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All in : an autobiography / Billie Jean King ; with Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021Edition: First editionDescription: 481 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781101947333
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.342092
LOC classification:
  • GV994.K56 A3 2021
Summary: "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, andher 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"--
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Book Chanute Public Library Adult Biography Chanute Public Library Adult Books B (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34316002714749
Book Garnett Public Library Adult Biography Garnett Public Library Adult Books B King (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 35303000308715
Book Independence Public Library Adult Non-Fiction Independence Public Library Adult Books BIOG KING (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 36123001649456
Book Kincaid Community Library Adult Non-Fiction Iola Public Library Adult Books 796.342 King, Billie Jean (Browse shelf(Opens below)) In transit from Kincaid Community Library to Iola Public Library since 03/27/2024 34311002901271

Includes index.

"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, andher 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"--

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