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All in : an autobiography

King, Billie Jean (author.). Howard, Johnette, (author.). Vollers, Maryanne, (author.).

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"--

Item details

ISBN: 9781101947333
ISBN: 1101947330
ISBN: 9781101947340
Physical Description: print
481 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.
Copyright: ©2021

Contents / Notes

General Note:

Includes index.

"This is a Borzoi Book" -- Title page verso.

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King, Billie Jean
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / LGBTQ+
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