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Good for a Girl
- My Life Running in a Man's World
- Narrated by: Lauren Fleshman
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
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Publisher's Summary
WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2023
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023
Good for a Girl is a joyful love letter to the running life, a raw personal narrative of growth and change, and gives voice to the often-silent experience of the female athlete
Lauren Fleshman was of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, before becoming a coach for elite young female runners. Every step of the way, she has seen how our sports systems fail young women and girls as much as empower them.
Part memoir, part manifesto, Good for a Girl is Fleshman's story of falling in love with running as a girl, battling devastating injuries and self-doubt, and daring to fight for a better way for female athletes.
'Women's sports have needed a manifesto for a long time. With Good for a Girl we finally have one' Malcolm Gladwell
'Fleshman manages to deliver a sporting manifesto while also being a fine and engaging writer . . . There is a raw honesty at the heart of Good for a Girl' THE TIMES
'Needs to be read by anyone involved in women's sport' Adharanand Finn, author of The Rise of the Ultra Runners
'This is the book we've been waiting for' Kate Fagan, author of What Made Maddy Run
'A call to action in how we think about girls and women in elite sports' Emily Oster, bestselling author of Crib Sheet
'The invitation to have a long overdue conversation for a long overdue cultural shift' Alysia Montaño, Olympian, co-founder of &Mother, and author of Feel-Good Fitness
Good for a Girl was announced winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year 30.11.2023
Good for a Girl was a no. 13 New York Times nonfiction bestseller 29.01.2023
Good for a Girl was listed in the Financial Times Best Sports Books of 2023 04.12.2023
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- Andyfee2
- 25-04-2024
Excellent in Every Way
As an ex pro athlete myself it was like reading my diary or that of every young woman I came up with through the elite sporting ranks. Thus book is EXCELLENT
Entertaining, interesting, engaging and ACCURATE
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- Mrs Megan Norman
- 19-01-2023
Amazing to hear your story
I don’t usually listen to Audiobooks but this was awesome. I was so drawn in by your story. I am a middle aged woman who didn’t run until after I had children but I think young women should read the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 25-01-2023
Great story about running, women’s challenges in sport, sports physiology, and disordered eating
I loved this story, well done to Lauren. I’ve always had a particular interest in running stories as a recreational runner myself but hearing about the challenges women face, particularly from a physiological stand point when it comes to sport and how these still need to be addressed, combined with the toxic culture pushing eating disorders (even if it’s not realised at this time). I found this honest, interesting as well as educational. I always prefer audiobooks read by the author as well, I feel like they’re telling me their story how it’s meant to be told.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-2023
Thank you
Thank you for writing this book which is a great insight on what is happening on young woman. I bought the hard copy to my daughter and I look forward to the conversation I hope it will create.
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