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Soul Quest

A Healing Journey for Women of the African Diaspora

By: Denese Shervington,Billie Jean Pace

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Soul Quest

A Healing Journey for Women of the African Diaspora

By: Denese Shervington,Billie Jean Pace

Filled with beautiful art and speaking directly to the experiences of women of color, this book is an innovative guide to inner health and renewed creativity. Soul Quest is designed to help readers shed personal mental blocks and to confront obstacles imposed by society.

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Three Rivers Press

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0517886324

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9780517886328

All In

An Autobiography

By: Billie Jean King,Johnette Howard,Maryanne Vollers

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An Autobiography

By: Billie Jean King,Johnette Howard,Maryanne Vollers

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice. “A story about the personal strength, immense growth, and undeniable greatness of one woman who fearlessly stood up to a culture trying to break her down.”—Serena Williams In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career—six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement, the assassinations and anti-war protests of the 1960s, the civil rights movement, and, eventually, the LGBTQ+ rights movement. She describes the myriad challenges she's hurdled—entrenched sexism, an eating disorder, near financial peril after being outed—on her path to publicly and unequivocally acknowledging her sexual identity at the age of fifty-one. She talks about how her life today remains one of indefatigable service. She offers insights and advice on leadership, business, activism, sports, politics, marriage equality, parenting, sexuality, and love. And she shows how living honestly and openly has had a transformative effect on her relationships and happiness. Hers is the story of a pathbreaking feminist, a world-class athlete, and an indomitable spirit whose impact has transcended even her spectacular achievements in sports.

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443

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Knopf

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1101947349

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9781101947340

Trailblazers

The Unmatched Story of Women's Tennis

By: Billie Jean King,Cynthia Starr

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Trailblazers

The Unmatched Story of Women's Tennis

By: Billie Jean King,Cynthia Starr

Legendary tennis player Billie Jean King details the remarkable history of women’s tennis in this stunning edition of Trailblazers: The Unmatched Story of Women's Tennis. In celebration of the Women’s Tennis Association’s 50th anniversary, this updated and expanded edition—based on the 1988 original We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women's Tennis—includes more than 250 photographs and 33 years’ worth of stories about inspiring women and their achievements. The book arrives 53 years after King and eight other women players broke with the male tennis establishment and launched their own professional tour. With this gorgeous, photographically forward, and deeply moving ode to women’s tennis, King and coauathor Cynthia Star will continue the remarkable story in which King has played such an integral role, shedding new light on barriers that were overcome and milestones that were achieved. Women’s tennis today has never been more popular across the globe and, as this book demonstrates, has never been more diverse and inclusive.

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469

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Andrews McMeel Publishing

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1524887501

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9781524887506

Mj&Me

By: Billie Jean

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Mj&Me

By: Billie Jean

A true story filled with my personnel journey early in life.The Vietnam war,the Civil Rights Movement. Finding the most prescious of lovepuppy love. Losing that Love to you, his Fans. As I journeyed thru life I never shared Our truth. Not until now. Discreation is only one of the many Virtues I practiced on the road to writing this book.

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115

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iUniverse

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1491709405

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9781491709405

The Black Widow

A Memoir

By: Jeanette Lee,Dana Benbow,Billie Jean King

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The Black Widow

A Memoir

By: Jeanette Lee,Dana Benbow,Billie Jean King

A candid and moving autobiography by the 'Black Widow' of billiards Jeanette Lee was 18 years old when she walked into a New York City pool hall and became enamored by the elegant geometry of the game. Before long, she was an unmistakable figure on the international competition circuit, dressed head-to-toe in black, stalking the billiards table and gazing down her cue as if tracking her prey. In this new memoir, the woman nicknamed 'The Black Widow' opens up about her legendary career and the rich, unpredictable life she's woven around it. Lee details her upbringing in a Korean-American household in Brooklyn, her single-minded drive to reach the pinnacle of her sport, and her unlikely entry into the realm of mainstream celebrity in an era where female athletes rarely got their share of the limelight. Lee also reflects on her lifelong struggle with scoliosis, which necessitated over twenty operations during her playing career; her public battle with Stage 4 ovarian cancer; and the communities that gave her strength throughout. Written with warmth and candor, this is the definitive story of a true icon.

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312

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Triumph Books

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1637275617

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9781637275610

Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune

By: Stratton C. Murrell,Billie Jean Murrell

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Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune

By: Stratton C. Murrell,Billie Jean Murrell

Located near the North Carolina coast on the New River, Jacksonville is home to the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. From the beginning, the people of Jacksonville have faced challenges brought on by the winds of nature and the winds of war in a poised and dignified manner, turning hardships to the betterment of the community. Such changes have encouraged population and tourist growth, as well as physical expansion of the city, thus creating a booming area that still manages to maintain the charm and hospitality of a small Southern town. Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune revisits the era when Jacksonville was just a fledgling community, when tobacco barns and warehouses dotted the landscape and ferries and fishing boats forged the New River. The townspeople looked to agriculture, shipping, naval stores, lumbering, hunting, fishing, and political involvement to occupy their interests and energies, while hurricanes and wars loomed in the world beyond. Few people in those times could have imagined that a hurricane would make Jacksonville the county seat of Onslow County or that the world at war would result in the population expansion of the 1940s and the 1950s. With the building of the Marine base, which brought about enormous social change for the residents, the city attracted construction workers, young families, and service men and women who paved the way for today's "rural metropolis.

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132

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738513563

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9780738513560

Finding Cholita

By: Billie Jean Isbell

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Finding Cholita

By: Billie Jean Isbell

Finding Cholita is fictionalized ethnography of the Ayacucho region of Peru covering a thirty-year period from the 1970s to today. It is a story of human tragedy resulting from the region's long history of discrimination, class oppression, and then the rise and fall of the communist organization Shining Path. The story's narrator, American anthropologist Dr. Alice Woodsley, attempts to locate her goddaughter, Cholita, who is known to have joined Shining Path and to have murdered her biological father, who fathered her through rape. Searching for Cholita, Woodsley devotes herself to documenting the stories of the countless Andean peasant women who were raped by soldiers, often going beyond witnessing as she helps the women relieve the pain of their sexual horror.

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226

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University of Illinois Press

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0252091558

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9780252091551

Where the Heart Is

By: Billie Letts

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Where the Heart Is

By: Billie Letts

A down on her luck pregnant teen finds herself living in a shopping center in this Oprah's Book Club selection that inspired the film starring Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman. Talk about unlucky sevens. An hour ago, seventeen-year-old, seven months pregnant Novalee Nation was heading for California with her boyfriend. Now she finds herself stranded at a Wal-Mart in Sequoyah, Oklahoma, with just $7.77 in change. But Novalee is about to discover hidden treasures in this small Southwest town–a group of down-to-earth, deeply caring people willing to help a homeless, jobless girl. From Bible-thumping blue-haired Sister Thelma Husband to eccentric librarian Forney Hull, they are about to take her–and you, too–on a moving, funny, and unforgettable journey.

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321

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Grand Central Publishing

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075952288X

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9780759522886

Anatolian Interfaces

Hittites, Greeks and their Neighbours

By: Billie Jean Collins,Mary R. Bachvarova,Ian Rutherford

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Anatolian Interfaces

Hittites, Greeks and their Neighbours

By: Billie Jean Collins,Mary R. Bachvarova,Ian Rutherford

The papers in this collection are the product of the conference "Hittites, Greeks and Their Neighbors in Ancient Anatolia: An International Conference on Cross-Cultural Interaction," hosted by Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. They cover an impressive range of issues relating to the complex cultural interactions that took place on Anatolian soil over the course of two millennia, in the process highlighting the difficulties inherent in studying societies that are multi-cultural in their make-up and outlook, as well as the role that cultural identity played in shaping those interactions. Topics include possible sources of tension along the Mycenaean-Anatolian interface; the transmission of mythological and religious elements between cultures; the change across time and space in literary motifs as they are adapted to new milieus and new audiences; the ways in which linguistic data can refine our understanding of the interrelations between the various peoples who lived in Anatolia; and the role that the Anatolian kingdoms of the first millennium played as cultural filters and conduits through which North Syrian or Near Eastern ideas or materials were transmitted to the Greeks.

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657

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Oxbow Books

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178297475X

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9781782974758

White Line Warriors

By: Billie A. Kennedy

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White Line Warriors

By: Billie A. Kennedy

Have you ever wondered behind the scenes what a trucker's life must be like driving a big rig? You will be surprised and enlightened to learn the real truth about the men and women that navigate their 18 wheelers 24/7 throughout the United States. The author, a truck driver herself, shares her personal fi rsthand experience. The hard life she endured, and the unexpected events that took place while driving the interstate will amaze you! She leaves no stone unturned painting a clear picture of what thousands of truckers have to deal with on a daily basis. It's not just the traffi c or the load they're hauling, such things like stress: family problems, prostitutes, chiselers, and personal health are all part of the trucking world. Many events are humorous while others are shockingly mind sobering!

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Xlibris Corporation

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1479782483

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9781479782482

Pressure is a Privilege

Lessons I've Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes

By: Billie Jean King,Christine Brennan

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Lessons I've Learned from Life and the Battle of the Sexes

By: Billie Jean King,Christine Brennan

The tennis star recounts her life and athletic career, from childhood, through her athletic successes, to her life after professional tennis, and discusses the life lessons that she learned at every stage along the way.

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Lifetime Media

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0981636802

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9780981636801

Soul Quest

A Healing Journey for Women of the African Diaspora

By: Denese Shervington,Billie Jean Pace

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Soul Quest

A Healing Journey for Women of the African Diaspora

By: Denese Shervington,Billie Jean Pace

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Three Rivers Press

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0517886324

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Book's by Billie Jean Pace

Soul Quest

Soul Quest

All In

All In

Trailblazers

Trailblazers

Mj&Me

Mj&Me

The Black Widow

The Black Widow

Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune

Jacksonville and Camp Lejeune

Finding Cholita

Finding Cholita

Where the Heart Is

Where the Heart Is

Anatolian Interfaces

Anatolian Interfaces

White Line Warriors

White Line Warriors

Pressure is a Privilege

Pressure is a Privilege

Soul Quest

Soul Quest

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