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2 reviews
Rod Laver

Simon & Schuster, 1971

The Education Of A Tennis Player
Probably the single greatest tennis book to ever be written. Rod Laver...who both Pete Sampras and John McEnroe consider the best of all time.....is writing this book people! You know Rod Laver...the only guy to win two (2) Grand Slams. Basically what you have here is the best tennis player ever...writing a book. Hence, the best tennis book ever written. As far as I'm concerned ( ...

The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book

1 review
Bud Collins

New Chapter Press, 2008

The Big Book of Tennis
Literally and figuratively at 784 pages, the just-released The Bud Collins History of Tennis is the big book of the game. etween its soft covers awaits a prodigious compilation of historical tennis information, including year-by-year recaps of every tennis season, biographical sketches of every major tennis personality, as well as stats, records, and championship rolls for all the major events. ...

Bud Collins' Tennis Encyclopedia

7 reviews

Visible Ink Press, 1999

A real tribute to the game of tennis
I have no doubt in considering Bud as the top tennis writer in the world. His passion and imense knowledge for the game of tennis is well ilustrated in this masterpiece. Any fan of tennis will take pride in owning a copy of this encyclopedia which provides the most complete information about tennis.

Total Tennis, Revised: The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia

3 reviews
Bud Collins

SportClassic Books, 2003

the best tennis book, period
For diversity, quality and quantity (960 pages), "Total Tennis" hits winner after winner. Past and present stars from Sears to Sampras and from Suzanne to Serena are covered with in-depth and fascinating features, either from SPORT magazine or by Bud Collins himself, the encyclopedia's distinguished author. The careers of hundreds of other players are described in engrossing profiles and bios. ...

The Art of Gerald Garston: A Good Life in Your Eyes
Alicia Currier Kallay

Pucker Art Publications, 2005

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 into its essences, ordering them into deceptively simple paintings that look behind to the ideal ...

The Best American Sports Writing 2001 (The Best American Series)

1 review

Houghton Mifflin, 2001

Best Ever?
As a longtime reader of this consistently satisfying series, this years' edition just might be the best one yet. It is meatier than the last few years and each story in the book seems a little bit better than the last one. As always, there are surprises, too, not only of more obscure sports (wreck diving, poker and surfing) but in point of view, re: Gene Collier's farewell to sportswriting and ...

Sampras: A Legend in the Works

7 reviews
H. A. Branham

Bonus Books, 1996

this is badri from india(badri_becker@yahoo.com).buy it
this is badri from india(badri_becker@yahoo.com). buy this book and most importantly use it as a metaphor for your life and for tennis professionals.bravo! my cordial salutations to the author . he has done a great job.

Big Bill Tilden: The Triumphs and the Tragedy
Frank Deford

Total Sports, 2001

Bud Collins' Modern Encyclopedia of Tennis
Bud Collins

Visible Ink Pr, 1993

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.