Books by Mariah Burton Nelson
“Powerful, provocative, smart, important, touching, fascinating.”
— Robert Lipsyte, The New York Times, on The Stronger Women Get, The More Men Love Football
Other Books and Selected Anthologies
Reviews, The Stronger Women Get, The More Men Love Football
Relentlessly pointed and deep and devastating and funny. - Catharine MacKinnon
A must-read for all women and girls who long for a level playing field. – Eleanor Smeal
Readable, lively, witty. Revolutionary. Not only about men’s violence but also about female love, growth, and empowerment. – The Women’s Review of Books
Nelson has hit a home run. When it comes to popular sociology of women’s sports, nobody does it better. – Library Journal
Nelson does not shy away from the hard questions; she does not insist on politically correct answers. She doesn’t hedge. —Philadelphia Inquirer
To her exploration of violence and sexuality in sports, Nelson brings formidable journalistic skills, a sharp anecdotal style, and incisive logic. – Kirkus Reviews
Nelson argues forcefully, with a fine sense of humor. - Publishers Weekly
Reviews, Are We Winning Yet?
A superb book for women who function in what still seems to be a man's world, and for the men who work with them. – Kirkus Reviews
An enormously empowering book that mothers should pass on to their daughters. – The Washington Post
One of the only books that offers serious consideration of women's involvement in sports. – Stanford Magazine
Reviews, The Unburdened Heart
Thoughtful, persuasive, accomplished, engaging, considered, and eloquent.–Publishers Weekly
A brave and wrenching book… A self-help tome but reads like a suspense tale. –Philadelphia Inquirer