A Kind of Grace: The Autobiography of the World's Greatest Female Athlete

by Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Hardcover, 1997

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Grand Central Publishing (1997), Edition: 1st, 336 pages

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Jackie Joyner-Kersee is one of the world's most successful athletes, and has dominated the women's decathlon for many years. With this book, Jackie discusses how she has overcome her difficult early years to rise to the top.

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LibraryThing member sophiea

I chose this book with the female students in my classes in mind. They sometimes need an extra push to be involved in sports and activities so to hear these female athletes story and read about their lives can help in the fight for female involvement in PE!

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LibraryThing member fishlovee

great book!!

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