| A Whole Other Ball Game Contributor(s): Sandoz, Joli (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0374525218 ISBN-13: 9780374525217 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 1997 Annotation: In recent decades the number of American girls and women committed to competitive sports has grown dramatically. A Whole Other Ball Game shows that women's literature devoted to sports has followed suit. This wonderful collection of short stories, poems, and novel excerpts deals with all aspects of women's competitive sports, from the interpersonal dynamics on a basketball team, to the pain of losing or the thrill of winning before hometown fans, to the resistance girls and women can face when trying to find a place in what has traditionally been men's territory. With very different voices, Toni Cade Bambara's self-confident ten-year-old makes peace with her chief competitor after a close race, while Carol Anshaw's Olympic swimmer loses her chance of gold after a split second's inattention, and Pat Griffin gives a hilarious account of a very nonaggressive softball match between the Amazon Vision and I Am Womon. From the work of such wellknown writers as Adrienne Rich, Marge Piercy, and Ellen Gilchrist to that of undiscovered younger and historical authors, this engaging collection will appeal equally to athletes, sports enthusiasts, and general readers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Fiction | Anthologies (multiple Authors) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97019260 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.44" W x 8.54" (0.96 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the late 1800s, women have repeatedly proven their fitness for competitive sport...simply by playing the game. Any game. Off court and on; despite all opposition. A literary first, A Whole Other Ball Game deals with all aspects of women's competitive sports, from the thrill of winning before hometown fans to the interpersonal dynamics on a team. This engaging collection of short stories, poems, and novel excerpts tells the exciting story of women's sports from the sportswoman's own point of view. Joli Sandoz has played, coached, and written about competitive athletics since her first plunge from the starting blocks in 1961. Her sporting credits include working as the first woman track coach at Harvard. She teaches American Studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sandoz, Joli: - Joli Sandoz edited A Whole Other Ball Game (FSG, 1997) and teaches at Evergreen State College. She has played, coached, and written about sports since her first plunge off the starting blocks in 1961. |