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

Ryan, Joan

 
9780446676823: Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0446676829 ISBN 13 : 9780446676823
Editeur : Grand Central Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

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.

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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.

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Éditeur
Grand Central Publishing
Date d'édition
2000
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0446676829
ISBN 13 
9780446676823
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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