{"product_id":"run-like-a-girl-how-strong-women-make-happy-lives-paperback","title":"Run Like a Girl: How Strong Women Make Happy Lives - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMina Samuels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRun Like A Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is about the impact that participating in sports has on women, how the confidence and strength that it helps to build makes us stronger and better prepared for life's many challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this inspiring book, Mina Samuels uses the personal stories of women and girls of all ages and backgrounds, as well as her own, to take a broad look at the power sports have to help us overcome obstacles in all arenas of life. \u003ci\u003eRun Like A Girl \u003c\/i\u003eincludes the stories of a US-ranked amateur triathlete who's raising an autistic son, a thirteen-year-old girl who falls in love with cross-country running, a woman who runs her first marathon at age sixty, an investment banker who quit her job to become a yoga teacher and adopt a daughter on her own, a young mother with scoliosis who cycled her way back to health and became a jewelry designer along the way, and countless other women, including Kathrine Switzer, Rebecca Rusch, and Molly Barker, who have been changed by their experiences with sports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRun Like A Girl\u003c\/i\u003e argues that physical strength lends itself to psychological strength, and that for many women, participating in sports translates into leading a happier, more fulfilling life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA former trial lawyer and human-rights advocate, Mina Samuels is the co-author of the recently published \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Think Big Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e, with Michael Port. She was a regular contributor to \u003cem\u003eVermont Sports\u003c\/em\u003e for two years, and her essay Tomorrow Might Not Be the Same appeared in the collection \u003cem\u003eHow Running Changed My Life\u003c\/em\u003e. Her first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Queen of Cups, \u003c\/em\u003e was published in January 2007, and she has also published personal essays in \u003cem\u003eAlimentum\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe French Literary Review.\u003c\/em\u003e Samuels has also ghostwritten numerous books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen she's not writing, Samuels can often be found running, cycling, swimming, cross-country skiing, hiking, snowshoeing, kayaking, climbing, or doing yoga. She competes in sprint, Olympic-length, and half-ironman triathlons, marathons, and shorter-distance road races, and has participated in the Canadian Ski Marathon, a two-day, 100-mile cross-country ski event. She has hiked and backpacked in Chile, Pakistan, South Africa, Tanzania, Europe, Canada and the United States. She lives in New York, NY.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.2 x 5.66 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760492937504,"sku":"9781580053457","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c0962fba24ed19714960e445e5bdccc5.webp?v=1780181407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/run-like-a-girl-how-strong-women-make-happy-lives-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}