now, Ruth...
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2 copies, 6 people are on the wait list.
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"While Hanif Abdurraqib is an acclaimed author, a gifted poet, and one of our culture's most insightful music critics, he is most of all, at heart, an Ohioan. Growing up in Columbus in the '90s, Abdurraqib witnessed a golden era of basketball, one in which legends like LeBron were forged, and countless others weren't. His lifelong love of the game leads Abdurraqib into a lyrical, historical, and emotionally rich exploration of what it means to make...
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Central Library - Biographies - 2nd Floor
B Griner, B.
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B Griner, B.
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"From the sports phenomenon - called by ESPN the world's most famous female basketball player - and youth role model comes an inspirational memoir exploring the highs and lows of her life, the bullying she endured, and the assumptions she has redefined, as well as her passion for the game, and empowering readers to be true to themselves and love who they are on the inside and out"--Provided by publisher.
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Central Library - Biographies - Display
B Wambach, A.
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B Wambach, A.
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Forest Ave. Library - Biographies - Adult
B Wambach, A.
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B Wambach, A.
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Central Library - Audiobooks - 2nd Floor
B Wombach, A.
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B Wombach, A.
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"Abby Wambach has always pushed the limits of what is possible. Named by Time magazine as one of the most influential people of 2015, the iconic soccer player captured the nation's heart when she led her team to its recent World Cup Championship. Admired for her fearlessness and passion, Abby is a vocal advocate for women's rights and equal opportunity, pushing to translate the success of her team to the real world. She has become a heavily requested...
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Central Library - Nonfiction - 2nd Floor
796.42 F
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796.42 F
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South Side Library - Nonfiction - Adult
796.42 F
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796.42 F
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"Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running: one of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, she was a major face of women's running for Nike before leaving to shake up the industry...
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East Side Library - Fiction - Adult
Reid, T.
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Reid, T.
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Forest Ave. Library - Fiction - Adult
Reid, T.
1 available
Reid, T.
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Franklin Ave. Library - Fiction - Adult
Reid, T.
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Reid, T.
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2 copies, 10 people are on the wait list.
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4 copies, 6 people are on the wait list.
Checked Out
4 copies, 6 people are on the wait list.
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East Side Library - Large Print Books - Adult
Reid, T.
1 available
Reid, T.
1 available
Franklin Ave. Library - Large Print Books - Adult
Reid, T.
1 available
Reid, T.
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South Side Library - Large Print Books - Adult
Reid, T.
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Reid, T.
1 available
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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has...
8) Coming home
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"From the nine-time women's basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist -- a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home. On February 17, 2022, Brittney Griner arrived in Moscow ready to spend the WNBA offseason playing for the Russian women's basketball team where she had been the centerpiece of previous championship seasons. Instead, a security checkpoint became her gateway to hell when she was arrested...