Tennis And The Meaning Of Life

Author : Jay Jennings
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156004077
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tennis and the Meaning of Life written by Jay Jennings and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1995 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only book of its kind, Tennis and the Meaning of Life is a resplendent collection of the best fiction (and poetry) written about this extraordinary sport/obsession. Contributors include Ellen Gilchrist, J.P. Donleavy, Barry Hannah, Ring Lardner, Somerset Maugham, William Trevor, E.B. White, Irwin Shaw, Wallace Stegner, and many others.

Author : Jay Jennings
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780788191176
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tennis and the Meaning of Life written by Jay Jennings and published by . This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the best fiction and poetry on tennis. Its stories are hilarious and sad, whimsical and philosophical, lyrical and profane, and thoroughly saturated with the art of the game. Beneath a thin veneer of poise and civility, all our hidden aggression, social climbing, love, lust, hate, exaltation, and degradation are just waiting to be acted out via the racket, on well-lined courts. Contains a variety of literary styles and voices and characters. Authors include: Roger Angell, J.P. Donleavy, Ellen Gilchrist, Brendan Gill, Galway Kinnell, Ring Lardner, Somerset Maugham, A.A. Milne, Vladimir Nabokov, Irwin Shaw, Paul Theroux, and E.B. White.

Author : W. Timothy Gallwey
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0679778314
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Inner Game of Tennis written by W. Timothy Gallwey and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 1997-05-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The timeless guide to achieving the state of “relaxed concentration” that’s not only the key to peak performance in tennis but the secret to success in life itself—part of the bestselling Inner Game series, with more than one million copies sold! “Groundbreaking . . . the best guide to getting out of your own way . . . Its profound advice applies to many other parts of life.”—Bill Gates, GatesNotes (“Five of My All-Time Favorite Books”) This phenomenally successful guide to mastering the game from the inside out has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Billie Jean King has called the book her tennis bible; Al Gore has used it to focus his campaign staff; and Itzhak Perlman has recommended it to young violinists. Based on W. Timothy Gallwey’s profound realization that the key to success doesn’t lie in holding the racket just right, or positioning the feet perfectly, but rather in keeping the mind uncluttered, this transformative book gives you the tools to unlock the potential that you’ve possessed all along. “The Inner Game” is the one played within the mind of the player, against the hurdles of self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses in concentration. Gallwey shows us how to overcome these obstacles by trusting the intuitive wisdom of our bodies and achieving a state of “relaxed concentration.” With chapters devoted to trusting the self and changing habits, it is no surprise then, that Gallwey’s method has had an impact far beyond the confines of the tennis court. Whether you want to play music, write a novel, get ahead at work, or simply unwind after a stressful day, Gallwey shows you how to tap into your utmost potential. No matter your goals, The Inner Game of Tennis gives you the definitive framework for long-term success.

Author : Tom Parham
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781503559042
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Little Green Book of Tennis written by Tom Parham and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Golf is a disease, not a game. Especially when you take the game up in your fifties, as I did. After a series of injuries stopped my recreational tennis play, and my retirement from a lifetime of coaching and teaching tennis, I tried golf. It didn't take long to realize it was not an easy endeavor. Someone said, "You can't learn anything from a golf book, but you have to read a lot of golf books to find that out!" I found the gurus of golf instruction: Ledbetter, Pelz, and Hogan, who was said to have written the book with the secret! I did find one that really attracted me but in a somewhat different way.

Author : Scott E. Hardy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780984421923
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search Of...the Meaning of Life written by Scott E. Hardy and published by . This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to guide and inspire those who may be in search of answers, this book of thoughtful quotes from eminent people around the globe, and touching photographs associated to each quote, offers insight into the deepest questions about life meaning for human kind.

Author : Diane M Griffin
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595436471
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book One Day, I Found Tennis written by Diane M Griffin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early morning tennis always makes me feel like a winner, especially outside in invigorating breezes of fresh air and sunshine. Then, there's tennis under lights! Yes! A friendly game of strategic, athletic, competitive tennis under the beauty of a sunset, is an awesome experience. It's fun, relaxing, and good for the soul. You can leave with your racket in one hand, and tennis balls in the other, feeling as if you won the Tennis U.S. Open. Bored with her routine workouts, author Diane M. Griffin wanted a different way to exercise-one that would challenge her. But more importantly, she wanted a workout she could enjoy. Fate intervenes one day when she rides her bike past a tennis court and a handsome man emerges. Immediately attracted to him, Griffin soon discovers that she better learn the game of tennis if she wants to spend time with him. Each time they meet on the court, Griffin falls a little more in love with this striking man-and with the game of tennis. One Day, I Found Tennis expresses Griffin's personal love affair with tennis. Incorporating poetry, facts about tennis legends, the origin of the sport, and a glossary of tennis terms, Griffin will compel you to pick up a racket and hit the court!

Author : Robert J. Lake
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315533553
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Tennis written by Robert J. Lake and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tennis is one of the world’s most popular sports, as levels of participation and spectatorship demonstrate. Moreover, tennis has always been one of the world’s most significant sports, expressing crucial fractures of social class, gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity - both on and off court. This is the first book to undertake a survey of the historical and socio-cultural sweep of tennis, exploring key themes from governance, development and social inclusion to national identity and the role of the media. It is presented in three parts: historical developments; culture and representations; and politics and social issues, and features contributions by leading tennis scholars from North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The most authoritative book published to date on the history, culture and politics of tennis, this is an essential reference for any course or program examining the history, sociology, politics or culture of sport.

Author : Abraham Verghese
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0063389916
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Tennis Partner written by Abraham Verghese and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2023-12-12 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unforgettable, illuminating story of how men live and how they survive, from Abraham Verghese, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of Cutting for Stone and The Covenant of Water, an Oprah's Book Club Pick. “Heartbreaking. . . . Indelible and haunting, [The Tennis Partner] is an elegy to friendship found, and an ode to a good friend lost.”—The Boston Globe When Abraham Verghese, a physician whose marriage is unraveling, relocates to El Paso, Texas, he hopes to make a fresh start as a staff member at the county hospital. There he meets David Smith, a medical student recovering from drug addiction, and the two men begin a tennis ritual that allows them to shed their inhibitions and find security in the sport they love and with each other. This friendship between doctor and intern grows increasingly rich and complex, more intimate than two men usually allow. Just when it seems nothing can go wrong, the dark beast from David’s past emerges once again—and almost everything Verghese has come to trust and believe in is threatened as David spirals out of control.

Author : David Baggett
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813182883
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tennis and Philosophy written by David Baggett and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tennis smashed onto the worldwide athletic scene soon after its modern rules and equipment were introduced in nineteenth-century England. Exciting, competitive, and uniquely accessible to people of all ages and talent levels, tennis continues to enjoy popularity, both as a recreational activity and a spectator sport. Life imitates sport in Tennis and Philosophy. Editor David Baggett approaches tennis not only as a game but also as a surprisingly rich resource for philosophical analysis. He assembles a team of champion scholars, including David Foster Wallace, Robert R. Clewis, David Detmer, Mark Huston, Tommy Valentini, Neil Delaney, and Kevin Kinghorn, to consider numerous philosophical issues within the sport. Profiles of tennis greats such as John McEnroe, Roger Federer, the Williams sisters, and Arthur Ashe are paired with pertinent topics, from the ethics of rage to the role of rivalry. Whether entertaining metaphysical arguments or examining the nature of beauty, these essays promise insightful discussion of one of the world's most popular sports.

Author : Billie Jean King
Publisher : Lifetime Media
ISBN 13 : 9780981636801
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pressure is a Privilege written by Billie Jean King and published by Lifetime Media. This book was released on 2008 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tennis star recounts her life and athletic career, from childhood, through her athletic successes, to her life after professional tennis, and discusses the life lessons that she learned at every stage along the way.