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"A timely and eye-opening look at women in sports journalism, this book provides valuable insight on the obstacles women have had to overcome in order to succeed within the "masculine" world of sports and the challenges they continue to face today. The stories of their struggles are at times infuriating, at times triumphant, but always compelling"--
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30 for 30 volume no. 22
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In the early 1970s there was racial unrest in the streets. But there was a happier place where men of different backgrounds showed people that amazing things could happen when they worked together: Madison Square Garden. Stitched together by Red Holzman, the Knicks may have seemed an odd collection, but by embracing their differences and utilizing their strengths, they showed the NBA and the world what it was like to play as a team.
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After the death of her husband, professional competitive skier Brooklyn Raine has shunned the press. Living as Lyn Hill, bed-and-breakfast owner in a quaint Vermont mountain town, Brooklyn keeps a low profile and avoids any link to her former celebrity status. Now, her famous older sister has arrived with her children and fiance in tow, and the spotlight threatens to burn bright on Brooklyn once again.
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"Christine Brennan, the USA Today sports columnist, author, and commentator, uses her voice to advocate for diversity and equality in the world of sports, and her wisdom to encourage future journalists. Her passion for sports was sparked by her dad, who encouraged her to participate in athletics and, as he said, 'smell the game'--go watch baseball and football games together. As a child, Christine wrote daily entries in her diary and listened to play-by-play...
97) Love comes along
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"The best mistake: Ex-model Zoe Fleming is now a hardworking single mom--and she wouldn't have it any other way. Though she would like a tenant to share household expenses. What she gets is confirmed bachelor J. Cooper McKinnon. Coop quickly befriends her son and in no time has the reluctant Zoe charmed, too. But she has zero room in her life for a man! Either this was a recipe for disaster or the best mistake she's ever made. Local hero: Hester Wallace...
98) Double header
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"Casey Gallagher has it all together--a lucrative marketing career in Boston, a happy marriage, and a successful sports column she writes with her younger brother Griffin. She's got a plan to save for a dream home in the suburbs and then have kids, even though her cop husband Sam doesn't see the need to wait. The memory of her father still looms large four years after his passing. He was the cop who let her shine his boots, and she's idolized him...
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"When Kenny Albert was growing up, family gatherings sounded a lot like a dispatch from the first all-sports radio station. There was his father, Marv, whose voice shaped the sound of modern basketball, and there too were his uncles Al and Steve-a trio of professional play-by-play men with a listenership that spanned the country. It was only a matter of time before Kenny, armed with a toy tape recorder, yearned to follow in their footsteps. Some 3,000...
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