Embracing Victory - Life Lessons in Competition and Compassion

Nelson, Mariah Burton

ISBN 10: 068814649X / ISBN 13: 9780688146498

Published by William Morrow And Company, Inc. , New York, 1998

About this Item

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 337 pages; An inspiring book, urges women to stop denying their competitive streaks. Subjects: Women - United States - Psychology. Women athletes - United States - Psychology. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 42925

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Embracing Victory - Life Lessons in Competition and Compassion
• Publisher: William Morrow And Company, Inc. , New York
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 068814649X
• ISBN 13: 9780688146498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1 kilogram

About this title

Synopsis

Despite women's great strides in business, sports and politics, many women still feel ambivalent about winning. They cannot relate to what Nelson calls the Conqueror's way: domination, subjugation, humiliation of enemies. But equally unpalatable is the alternative settling for the second-class status of the Cheerleader's way, wherein women compete only with each other, only on the sidelines, and only over issues like beauty and popularity.

Nelson proposes this possibility: the Champion's way. The Champions competes openly, joyously, with women or men, with respect for her rivals, and without apology for her own desire for excellence. Using personal stories, interviews with more than two hundred women, and original survey research of one thousand women and girls nationwide, Nelson presents a unique five part framework for understanding competition: it's a relationship, a process, an opportunity, a risk, and a feminist issue. In a book that will change every reader's perspective on competition, Nelson sets women on their way to competing with a whole new game plan.

About the Author

A former Stanford and professional basketball player, Mariah Burton Nelson is the author of the groundbreaking The Stronger Women Get, the More Men Love Football and Are We Winning Yet? A popular lecturer, she speaks to several dozen groups each year and has appeared on hundreds of television shows, from Good Morning America to Dateline to Larry King Live. She lives in Arlington, Virginia. She can be reached via e-mail at Mariahbn@aol.com.