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"In this powerful novel about the cost of ambition and success, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback at an age when the world considers her past her prime-from the New York Times bestselling author of Malibu Rising. 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...
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English
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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...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career--six years as the top-ranked woman in the world, twenty Wimbledon championships, thirty-nine grand-slam titles, and her watershed defeat of Bobby Riggs in the famous "Battle of the Sexes." She poignantly recalls the cultural backdrop of those years and the profound impact on her worldview from the women's movement,...
4) 40 love
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2011, c1995
Edition
2nd St. Martin's Press hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
276 p. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A weekend tennis party becomes study of modern marriage for four very different couples of varying economic, social, and interest levels as together they encounter two days of anger, shock, revelations, and romance.
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Publisher
Five Star, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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When one of Mark Yeager's platform tennis buddies is found bludgeoned to death on the court, he becomes determined to identify his friend's killer.
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Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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"Grab your racket, head to the courts, and ace that serve! It's time to learn about the greatest tennis players of all time. Readers will be presented with exciting stats in a fun top-10 format"--
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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
xiii, 595 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Sometimes, in a tough neighborhood, where there is no way for a kid to prove himself except by playing games and fighting, you've got to establish a record for being able to look out for yourself before they will leave you alone. If they think you're an easy mark, they will all look to build up their own reputations by beating up on you. I learned always to get in the first punch." Althea Gibson, 1958. Four days after her historic victory at Wimbledon...
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
49 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
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English
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Carmen's new friend Laura is super at tennis, but she is also tired of it and would like to try other sports--can Carmen convince Laura to talk to her mother about her frustration?
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Dutton
Pub. Date
2020
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pages cm
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English
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Who was Alice Marble?
In her public life, she was the biggest tennis star of the pre-war era, a household name like Joe DiMaggio and Joe Louis. She was famous for overcoming serious illness to win the biggest tournaments, including Wimbledon. She was also a fashion designer and trendsetter, a contributor to a pioneering new comic called Wonder Woman&;and friend to the biggest names in Hollywood and society, like Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, William...
12) Tennis trouble
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Publisher
Stone Arch Books
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
63 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alexis is only 13, but she made the varsity tennis team. She's thrilled, but not everyone is happy for her--two of the older girls think Alexis ruined the season for their friend, who didn't make the team. The older girls are out to make Alexis's season terrible. Can she keep up her self-confidence and step up to the net, or will she let the girls get to her and lose everything?
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Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Madeleine Blais, the dramatic and colorful story of legendary tennis star and international celebrity, Alice Marble. In August 1939, Alice Marble graced the cover of Life magazine, photographed by the legendary Alfred Eisenstaedt. She was a worldwide celebrity, having that year won singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles tennis titles at both Wimbledon and the US Open, then an unprecedented feat. Yet...
14) Live wire
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English
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When a pregnant tennis star reports that her rock-artist husband has gone missing amid scandalous rumors, Myron Bolitar is forced to confront deep secrets about his client's past while struggling with fatherhood roles in his personal life.
15) The singles game
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Publisher
Wheeler Publishing
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
563 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hiring a legendary new coach after a devastating Wimbledon loss and injury, a young tennis star endures a campaign to transform her good-girl image into that of a ruthless competitor only to be confronted by the high price of her success during the Grand Slam tournaments.
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
421 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A tennis correspondent for the New York times sits down with Roger Federer and those closest to him to tell the story of the greatest player in men's tennis.
18) Drop shot
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Language
English
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Investigating the killing of a burned-out tennis star, sports agent Myron Bolitar uncovers a connection between the victim and a rising star from the wrong side of the tracks, while a corrupt senator and organized crime watch his every move.
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Publisher
HarperLuxe
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st HarperLuxe ed.
Physical Desc
549 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1998, Connors was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame as one of the top tennis players of all time. "The Outsider" tells the complete, uncensored story of his life and career including his issues with obsessive-compulsive disorder, dyslexia, gambling, and women.