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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Publication date
June 4, 2009
Pages
211
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780547232805
ISBN-10
0547232802
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$24.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In the 2008 Wimbledon menâs final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So in the last few moments of daylight, Centre Court witnessed a coronation. Only it wasnât a crowning for the Swiss heir apparent but for a swashbuckling Spaniard. Twenty-two-year-old Rafael Nadal prevailed, in five sets, in what was, according to the author, "essentially a four-hour, forty-eight-minute infomercial for everything that is right about tennisâa festival of skill, accuracy, grace, strength, speed, endurance, determination, and sportsmanship." It was also the encapsulation of a fascinating rivalry, hard fought and of historic proportions. In the tradition of John McPheeâs classic Levels of the Game, Strokes of Genius deconstructs this defining moment in sport, using that match as the backbone of a provocative, thoughtful, and entertaining look at the science, art, psychology, technology, strategy, and personality that go into a single tennis match.With vivid, intimate detail, Wertheim re-creates this epic battle in a book that is both a study of the mechanics and art of the game and the portrait of a rivalry as dramatic as that of AliâFrazier, PalmerâNicklaus, and McEnroeâBorg.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
1 edition from Houghton Mifflin (June 4, 2009)
9780547232805 | details & prices | 211 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $24.00
About: In the 2008 Wimbledon menâs final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama.
About: In the 2008 Wimbledon menâs final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama.
Paperback
from Mariner Books (June 1, 2010)
9780547336947 | details & prices | 211 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.45 lbs | List price $15.95
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