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Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World - WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023
Lauren Fleshman
Autobiography: sport, Feminism & feminist theory, Women's health, Track & field sports, athletics, Marathon & cross-country running
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- Paperback Aug 13, 2024 | 9780349014401 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
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- Paperback Aug 13, 2024 | 9780349014401 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jan 10, 2023 | 9780349014418 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback May 23, 2023 | 9780349014425 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 10, 2023 | 9780349014395 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jan 10, 2023 | 9781405548359 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Aug 13, 2024 | 9780349014401 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jan 10, 2023 | 9780349014418 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback May 23, 2023 | 9780349014425 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 10, 2023 | 9780349014395 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jan 10, 2023 | 9781405548359 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Aug 13, 2024 | 9780349014401 | RRP $24.99 Pre-Order
- Trade Paperback Jan 10, 2023 | 9780349014418 | RRP $32.99 Buy Now
- Hardback May 23, 2023 | 9780349014425 | RRP $49.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Jan 10, 2023 | 9780349014395 | RRP $15.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Jan 10, 2023 | 9781405548359 | RRP $39.99 Buy Now
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A memoir by pro-athlete and feminist campaigner calling for a revolution in women's sports.
WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
'Women's sports have needed a manifesto for a long time. With Good for a Girl we finally have one' Malcolm Gladwell
Lauren Fleshman was of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, before becoming a coach for elite young female runners. Every step of the way, she has seen how our sports systems fail young women and girls as much as empower them.
Part memoir, part manifesto, Good for a Girl is Fleshman's story of falling in love with running as a girl, battling devastating injuries and self-doubt, and daring to fight for a better way for female athletes.
'Fleshman manages to deliver a sporting manifesto while also being a fine and engaging writer... There is a raw honesty at the heart of Good for a Girl' THE TIMES
'Needs to be read by anyone involved in women's sport' Adharanand Finn, author of The Rise of the Ultra Runners
'This is the book we've been waiting for' Kate Fagan, author of What Made Maddy Run
'A call to action in how we think about girls and women in elite sports' Emily Oster, bestselling author of Crib Sheet
'The invitation to have a long overdue conversation for a long overdue cultural shift' Alysia Montano, Olympian, co-founder of &Mother, and author of Feel-Good Fitness
Praise for Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World - WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023
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Good for a Girl is simultaneously a moving memoir and a call to action in how we think about-and train-girls and women in elite sports. It's a must-read-for anyone who loves running, for anyone who has a daughter, and for anyone who cares about creating a better future for young women
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Lauren Fleshman's Good for a Girl is a lyrical, insightful, and timely meditation on women's sports, women's bodies, and the fundamental issues of social justice exposed and unsolved in the world of elite athletics. As someone who finds no joy in movement, I was moved and riveted from start to finish. A must-read for anybody
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Lauren Fleshman serves as a guide to two worlds unknown to most of us: elite athletics, but also, and more importantly, the unjust system that gifts men with riches and fame but crushes the hopes and bodies of women. She is both a champion and a survivor, and anyone who cares about running, athletics, or women must listen to her
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Good for a Girl is much more than a great running memoir. It's a remarkably candid tale of self-doubt and self-belief; of entrepreneurship, family, money, competition, and-importantly-female physiology. (Turns out women are not just smaller men!) It's an important book that also happens to be a page-turner
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Women's sports have needed a manifesto for a very long time, and with Lauren Fleshman's Good for a Girl we finally have one
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I tore through Lauren Fleshman's Good for a Girl. This is the book we've been waiting for: a coming-of-age story, told from inside our broken sports system-a system that was not built for the young athletes inside it, and certainly not for young women. Lauren's story is clear-eyed, passionate, nuanced, and unflinching; it will change the way you look at sports
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This book breaks open the door for caged conversations to protect the health and integrity of growing athletes. It not only needs to be in the hands of women-identifying athletes, but also their peers, coaches, and parents. It is the invitation to have a long overdue conversation for a long overdue cultural shift
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If someone held a gun to my head and said 'Run,' I'd say, 'Nah, just shoot me.' And yet I could not put down Lauren Fleshman's thoughtful, elegant memoir: a necessary look at what women endure and deserve from the sports they devote their lives to
Lauren Fleshman
Lauren Fleshman is one of the most decorated American distance runners of all time, having won five NCAA championships at Stanford University and two national championships as a professional. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times and Runner's World. She is the brand strategy advisor for Oiselle, a fitness apparel company for women, and the cofounder of Picky Bars, a natural food company. She lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband, triathlete Jesse Thomas, and their two children.
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