An intimate record of professional tennis, by the man who made it famous. Bud Collins gives an anecdote-filled history of the game and introduces the players both great and flaky of the past and present. 32 halftones.
This edition of the annual collection of sports journalism includes profiles of Joe DiMaggio, Dale Earnhardt, Jr.,and Riddick Bowe, as well as articles on deep sea diving and poker.
Noted tennis commentator/columnist Collins and sportswriter Hollander update their 1980 guide with this new and comprehensive edition. Written in an engaging, narrative style, the book traces the history of tennis from its country club beginnings in 1876 to today's billion-dollar industry. Glossary of terms. Photos.
Considered the "bible" of the tennis world, "Bud Collins' Tennis Encyclopedia" provides thorough statistics and presents a history of the sport, from its country club beginnings in 1876 to the billion-dollar industry it is today. The latest edition includes biographies of the best players, rules of the game, Hall of Fame facts, world rankings ...
Compiled by the most famous tennis journalist and historian in the world, this book is the ultimate compilation of historical tennis information, including year-by-year recaps of every tennis season, biographical sketches of every major tennis personality, as well as statistics, records, and championship rolls for all the major events. The author ...
From forehands to fashions, this reference work covers the careers of 35 champions who made significant contributions to the sport both on and off the court. Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Wills Moody, Maureen Connolly, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Venus and Serena Williams, and others are listed ...
Total Tennis is the fourth book in the successful series of Total encyclopedias, following Total Baseball, Total Football, and Total Hockey. It is a comprehensive reference book comprising player profiles, Grand Slam, Davis Cup and Federation Cup tournament results, world rankings, Hall of Fame listings, insightful essays, a player statistical ...
Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume, a series editor reads pieces from hundreds of periodicals, then selects between fifty and a hundred outstanding works. That selection is pared down to the twenty or so very best pieces ...
Shows the distinctiveness of Garston's flat, solid colorful figures - work that is often compared to that of early American folk artists and the pre-Renaissance paintings of Giotto and Duccio. Gerald Garston distills the randomness and multiplicity of our visual world into its essences, ordering them into deceptively simple paintings that look ...
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