The Wonder Years

11 x 9 in; 144 pp ; 100 color photographs
Hardcover
Published in June, 2009
ISBN 9780811868495
ISBN10 0811868494

$35.00  

The Wonder Years -- Filled with inspiring stories, insightful interviews, and stunning color photography from Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Rick Rickman, this incredible book showcases the unique power and grace of today's senior athletes. Spanning a broad spectrum of sports, the profiles inside paint an intimate portrait of senior swimmers, runners, and others who continue to compete well into their later years. Also including an in-depth look at the spirited and increasingly popular U.S. Senior Games, The Wonder Years triumphs over the conventional wisdom that growing older means slowing down.

Donna Wares is an author and editor living in Southern California.

Rick Rickman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and the official photographer of the Senior Games. He lives in Southern California.

Peggy Fleming is a world class figure skater and the only American to bring home a gold medal from the 1968 Winter Olympics. She advocates for numerous causes from her home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Grandma Freeman

2009-07-07 | 8:50 AM | angie light

Im very proud to call Janet Freeman.. the athlete in the first section, My Grandma! I would like to thank everyone involved with this book for picking her to write about. I know she feels very special, as we all do. She is an amazing woman who has lived a crazy life that I could never keep up with now at the age of only 25! (And yes.. I've tried!). It is great that all these athletes get recognized for all they have done and are still doing! It's a great book and a real inspiration to everyone!