Wonder Girl, Don Van Natta
Wonder Girl, Don Van Natta
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Wonder Girl
The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias

Author: Don Van Natta

Narrator: Hillary Huber

Unabridged: 11 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2011

Synopsis

Texas girl Babe Didrikson never tried a sport too tough and never met a hurdle too high. Despite attempts to keep women from competing, Babe achieved All-American status in basketball and won gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. Then Babe attempted to conquer golf. One of the founders of the LPGA, Babe won more consecutive tournaments than any golfer in history. At the height of her fame, she was diagnosed with cancer. Babe would then take her most daring step of all: go public and try to win again with the hope of inspiring the world. A rollicking saga, stretching across the first half of the 20th century, Wonder Girl is as fresh, heartfelt, and graceful as Babe herself.

About Don Van Natta

Don Van Natta, Jr. is an investigative correspondent for the New York Times. He has been a member of three Pulitzer Prize-winning teams, and he is the author of the New York Times bestselling First Off the Tee: Presidential Hackers, Duffers and Cheaters from Taft to Bush.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Howard

5 Stars for Wonder Girl (audiobook) by Don Van Natta Jr. read by Hillary Huber. I can’t believe that I haven’t heard of Babe Didrikson before. Her story is amazing. She is one of the top 5 athletes of all time. This is a great biography.......more

Goodreads review by Veronica

There is a point in one's life when you grow up and realize that your sports heroes are just as human as you are, some are mean, some are as awesome as you hope and some you wish you had never rooted for. During the first few chapters of Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Z......more

Goodreads review by Mahlon

Babe was undoubtedly one of the great Sports personalities of the 20th Century, and she just so happened to be a woman. She was driven to succeed at Everything she did, this included many endeavors beyond sports. I used to think that she should be held up as an example to young girls everywhere and......more

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