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Author
Publisher
[Library of America]
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xv, 138 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Description
Collects essays about tennis in which the author challenges the sports memoir genre, profiles two of the world's greatest players, and shares his own experiences in his youth as a regionally ranked tennis player.
Author
Description
Carolina Soto is undeniably fierce. She is determined to be the best professional tennis player the world has ever seen. And by the time she retires from the game in 1989 at the age of thirty-one, she is just that: the best. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. And, if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one of those victories. After all, her dad-a former champion tennis player himself-has trained her for this...
Author
Description
"The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and Revenge Wears Prada--a dishy tell-all about a beautiful tennis prodigy who, after changing coaches, suddenly makes headlines on and off the court. Charlotte "Charlie" Silver has always been a good girl. She excelled at tennis early, coached by her father, a former player himself, and soon became one of the top juniors in the world. When she leaves UCLA--and breaks...
8) Match point
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Description
"It's game day, and readers of Match Point are given a court-side view of the serves and volleys that make up a tennis match. Along the way, they'll learn all about the history of tennis dating all the way back to France in the 16th century! A special section in the back of the book is chock-full of even more facts about the game and its storied history and players. It is custom-made for the fan who loves all things tennis!"--
9) Ping pong
Publisher
Docurama
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A documentary about eight competitors in the World Over-80 Table Tennis Championships in Inner Mongolia. They are all in their 80s and 90s; one Australian woman is a centurion. Most of the players have been athletes all their lives, but one woman took the sport up as an octogenarian after suffering a stroke. The advanced masters scene is like those in other sports, with rivalries, egomania and even dirty tricks. Losing doesn't get any less painful...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
The Delaney family love one another dearly-it's just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . . If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father? This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings. The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They're killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable....
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
ix, 305 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"Patrick McEnroe has been in professional tennis one way or another for most of his life. As a player, coach, and ESPN commentator, he's seen it all. The significant tennis books of recent years have all been autobiographies--famous players burnishing their image or attempting to set the record straight within carefully controlled memoirs. No one has been willing to pull back the curtain and present an honest, no-holds-barred look into the ultimate...
12) Doubles trouble
Author
Publisher
Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
65 pages cm.
Description
In order to play tennis with his local rec team, Deion agrees to play doubles, even though it feels like a different game to him--but he has the nagging feeling that he is holding his partner, Cole, back until they both accept help from Deion's stepfather who turns out to have wicked aim.
13) Tennis
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
Provides an overview of tennis, including details on rules, equipment, and scoring.
14) Rafa
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
x, 250 p. [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
With candor, heart, and intelligence, Rafael Nadal takes readers on his life's dramatic and triumphant journey, never losing sight along the way of the prize he values above all others: the unity and love of his family. In this memoir, written with award-winning journalist John Carlin, Nadal, one of the greatest players in the history of tennis, reveals the secrets of his game and shares the inspiring personal story behind his success. From the Mediterranean...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
344 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
When fifteen-year-old best friends Henry and Eve leave New Jersey, one for tennis camp in Florida and one for ballet camp in New York, each faces challenges that put her long-cherished dreams of the future to the test.
Author
Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
112 pages ; 23 cm.
Description
Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change. Billie Jean King changed attitudes toward women and sports with one gigantic victory, fought for equal tournament purses for female tennis players, and started a foundation that...
Author
Publisher
Sarah Crichton Books, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
292 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
The five-time Grand Slam winner recounts how her father relocated her at the age of seven from their native Russia to the U.S. to develop her tennis talents before she embarked on a record-setting career.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus High Interest
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
"Presents some of pro tennis greatest players and their achievements, including Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova, and Novak Djokovic. Includes fast fact page, further resources, glossary, index."--Amazon.com.
20) On the line
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Pub
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
x, 257 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
As one of the biggest stars in tennis, Williams has captured every major title and earned the #1 world ranking in tennis three times during her illustrious career. In this compelling and poignant memoir, she takes an empowering look at her extraordinary life and what is still to come.
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