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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...
2) Drop shot
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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 an organized crime unit watch his every move.
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Avery
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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The youngest winner in French Open history, racking up eight Grand Slam titles, former tennis champion Monica Seles relates her struggles with binge-eating and depression and the peace and balance she had been searching for after an excruciating injury forced her on the sidelines.
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Simon & Schuster Audio
Language
English
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a dishy tell-all about a beautiful tennis prodigy who, after changing coaches, suddenly makes headlines on and off the court.
How far would you go to reach the top?
When America's sweetheart, Charlotte "Charlie" Silver, makes a pact with the devil, the infamously brutal coach Todd Feltner, Good...
How far would you go to reach the top?
When America's sweetheart, Charlotte "Charlie" Silver, makes a pact with the devil, the infamously brutal coach Todd Feltner, Good...
5) 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.
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Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes the lives and careers and the tennis stars and sisters, discussing their Grand Slam wins, Olympic success, trend-setting, and rivalry.
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Jervis Entertainment Media
Pub. Date
c2002
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English
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Even before they were born, Richard Williams knew that his next two children would be tennis champions. He took on street gangs so that his daughters could use the neighborhood tennis court. Venus and Serena both went professional at age 14, and the rest is sports history.
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Macmillan Audio
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged
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English
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""A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson, my personal shero, who overcame daunting odds - on the tennis court and off - to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration to many." - Billie Jean King In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-white, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis...
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