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Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

Joan Ryan
3.97/5 (2358 ratings)
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From starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of tyrannical gymnastics guru Bela Karolyi, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of their coaches and sometimes their own families. An acclaimed expose that has already helped reform Olympic sports—now updated to reflect the latest developments in women's gymnastics and figure skating—it continues to plead for sanity, safety, and an end to our national obsession: winning at any cost.
Format:
Pages:
269 pages
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Publisher:
Edition:
Revised
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0446676829
ISBN13:
9780446676823
kindle Asin:
B00CGI3F2O

Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters

Joan Ryan
3.97/5 (2358 ratings)
Read Download
From starvation diets and debilitating injuries to the brutal tactics of tyrannical gymnastics guru Bela Karolyi, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes portrays the horrors endured by girls at the hands of their coaches and sometimes their own families. An acclaimed expose that has already helped reform Olympic sports—now updated to reflect the latest developments in women's gymnastics and figure skating—it continues to plead for sanity, safety, and an end to our national obsession: winning at any cost.
Format:
Pages:
269 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Revised
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0446676829
ISBN13:
9780446676823
kindle Asin:
B00CGI3F2O

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