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9780312058395 | St Martins Pr, May 1, 1991, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: A 1930s tennis champion describes her successful career, her tragic personal life marred by the deaths of loved ones, rape, and illness, and her role as a spy for the United States during World War II
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9780688099237 | William Morrow & Co, August 1, 1992, cover price $20.00 | About this edition: The youngest U.
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9781559723008 | Birch Lane Pr, August 1, 1995, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Profiles the personal and professional life of the tennis champion who defected from Czechoslovakia in 1975, and discusses her contributions to women's professional tennis
Product Description: Written in a lively, readable style, this book profiles two women who broke new ground in tennis. Alice Marble (1913-1990) became the first woman to play power tennis, and by 1939 had won several Wimbledon titles. Althea Gibson (1927- ) broke the racial color line in tennis by entering many previously white-only tournaments, and became the first black person to win both the U...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9781878067883 | Seal Pr, June 1, 1997, cover price $10.95 | About this edition: Written in a lively, readable style, this book profiles two women who broke new ground in tennis.
Product Description: ⢠The record books say that Maureen Connolly may have been one of the greatest women's tennis players ever. ⢠This is an inspirational story of how a daughter recovered from grief and through the lessons she learned from her mother, is able to fully celebrate life...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
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9781930819016 | Tapestry Pr, March 1, 2001, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: ⢠The record books say that Maureen Connolly may have been one of the greatest women's tennis players ever.
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9780373764440 | Harlequin Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $3.99 | also contains Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Women's Sports
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9780060526535 | Reprint edition (Amistad Pr, June 1, 2005), cover price $15.99 | About this edition: Follows the tennis careers and friendship of African-American Althea Gibson and Jewish-European Angela Buxton, discussing how both women triumphed over tennis-circuit prejudice and became successful Wimbledon partners.
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9780224075053 | Vintage Uk, June 16, 2005, cover price $31.45
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9780224077668 | Vintage Uk, June 16, 2005, cover price $18.60
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9781401926496 | Hay House Inc, February 15, 2010, cover price $15.95
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9781420504880 | 1 edition (Lucent Books, February 18, 2011), cover price $39.40
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9781621273998 | Weigl Pub Inc, July 30, 2013, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: "Explores the life and times of Venus and Serena Williams, providing an in-depth look at the inspiration, achievements, and successes that define them.
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9781621273936, titled "Venus and Serena Williams" | Weigl Pub Inc, July 30, 2013, cover price $27.13
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9780807834541 | Univ of North Carolina Pr, March 1, 2011, cover price $30.00
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9781469622033, titled "Game, Set, Match: Billie Jean King and the Revolution in Womenâs Sports" | Univ of North Carolina Pr, February 1, 2015, cover price $27.95
9780373764440, titled "The Bachlor Takes a Wife" | Harlequin Books, June 1, 2002, cover price $3.99 | also contains The Bachlor Takes a Wife
Product Description: Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex. Some athletes, through their courage and class, have broken down the barriers that have afflicted our society, and sometimes affected greater social change...read more
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9781502610539 | Cavendish Square, January 15, 2016, cover price $42.79 | About this edition: Barriers have existed to deny people the chance to compete athletically based on their race, ethnic background, or sex.
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