Nike Is a Goddess: The History of Women in Sports

Lissa Smith
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Recent years have seen a huge explosion in the popularity and commercial viability of women's sports -- with new professional leagues for women to play in, new magazines to cover them, and recognition for female athletes that is overtaking that of men. Nike Is a Goddess tells the dramatic story of the rise of women's sports over the last century in a series of original narratives focusing on the great female athletes whose success has changed the game and paved the way for the women and girls of today.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
Published: 08/09/1999
ISBN: 9780871137616
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Ingram Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 217