About this title: At once a sports story and a gripping personal drama, "A Terrible Splendor" is about a moment when the world was at war's edge, sport and politics were inextricably linked, and the human spirit triumphed over extreme adversity. b&w photo insert.
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Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Fine. 0307393941 THIS IS A HARDCOVER FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, BOTH THE BOOK AND THE DUST JACKET ARE FINE/FINE, LIKE NEW CONDITION. NO DEFECTS INSIDE OR OUT. THIS ITEM IS GIFT QUALITY. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Pub
Date Published: 2009-04-21
ISBN-13:9780307393944ISBN:0307393941
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780307393944ISBN:0307393941
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Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown, NY
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780307393944ISBN:0307393941
Description: Illustrated. As New in As New Unclipped jacket. Signed by Author A bright, tight edition signed by the author at a reading at our store. DJ is unct; clean & sharp. Text is unmarked; firmly bound. As new. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780307393944ISBN:0307393941
Description: New in new dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 321 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Brand New Hardcover w/ Dust Jacket-just arrived from publisher-ships with tracking # read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers Inc., New York
Date Published: 2009
Description: Fine (Book Condition). Fine (Jacket Condition) New. Text clean, binding strong. [Our rating system: 1. Fine; 2. Near Fine; 3. Very Good; 4. Good; 5. Fair. ] read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Random House Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780307393944ISBN:0307393941
Description: New. At once a sports story and a gripping personal drama, "A Terrible Splendor" is about a moment when the world was at war's edge, sport and politics were inextricably linked, and the human spirit triumphed over extreme adversity. b&w photo insert. read more
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"I'm afraid that my review is less about the writing and more about my attention span. This was a fascinating glimpse of history, but my patience for the details only lasted for about a third of the book. I did find it a bit disjointed, perhaps the writing wasn't up to par after all."
"Very interesting story of early tennis greats Don Budge (American) and Baron Gottfried von Cramm of Germany, as well as Bill Tilden and some others. WW2, and prejudice against homosexuality play a big part in the story (both Tilden and von Cramm were gay). It's a shame these players and their big matches are largely forgotten now. With all the talk of Federer being the greatest of all time, players like Tilden and Budge (and possibly even von Cramm) definitely need to be included in those conversations. The war and various other political things greatly hampered the careers of so many early players. Bill Tilden is one of the most interesting people I've ever read about."
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