Author: Ronna Lichtenberg
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9781594860096
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Examines the relationship women have to the world of work and provides pragmatic advice and tips on how they can use their unique advantages to best effect and succeed in the workplace.
Pitch Like a Girl
Author: Ronna Lichtenberg
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9781594860096
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Examines the relationship women have to the world of work and provides pragmatic advice and tips on how they can use their unique advantages to best effect and succeed in the workplace.
Publisher: Rodale
ISBN: 9781594860096
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Examines the relationship women have to the world of work and provides pragmatic advice and tips on how they can use their unique advantages to best effect and succeed in the workplace.
Throw Like a Girl
Author: Jennie Finch
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617495549
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
The evidence is overwhelming: sports help girls grow into strong women. Both scientific studies and anecdotal evidence confirm that athletic girls not only grow up to be healthier; they learn teamwork, gain inner confidence, and grow into society's leaders. Sports help preteen and teenage girls make the right choices in a society that is sending them incredibly mixed messages about who they are supposed to be. Yet no one is speaking directly to these girls. Jennie fills the role of girlfriend, big sister, team captain, and mentor. A smart, credible, and accomplished voice from an athlete who is strong and feminine, fiercely competitive, and fashionably cool, Jennie is someone young women will listen to and take to heart. Jennie's message: Believe in yourself. Go for it, girls.
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617495549
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
Book Description
The evidence is overwhelming: sports help girls grow into strong women. Both scientific studies and anecdotal evidence confirm that athletic girls not only grow up to be healthier; they learn teamwork, gain inner confidence, and grow into society's leaders. Sports help preteen and teenage girls make the right choices in a society that is sending them incredibly mixed messages about who they are supposed to be. Yet no one is speaking directly to these girls. Jennie fills the role of girlfriend, big sister, team captain, and mentor. A smart, credible, and accomplished voice from an athlete who is strong and feminine, fiercely competitive, and fashionably cool, Jennie is someone young women will listen to and take to heart. Jennie's message: Believe in yourself. Go for it, girls.
Throw Like A Girl
Author: Jean Thompson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416559582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book | San Francisco Chronical Best Book of the Year A master of short fiction whose "best pieces are as good as it gets in contemporary fiction" (Newsday) returns, as Jean Thompson follows her National Book Award finalist collection Who Do You Love with Throw Like a Girl. Here are twelve new stories that take dead aim at the secrets of womanhood, arcing from youth to experience. Each one of Thompson's indelible characters—lovers, wives, friends, and mothers—speaks her piece—wry, angry, hopeful—about the world and women's places in it. This collection includes the following short stories: “The Brat” “The Five Senses” “It Would Not Make Me Tremble to See Ten Thousand Fall” “The Family Barcus” “Lost” “The Inside Passage” “Holy Week” “A Normal Life” “Hunger” “The Woman Taken in Adultery” “Pie of the Month” “Throw Like a Girl”
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416559582
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 307
Book Description
A New York Times Notable Book | San Francisco Chronical Best Book of the Year A master of short fiction whose "best pieces are as good as it gets in contemporary fiction" (Newsday) returns, as Jean Thompson follows her National Book Award finalist collection Who Do You Love with Throw Like a Girl. Here are twelve new stories that take dead aim at the secrets of womanhood, arcing from youth to experience. Each one of Thompson's indelible characters—lovers, wives, friends, and mothers—speaks her piece—wry, angry, hopeful—about the world and women's places in it. This collection includes the following short stories: “The Brat” “The Five Senses” “It Would Not Make Me Tremble to See Ten Thousand Fall” “The Family Barcus” “Lost” “The Inside Passage” “Holy Week” “A Normal Life” “Hunger” “The Woman Taken in Adultery” “Pie of the Month” “Throw Like a Girl”
Fast Pitch
Author: Nic Stone
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1984893033
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the field. Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Strike one: As the sole team of all-brown faces, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat. Strike two: Shenice’s focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending—and family-name-ruining—crime may have been a setup. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenice’s teammates are beginning to wonder if she’s captain-qualified. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family’s past—and fast—before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever.
Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 1984893033
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a challenging and heartwarming coming-of-age story about a softball player looking to prove herself on and off the field. Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. But life has thrown some curveballs her way. Strike one: As the sole team of all-brown faces, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that Black girls belong at bat. Strike two: Shenice’s focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending—and family-name-ruining—crime may have been a setup. Strike three: Broken focus means mistakes on the field. And Shenice’s teammates are beginning to wonder if she’s captain-qualified. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family’s past—and fast—before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever.
Throw Like a Girl
Author: Sarah Henning
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316529516
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Friday Night Lightsmeets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut where swoonworthy romance meets underdog sports story. When softball star Liv Rodinsky throws one ill-advised punch during the most important game of the year, she loses her scholarship to her fancy private school, her boyfriend, and her teammates all in one fell swoop. With no other options, Liv is forced to transfer to the nearest public school, Northland, where she'll have to convince its coach she deserves a spot on the softball team, all while facing both her ex and the teammates of the girl she punched... Every. Single. Day. Enter Grey, the injured star quarterback with amazing hair and a foolproof plan: If Liv joins the football team as his temporary replacement, he'll make sure she gets a spot on the softball team in the spring. But it will take more than just a flawless spiral for Liv to find acceptance in Northland's halls, and behind that charismatic smile, Grey may not be so perfect after all. With lovable characters and a charming quarterback love interest, Throw Like a Girl will have readers swooning from the very first page.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0316529516
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Friday Night Lightsmeets Morgan Matson's The Unexpected Everything in this contemporary debut where swoonworthy romance meets underdog sports story. When softball star Liv Rodinsky throws one ill-advised punch during the most important game of the year, she loses her scholarship to her fancy private school, her boyfriend, and her teammates all in one fell swoop. With no other options, Liv is forced to transfer to the nearest public school, Northland, where she'll have to convince its coach she deserves a spot on the softball team, all while facing both her ex and the teammates of the girl she punched... Every. Single. Day. Enter Grey, the injured star quarterback with amazing hair and a foolproof plan: If Liv joins the football team as his temporary replacement, he'll make sure she gets a spot on the softball team in the spring. But it will take more than just a flawless spiral for Liv to find acceptance in Northland's halls, and behind that charismatic smile, Grey may not be so perfect after all. With lovable characters and a charming quarterback love interest, Throw Like a Girl will have readers swooning from the very first page.
No Girls in the Clubhouse
Author: Marilyn Cohen
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786452978
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Even though teenaged girl Jackie Mitchell once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, women are still striking out on the hardball diamond. This book builds on recently published histories of women as amateur and professional players, umpires, sports commentators and fans to analyze the cultural and historical contexts for excluding females from America's pastime. Drawing on anthropological and feminist perspectives, the book examines the ways that constructions of women's bodies and normative social roles have pushed them toward softball instead of baseball. Sportswriter accounts, Title IX sex-discrimination suits, and interviews with players explore the obstacles and the social isolation of females who join all-male baseball teams, while also discussing policies that inhibit the practice.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786452978
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Even though teenaged girl Jackie Mitchell once struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, women are still striking out on the hardball diamond. This book builds on recently published histories of women as amateur and professional players, umpires, sports commentators and fans to analyze the cultural and historical contexts for excluding females from America's pastime. Drawing on anthropological and feminist perspectives, the book examines the ways that constructions of women's bodies and normative social roles have pushed them toward softball instead of baseball. Sportswriter accounts, Title IX sex-discrimination suits, and interviews with players explore the obstacles and the social isolation of females who join all-male baseball teams, while also discussing policies that inhibit the practice.
You Throw Like a Girl
Author: Rachele Alpine
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481459848
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A tomboy is torn between competing in a beauty pageant and playing on the boy's baseball team.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1481459848
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A tomboy is torn between competing in a beauty pageant and playing on the boy's baseball team.
Lupe Throws Like A Girl
Author: Anita Perez Ferguson
Publisher: Luz Publications
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
“This coming-of-age story about a teenager striving for a college sports scholarship—and later for direction in life—surprises with a delightful supernatural mystery.” —The BookLife Prize: Critic’s Report Lupe Lopez has a big dream—to be the first in her family to graduate high school and earn a softball scholarship, but her graduation is in jeopardy. She volunteers in a retirement home, to earn more class credits, and meets Mr. Ramirez, a baseball fanatic who teaches Lupe about empathy and the importance of community. Their friendship also surprises with the ghost of baseball all-star and a supernatural mystery. Lupe grapples with her identity as a Latina athlete and the expectations placed on her both on and off the field. If you love stories of self-discovery, the bonds of community, and the challenges faced by young women in sports, you’ll be captivated by Lupe’s journey. Join her as she learns the true meaning of strength, empathy, and achieving one’s dreams against all odds.
Publisher: Luz Publications
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
“This coming-of-age story about a teenager striving for a college sports scholarship—and later for direction in life—surprises with a delightful supernatural mystery.” —The BookLife Prize: Critic’s Report Lupe Lopez has a big dream—to be the first in her family to graduate high school and earn a softball scholarship, but her graduation is in jeopardy. She volunteers in a retirement home, to earn more class credits, and meets Mr. Ramirez, a baseball fanatic who teaches Lupe about empathy and the importance of community. Their friendship also surprises with the ghost of baseball all-star and a supernatural mystery. Lupe grapples with her identity as a Latina athlete and the expectations placed on her both on and off the field. If you love stories of self-discovery, the bonds of community, and the challenges faced by young women in sports, you’ll be captivated by Lupe’s journey. Join her as she learns the true meaning of strength, empathy, and achieving one’s dreams against all odds.
The Pitcher
Author: Mitchell Frogge
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595095623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
John Roberts was the best baseball player of generation, but he never went professional. After not playing for 16 years he sneaks in the spring training and earns a place on the Indianapolis Comets. He lands a contract where he is allowed to choose which games he pitches until he looses. He starts with the first game of the season. However, in mid-April team management discovers John dark secret, one that will only allow possibly the most talented player of all time to play for one season. John is helped in his quest by old friends from high school and new ones in the form of the Indianapolis Comets players, coaches, and owner. He plays the entire summer, leading his team into the playoffs even as the team management fights to keep his secret hidden from the league and the press. In October, John gathers what strength he has left to face the World Series and the terrible exposure of his secret.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595095623
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
John Roberts was the best baseball player of generation, but he never went professional. After not playing for 16 years he sneaks in the spring training and earns a place on the Indianapolis Comets. He lands a contract where he is allowed to choose which games he pitches until he looses. He starts with the first game of the season. However, in mid-April team management discovers John dark secret, one that will only allow possibly the most talented player of all time to play for one season. John is helped in his quest by old friends from high school and new ones in the form of the Indianapolis Comets players, coaches, and owner. He plays the entire summer, leading his team into the playoffs even as the team management fights to keep his secret hidden from the league and the press. In October, John gathers what strength he has left to face the World Series and the terrible exposure of his secret.
Working Together
Author: Mikki Hebl
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197744389
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
"We were prompted to write this book based on three recurring questions from our various audiences, who range from undergraduates to executive MBA students, from entry-level workers to seasoned professionals, and from the general public to the C-suites of organizations"--
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0197744389
Category : Discrimination in employment
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
"We were prompted to write this book based on three recurring questions from our various audiences, who range from undergraduates to executive MBA students, from entry-level workers to seasoned professionals, and from the general public to the C-suites of organizations"--