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Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track
Contributor(s): Joulwan, Melissa (Author)

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 ISBN: 0743297156     ISBN-13: 9780743297158
Publisher: Touchstone Books
OUR PRICE: $18.04  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2007
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Annotation: Featured everywhere from "The New York Times" to "Playboy," emerging star RMeliciousS Joulwan of the Texas Rollergirls shares her extreme tales from the roller derby track. 30 photos throughout.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Sports
- Sports & Recreation | Roller & In-line Skating
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2007296439
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.9" W x 9.46" L (1.09 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
The 1950s phenomenon of Roller Derby is back in full force, and it's definitely not your grandma's game anymore. With leagues in more than one hundred cities across the country, a national tournament, and major sponsors, the new wave of the sport has gone mainstream. No one is better qualified to tell the story of Flat Track Derby's astronomic rise than Melissa Melicious Joulwan. As a founding member of the Texas Rollergirls -- the league that launched the sport and the reigning national champions -- she has helped redefine what it means to be stylish, sporty, and sexy.

With her mouthy, tough-as-nails style, Melicious recounts her best tales from the track: her fierce rivalries with The Wrench and Ivanna S. Pankin, the scene at the annual national tournament, the thrill of a bout, and the infractions that so often bring her to the penalty box. From the minute she first laced up her skates and wrapped herself in her alter ego, Roller Derby has given her a confidence boost, and she shares the positive impact the sport has also had on girls -- young and not-so-young -- who tack posters of her on their bedroom walls and lace up their own skates.

Complete with photos and suggestions on how to develop a Rollergirl name and persona, this unprecedented tell-all comes from the woman who's watched the sport evolve from an underground Friday-night event to a bona fide national phenomenon.

Contributor Bio(s): Joulwan, Melissa: - Melissa Joulwan, aka Melicious, #11 on the Hotrod Honeys, is a founding member of the Texas Rollergirls Rock-n-Rollerderby league. The original Miss Texas Rollergirl, Melicious was also voted Fan Favorite in 2005 and was ranked number one for on-track assists. She is a freelance writer and lives with her husband in Austin, Texas. Visit her online at www.rollergirlthebook.com.
 
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