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Author: Lindas Publishing
Publisher:
Published: 2019-02-23
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13: 9781797881416
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Author: Arthur Ashe
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2011-03-09
Total Pages: 382
ISBN-13: 0307788202
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Touching and courageous...All of it--the man, the life, the book--is rare and beautiful." COSMOPOLITAN DAYS OF GRACE is an inspiring memoir of a remarkable man who was the true embodiment of courage, elegance, and the spirit to fight: Arthur Ashe--tennis champion, social activist, and person with AIDS. Frank, revealing, touching--DAYS OF GRACE is the story of a man felled to soon. It remains as his legacy to us all.... AN ALTERNATE SELECTION OF THE BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB
Author: John McPhee
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Published: 2011-04-01
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 0374708657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLevels of the Game is John McPhee's astonishing account of a tennis match played by Arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968. It begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve and ends with the final point. McPhee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-stroke description while examining the backgrounds and attitudes which have molded the players' games. "This may be the high point of American sports journalism"- Robert Lipsyte, The New York Times
Author: Raymond Arsenault
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2019-08-20
Total Pages: 784
ISBN-13: 1439189056
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK A “thoroughly captivating biography” (The San Francisco Chronicle) of American icon Arthur Ashe—the Jackie Robinson of men’s tennis—a pioneering athlete who, after breaking the color barrier, went on to become an influential civil rights activist and public intellectual. Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943, by the age of eleven, Arthur Ashe was one of the state’s most talented black tennis players. He became the first African American to play for the US Davis Cup team in 1963, and two years later he won the NCAA singles championship. In 1968, he rose to a number one national ranking. Turning professional in 1969, he soon became one of the world’s most successful tennis stars, winning the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1975. After retiring in 1980, he served four years as the US Davis Cup captain and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1985. In this “deep, detailed, thoughtful chronicle” (The New York Times Book Review), Raymond Arsenault chronicles Ashe’s rise to stardom on the court. But much of the book explores his off-court career as a human rights activist, philanthropist, broadcaster, writer, businessman, and celebrity. In the 1970s and 1980s, Ashe gained renown as an advocate for sportsmanship, education, racial equality, and the elimination of apartheid in South Africa. But from 1979 on, he was forced to deal with a serious heart condition that led to multiple surgeries and blood transfusions, one of which left him HIV-positive. After devoting the last ten months of his life to AIDS activism, Ashe died in February 1993 at the age of forty-nine, leaving an inspiring legacy of dignity, integrity, and active citizenship. Based on prodigious research, including more than one hundred interviews, Arthur Ashe puts Ashe in the context of both his time and the long struggle of African-American athletes seeking equal opportunity and respect, and “will serve as the standard work on Ashe for some time” (Library Journal, starred review).
Author: Debbe Kennedy
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Published: 2008-06
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 1576757811
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Author: , empreender
Publisher: Editora Bibliomundi
Published: 2023-03-03
Total Pages: 21
ISBN-13: 1526076616
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe legendary tennis player, Arthur Ashe, came up with the quote “start where you are, use what you have, do what you can” to inspire people. It certainly worked for him as he was the Wimbledon tennis champion and he achieved other honors in the game.But what does this really mean and how can you use this powerful quote to your advantage? In this special report we fully dissect the quote and show you how you can apply it to your life so that you can change it for the better.
Author: David M. Kessler
Publisher:
Published: 2016-01-28
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781364421847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHave you ever wondered how to Loosen-Up your painting style? Paint Fresher paintings? Be more Spontaneous? Be more Expressive? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then this book is for you! Here is what is included:Inspiration Motivation, InformationLearn to Loosen-Up and Let GoPaint from the HeartHow to Design a Better Composition using Shape, Value, Color, Edges and Center of InterestProfessional Practice TopicsResources for the Artist
Author: Eric Allen Hall
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2014-09-15
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1421413949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArthur Ashe explains how this iconic African American tennis player overcame racial and class barriers to reach the top of the tennis world in the 1960s and 1970s. But more important, it follows Ashe’s evolution as an activist who had to contend with the shift from civil rights to Black Power. Off the court, and in the arena of international politics, Ashe positioned himself at the center of the black freedom movement, negotiating the poles of black nationalism and assimilation into white society. Fiercely independent and protective of his public image, he navigated the thin line between conservatives and liberals, reactionaries and radicals, the sports establishment and the black cause. Eric Allen Hall’s work examines Ashe’s life as a struggle against adversity but also a negotiation between the comforts—perhaps requirements—of tennis-star status and the felt obligation to protest the discriminatory barriers the white world constructed to keep black people "in their place." Drawing on coverage of Ashe’s athletic career and social activism in domestic and international publications, archives including the Ashe Papers, and a variety of published memoirs and interviews, Hall has created an intimate, nuanced portrait of a great athlete who stood at the crossroads of sports and equal justice. "Hall’s elegant and well-paced narrative teases out the contradictions of one of tennis’s most enigmatic characters."—Times Literary Supplement "A strong book on an outstanding topic, it serves as a reminder that Ashe's tragic death has to some extent eclipsed his life's work on behalf of racial equality."—Wall Street Journal "A portrait of Arthur Ashe that shows the fullness of his character—his broad interests, his impressive talents, and his missteps."—New Books in Sports "A remarkable book that will serve as a model for future works in this genre."—Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Eric Allen Hall is an assistant professor of history at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro.
Author: Lieven Van Speybroeck
Publisher: Hannibal
Published: 2018-04
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789492677501
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Arthur Ashe was the first black man to win a Grand Slam: his victory at the US Open in 1968 was an iconic moment not only in sports history, but in American history in general. It was a sign that society was changing. This book retells and reframes the story of 1968 as a year of seismic social and political change through the lens of the Amerian photographer John G. Zimmerman, who had the unique opportunity to follow Arthur Ashe - both on and off court - during and after his US Open final against Tom Okker. Zimmerman's pictures, many never before seen, constitute a singular portrait of a tennis champion crossing lines. This publication also includes a series of exclusive essays and interviews discussing the role and character of Arthur Ashe, the importance of 1968 and the Civil Rights Movement, and the aesthetics of sports photography. Contributors include Maurice Berger, James Blake, Philip Brookman, Grant Farred, Wesley Hogan, Walter Iooss, Simone Manuel, John McEnroe, Gaël Monfils, Tom Okker, Ishmael Reed, and David Roediger."--Back cover.
Author: Emmanuel Ifeoluwa
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2019-03-13
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0359506410
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