Instructions on teaching tennis skills, strategy, and etiquette to children as well as building in them an appreciation of and affection for the game are presented by Billie Jean King and demonstrated by the athletic beagle, Snoopy

Tennis Love: A Parents' Guide to the Sport

King, Billie Jean

Sports & Outdoors

Macmillan Pub. Co.

A legend of women's tennis describes the early personalities and players, enormous leaps in the sport's popularity and accompanying increases in prize money, and her own and other contemporary players' part in the story

We Have Come a Long Way: The Story of Women's Tennis

Starr, Cynthia

McGraw=Hill

The autobiography of Billie Jean King

GRANADA

One of the most moving and inspirational collections to be gathered in recent times, these interviews, in narrative form, detail the spiritual journeys of twenty-five women of wisdom, all over the age of fifty. With astonishing courage and candor, this diverse, celebrated group of women addresses such subjects as childhood, motherhood, sex, lovers, marriage, divorce, and menopause, and reveals pivotal moments of their lives, choices, losses, gains, and regrets. In their own words, they tell us what it means to be a woman and a human being in twentieth-century America, to be wise with the wisdom of experience, not youth. This is a book about transformation and affirmation, about people who have struggled and triumphed, who have changed in some deep and remarkable way, women whose voices will help other women to locate the source of their own grace and power. As Janine Vega says, "An older woman who has gone through love, childbearing, loss of love, divorce, widowhood, loss of the mothering function - this woman has an incredible power. We all have it, we were born with it, and now it's time to reclaim it. We have to reestablish our connection to the old ways. We have to look in the right place. We can either choose sadness, constriction, despair, or we can choose joy. Let us choose joy."

What We Know So Far: Wisdom Among Women

Politics & Social Sciences

PALEY, Grace

Cuomo, Matilda

Social Sciences

St Martins Pr

The author recounts her life and career in tennis, comments on the current trends in the sport, and talks about her friends and fellow players

Billie Jean

W.H.Allen

The Autobiography of Billie Jean King

DEFORD, Frank

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.

All In: An Autobiography (Random House Large Print)

LGBTQ+ Books

Vollers, Maryanne

Howard, Johnette

Biographies & Memoirs

Random House, Large Print

The author recounts her life and career in tennis, comments on the current trends in the sport, and talks about her friends and fellow players

Viking Adult

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.\n“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\nIn 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.\nShe 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.\nHers 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.

All In: An Autobiography

Leaders & Notable People

Random House Audio |

Start the conversation about inequality early, and empower kids to do something about it! This is a kids book about equality. Equality is worth standing up for because each one of us matters, and when we are all included and represented equally, we all thrive. This book helps kids aged 5-9 to notice when things are unfair, ask why, and do something about it. Find out about gender inequality by one of the greatest tennis players in history, Billie Jean King, and her first hand experience with the topic. A Kids Book About Equality features:&nbsp; - A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages. - A friendly, approachable, and empowering, kid-appropriate tone throughout. - An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic. Tackling important discourse together!&nbsp; The A Kids Book About series are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic.&nbsp; A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. With a growing series of books, podcasts and blogs, made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.

A Kids Book About Equality

DK Children

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