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All in : an autobiography / Billie Jean King ; with Johnette Howard and Maryanne Vollers.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- King, Billie Jean, author.
- Howard, Johnette, author.
- Vollers, Maryanne, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- King, Billie Jean.
- Tennis players--United States--Biography.
- Tennis players.
- Women tennis players--United States--Biography.
- Women tennis players.
- Lesbians--United States--Biography.
- Lesbians.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biography.
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Lesbian biographies.
- Biographies (LGBTQ)
- Physical Description:
- 481 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 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, 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"-- Provided by publisher.
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- "This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso.
- Other Format:
- Online version: King, Billie Jean. All in.
- ISBN:
- 9781101947333
- 1101947330
- OCLC:
- 1227836357
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