Whether in 20-foot swells in the Hawaiian tropics or 24,000-foot mountains in the Alaskan wilderness, sports like surfing, mountaineering, wakeboarding and skydiving are designed to test the limits of human endurance. The women who seek out these challenges are a rare breed indeed -- and they are among the most formidable athletes in the world. In Marilyn Olsen's acclaimed book -- now available in paperback -- you'll read in-depth profiles of eleven female athletes, each of whom has risen to the top of her sport. They ...
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Whether in 20-foot swells in the Hawaiian tropics or 24,000-foot mountains in the Alaskan wilderness, sports like surfing, mountaineering, wakeboarding and skydiving are designed to test the limits of human endurance. The women who seek out these challenges are a rare breed indeed -- and they are among the most formidable athletes in the world. In Marilyn Olsen's acclaimed book -- now available in paperback -- you'll read in-depth profiles of eleven female athletes, each of whom has risen to the top of her sport. They include Arctic Man competitor Kim McKnight, iditarod racer DeeDee Jonrowe, Indy 500 driver Sarah Fisher, and rock climber Lynn Hill -- among many others. In Women Who Risk, readers learn not only what extraordinary feats its eleven heroines have achieved, but also what got them there. You'll learn what they eat, what equipment they use, and how they train. You'll learn what frustrates them, and how they maintain the courageous mindset necessary to face giant mountains, 9,000-foot parachute drops, and grueling all-day triathlons. Every story in Women Who Risk is the story of a woman who works hard and risks her life in order to follow her dream. The women in this book will inspire both men and women to work harder, live better, and know when it's time to leave fear behind.
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x8; In Very Good+ condition. Frostbite. Undertow. Avalanche. Collision. For women in extreme sports, these are all par for the grueling course. If you want to know how they do it-and what on earth possessed them to start-look in Marilyn Olsen1s book, Whether in 20-foot swells in the Hawaiian tropics or 24, 000-foot mountains in the Alaskan wilderness, sports like surfing, mountaineering, wakeboarding and skydiving are designed to test the limits of human endurance. The women who seek out these challenges are a rare breed indeed-and they are among the most formidable athletes in the world. Women Who Risk provides in-depth profiles of eleven female athletes, each of whom has risen to the top of her sport.
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As New in As New jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Hatherleigh Press, 2001. Hardback First Edition p Book and Dust Jacket As New. Photos of the athletes in action included. Pristine black cloth binding with gilt titles to spine; tight, solid and square, sharp corners; internals as new. The story of the women who dream big and are not afraid to fail--from rock climbing wakeboarding, skydiving, auto racing, women are smashing records and making headlines in the most challenging sports today. Sarah Fisherr at the Indy 500, DeeDee Jonrowe the famed musher who competed in Alaska's Iditarod 18 times, and many others.185 pages. 9.5 x 6e.5 inches. 2001, Hatherleigh Press, Long Island City, NY.
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Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE boxes Very good condition, very good dust jacket, clean pages, first edition, sm4to, 188 pages*
