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For those of you who are interested in sports books, you should check out the website New Books in Sport.

One of the current featured books is Jennifer Ring, "Stolen Bases: Why American Girls Don't Play Baseball." Click here for an interview with the author.

Jennifer Ring's book was inspired by her love for baseball and story of her daughter. Her daughter had played baseball growing up but eventually met the resistance that most women's baseball players seem to meet. She reached a certain age and all of a sudden it became clear that a girl playing baseball, especially with the boys, is not acceptable to many coaches and parents. Jenny's daughter, however, failed to give up and went on to play with the USA Women's National team.

There are many questions asked in Jennifer book but the most perplexing to me is why, unlike in other sports, there is not the option for women and girls to play in a girls' baseball league. Girls that like to throw a ball and hit are instead steered towards softball. Jennifer looks at the history of baseball to determine how it is that the two sports developed so that boys play baseball and women play softball.

I have not yet read the book but am certainly looking forward to it.

Check out the interview and the interview with Jennifer Ring here: http://newbooksinsports.com/2011/10/10/jenny-ring-stolen-bases-why-american-girls-dont-play-baseball-university-of-illinois-press-2009/

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