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  Tough Broad.    Caroline Paul. From Boogie Boarding to Wing Walking – How Outdoor Adventure Improves Our Lives as We Age. Can we improve our lives as we age?     Do you believe we can improve on skills or grow to learn them as we approach a certain age?     Regardless of thought or answer, the book “Tough Broad” and its author, Caroline Paul, have some definitive thoughts on the matter.   This is a book about being outdoors, being active, being adventurous, challenging ourselves and the impact on your physiology as well.      While the book features a variety of female characters and adventurers it is not necessarily limited to who might like reading it. Caroline Paul, the author, has lived a life of trying new things and sharing her experiences of both failures and success.      She skillfully blends in how some of these adventures impact our health from a physical, emotional, and social pers...

Fair Play.    Katie Barnes. How Sports Shape the Gender Debates.    So, this is another book about the topic of gender and transgender rights to participate in competitive sports.     The purpose behind this book was to explore how all this came about, the stories that have impacted this topic and where things currently stand. The author, Katie Barnes, has put together a comprehensive look at how sports has influenced public outcry and legislation regarding the topic of trans gender athletes competing in various sporting events around the globe.     What the reader will find are many in-depth case study examples that take us through their upbringing, influences and thought process.     Barnes humanizes these athletes and explains why it is important for them to participate and compete.      Throughout the book, the author attempts to present both sides of the argument without trying to influence...