About this title: In March 1973 two women met on a tennis court in Akron, Ohio. Over the course of the next sixteen years, together they would change the world. In their long careers Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert played each other eighty times, sixty of those in finals. For twelve consecutive years, from 1975 to 1986, one or other finished the season ranked No. 1 in the world. Each set out to be the finest player women's tennis had ever seen; each goaded the other to greatness. Their contrasting styles - Martina, the epitome of serve-and-volley tennis, bravely charging to the net against cool and ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 06/2005
ISBN-13:9780767918848ISBN:0767918843
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 06/2005
ISBN-13:9780767918848ISBN:0767918843
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway Books
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780767918848ISBN:0767918843
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Ex) Library Copy. Moderate wear on Cover/Interior Pages. Usual library markings. (W2) Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 304 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780767918848ISBN:0767918843
Description: Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 0767918843. Great Value. Prompt delivery with tracking. Many satisfied customers. Satisfaction guaranteed. Enjoy! ; 1.2 x 9.4 x 6.1 Inches; 304 pages. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Broadway, New York
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780767918848ISBN:0767918843
Description: Good. No Jacket. 0767918843 The covers have a little shelf wear and some slight soiling. The book is about two rivals in tennis, Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova, from their epic duels to their great friendship. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2005-06-07
ISBN-13:9780767918848ISBN:0767918843
Description: Like New. Text is clean and bright. No names, no remainder marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. No creases in cover or spine. Appears to be unopened and unread. Careful packaging and fast shipping. We recommend EXPEDITED MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Broadway
Date Published: 2005-06-07
ISBN-13:9780767918848ISBN:0767918843
Description: Good. Clean unmarked pages. Clean unmarked cover. Dust Jacket has shelf wear. 100% satisfaction guaranteed. SAVE Money on S and Handling, buy more than one book from us as a time! Items are from a smoke free and air conditioned environment. read more
Description: Fine. By Johnette Howard; ISBN: 0767918843; Pub. : Broadway; Pub. Date: 07 June, 2005; Media: Hardcover; Weight: 20.8 oz.; Advanced Reader Copy, paperback. Book is like new, appears to have never been read. by Johnette Howard; ISBN: 0767918843; Pub. : Broadway; Pub. Date: 07 June, 2005; Media: Hardcover; Weight: 20.8 oz.; Advanced Reader Copy, paperback. Book is like new, appears to have never been read. read more
"Great biographical information about the epic on-court battle and off-court friendship between tennis superstars Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert."
"I'm a pretty big tennis fan now, but I wasn't born yet / didn't follow tennis for the bulk of the time period this book focuses on. I did have the experience of seeing Martina Navratilova at the US Open, playing doubles with Bob Bryan. She was almost fifty (!) at the time, and they won the title. I remember thinking, "Boy, she must really love tennis." (By comparison, Andre Agassi was considered an old man when he retired at 36.)
This book covers a lot of ground, everything from the biographical details of the two ladies and the technical aspects to their tennis games, to the early history of the women's tour, to the political climate of communist Czechoslovakia. I'd recommend it any fellow tennis lover, but it will probably have more resonance if you watched Evert and Navratilova play when they were in their prime."
"This book is fun for the juicy details about the Woman's tour in the 70s. I can't get the image of Chris and Martina going on a double date with Desi Arnaz Jr. and Dino Martin. I just wish they had pictures from the night."
"Howard is a fine writer. As someone with little interest in tennis, I still found it a page-turner. These two women are amazing, and I believe, as Howard certainly does, that they made each other better, elevating the sport at the same time. Howard includes the earliest history of the women's movement and women in sport, including a fine piece on Billie Jean King. Men and women in our group rated this a 9 out 10 for a sports book, and would highly recommend it to all ages for its recognition of historical events (Martina's defection from Prague could be a story in itself!), and social issues such as civil rights for women and homosexuals. All this and a couple of dishy details for the fiction lover.... Who knew that Rita Mae Brown was once Martina's partner and that Martina has co-authored three mysteries?!"
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