Bibliograph

All in, an autobiography, Billie Jean King ; with Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers

Type

Label

All in, an autobiography, Billie Jean King ; with Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers

Language

eng

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not applicable

Format of music

not applicable

Literary text for sound recordings

autobiography

Main title

All in

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not applicable

Oclc number

1261648136

Responsibility statement

Billie Jean King ; with Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers

Sub title

an autobiography

Summary

Journeying from a blue-collar childhood to shatter tennis's exclusive country-club culture, Billie Jean King paved the way for a more open, inclusive, and equal sports environment. In her memoir, she takes us behind the scenes of the pro tennis tour, through her five years as the top-ranked woman in the world, her twenty Wimbledon championships, her thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." With her ever-present candor, King also describes the high personal price of public greatness. Listeners see how she struggled to live authentically and the challenges she grappled with beneath the mask of fame, including entrenched sexism, an eating disorder, and struggles with her sexual identity until her 'outing' by a former lover led her to embrace her true self

Target audience

adult

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not applicable

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