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Paperback / softback
Publication date:
10 May 2012
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ISBN:
1780970129
ISBN 13:
9781780970127
The Tennis Book
by
John Parsons
An illustrated work of tennis reference, tracing the game from its relaxed beginnings as a pastime of the 1800s through to what has become the high energy, all-action global sport of the 21st century. It includes comprehensive chapters profiling the legends of the game and over 150 top players, as well as an analysis of tennis' greatest matches.
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"The Tennis Book" is the pre-eminent single volume illustrated work of tennis reference, tracing the game from its relaxed beginnings as a pastime of the 1800s through to what has become the high energy, all-action global sport of the 21st century. John Parsons' celebrated book includes comprehensive chapters profiling the legends of the game and over 150 top players, analysis of tennis' greatest matches, world famous tournaments and global development, as a well as extensive features on the politics, controversies and oddities of the game. Packed with more than 200 photographs and complete with a record of all Grand Slam winners, every player, every tournament and every issue of importance in the game of tennis is highlighted in detail in the book. Written by two of the game's leading authorities, "The Tennis Book" is the definitive work on world tennis, with every page an information packed celebration of one of the world's most exhilarating sports.
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General info
Publisher & Imprint:
Carlton Books Ltd
City:
London
Pages:
224
More info:
height 280 mm
width 230 mm
weight 1383 gr
thickness 28 mm
Subject Indexing & Classification
Dewey:(DC23) 796.342
Library of Congress Subject: Tennis
Departments:
Tennis;
Record updated at:
18 June, 2013
time:
14:13
Summary
The Tennis Book
Foreword by Tim Henman; Introduction; History of Tennis; Tennis Around the World; Legends of Tennis; Great Tennis Players; Famous Courts; Momentous Matches; Business of Tennis; History of the Rules of Tennis; Tennis Equipment; Culture and Politics of Tennis; Tennis Scandals and Disasters; Odd Occurrences and Trivia; Tennis Records; Tennis Chronology.
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