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Author : S. Smith Travers
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (26 download)
Download or read book A Treatise on Tennis written by S. Smith Travers and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Lukin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (779 download)
Download or read book A Treatise on Tennis written by Robert Lukin and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Maggs Bros
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Total Pages : 118 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of First Editions of Esteemed Authors and Book Illustrators of the XIXth Century written by Maggs Bros and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Cees de Bondt
Publisher : Brepols Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Royal Tennis in Renaissance Italy written by Cees de Bondt and published by Brepols Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Italy has a long history of competitive games and sports, which was to a great extent inspired by the athletic contests of Antiquity. The human educators and the Renaissance rulers attempted to recreate the grandeur of Imperial Rome. Athletic excellence became an equally strong component of Italian culture during the Renaissance as in ancient Greece and Rome. Italy was the place to be for spectators and to train to be proficient in a variety of physical exercises. The main focus of this study is on how Renaissance Italy became the playground where royal tennis, the ancestor of the modern game, developed into a high cultural form of private court entertainment. The book regularly quotes from the text of the first book on tennis, Antonio Scaino's Trattato del giuoco della palla (Treatise of the Ball Game) of 1555 which was written as an instructive manual for the ballplaying courtier. Scaino's introduction of tennis laws enabled the aristocracy to draw a line between themselves and the populace who continued to play a crude type of the game in the streets.
Author : Bodleian Library
Publisher : The Miegunyah Press
ISBN 13 : 0522858384
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (228 download)
Download or read book The Original Rules of Tennis written by Bodleian Library and published by The Miegunyah Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern game of tennis dates from 1874, when the rules were defined by Major Walter Clopton Wingfield. Published in association with the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon), this book examines the history of the rules of tennis from their first codification to the present day.
Author : David Foster Wallace
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316284823
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)
Download or read book On Tennis written by David Foster Wallace and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Infinite Jest and Consider the Lobster: a collection of five brilliant essays on tennis, from the author's own experience as a junior player to his celebrated profile of Roger Federer at the peak of his powers. A "long-time rabid fan of tennis," and a regionally ranked tennis player in his youth, David Foster Wallace wrote about the game like no one else. On Tennis presents David Foster Wallace's five essays on the sport, published between 1990 and 2006, and hailed as some of the greatest and most innovative sports writing of our time. This lively and entertaining collection begins with Wallace's own experience as a prodigious tennis player ("Derivative Sport in Tornado Alley"). He also challenges the sports memoir genre ("How Tracy Austen Broke My Heart"), takes us to the US Open ("Democracy and Commerce at the U.S. Open"), and profiles of two of the world's greatest tennis players ("Tennis Player Michael Joyce's Professional Artistry as a Paradigm of Certain Stuff About Choice, Freedom, Limitation, Joy, Grotesquerie, and Human Completeness" and "Federer Both Flesh and Not"). With infectious enthusiasm and enormous heart, Wallace's writing shows us the beauty, complexity, and brilliance of the game he loved best.
Author : Guido Mina di Sospiro
Publisher : Quest Books
ISBN 13 : 083563194X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (356 download)
Download or read book The Metaphysics of Ping-Pong written by Guido Mina di Sospiro and published by Quest Books. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a mortifying defeat to his teenage son rekindles his lifelong passion for table tennis, keen philosopher Guido Mina di Sospiro sets out to learn the game properly. Guido’s love for spinning a feather-weight ball takes him from his local Ping-Pong club, populated by idiosyncratic players with extraordinary stories to tell, to training drills with a world-class coach. This seemingly harmless game also leads him into sticky situations in the CIA headquarters and the ganglands of Washington, D.C. Woven throughout his Ping-Pong epiphany are philosophical ruminations on Plato and Aristotle, metaphysicians and empiricists, Jung’s dark shadow, Sun Tzu’s war tactics, the I Ching, and much more. As Guido’s journey takes him from Big Sur to a nail-biting showdown in China against a string of elite players, he finds that Ping-Pong can teach us a surprising amount about life.
Author : Mary Moses
Publisher : What about Tennis, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9780615965611
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (656 download)
Download or read book Drama, Drinks and Double Faults written by Mary Moses and published by What about Tennis, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After giving of yourself as a wife, mother, daughter and friend, there comes a time when it is necessary for us as women to do our own thing, and tennis has become that thing. Sometimes that thing can be tumultuous and self-defining; it makes us crazy, we know it, but we wouldn't have it any other way. This socially acceptable addiction of tennis keeps us coming back for more, match after match, day after day, cat fight after cat fight, all because of the passion we have for the game. That passion, combined with some very interesting types of tennis players, along with the typical on court drama, all adds up to quite a cocktail. And speaking of cocktails-let's face it, after a match they're well deserved, heavily anticipated and for some of us, the real reason we play. The bottom line is that the league is really a home-a home where you can look like a B.A.R.B.I.E, act like an Alexis, or whine like a Blah, Blah, Blah. You're identified, exposed and, after all of that, still accepted just as you are. So, tennis ladies, enjoy every moment, relish every point, cherish every friendship, and don't you dare let your sorry ass go down without swinging!
Author : Maggs Bros
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Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book Catalogue of an Extensive Collection of Books written by Maggs Bros and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Periodical written by and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Malcolm D. Whitman
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486433579
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (864 download)
Download or read book Tennis written by Malcolm D. Whitman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2004-06-18 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amusing and informative for readers of all ages, this compilation of tennis lore and legend was written by an undefeated Davis Cup champion. Blending fact with humor and philosophy, it recounts the origins of the game, uses of the terms and equipment, scoring methods, and other elements, and features 29 antique illustrations.
Author : Maggs Bros
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Total Pages : 206 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue written by Maggs Bros and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Cram
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351935879
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)
Download or read book Francis Willughby's Book of Games written by David Cram and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Willughby's Book of Games, published here for the first time, is a remarkable work and an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in early modern social history. Dating from the 1660s, it was left unfinished when the writer died in 1672 at the age of 36. Nevertheless, Willughby's manuscript, even in its unpolished form is a goldmine of detail providing a snapshot of mid seventeenth century life, language and culture. The manuscript itself lists a wide variety of sports, games and pastimes, including football, hurling, card games, tennis and children's games. As well as providing rules and a description of the various games (often with accompanying sketches to explain particular points) there are numerous fascinating snippets of related information (such as the care of fighting cocks), that bring the subject to life, whilst the section on children's games is particularly poignant. Besides the intrinsic interest of the subject matter, the fact that Willughby embarked on the project from a scientific perspective adds to the value of the book. Willughby had been admitted to the Royal Society in 1661 and for a number of years prior to that had been collaborating with the naturalist John Ray. It is clear that Willughby's Book of Games was highly influenced by his scientific pursuits and was an extension of his natural history work, utilising the same skills of systematic observation, description and classification. Providing not only a word-for word transcription of the Book of Games, this volume also contains a host of interpretative material to complement the original data. As well as a biography of Willughby and a detailed description of his manuscript, a substantial glossary of games and obsolete terms is provided, together with a bibliography of Willughby's literary remains and more general reference works. Taken together, this publication provides an unparalleled resource for scholars of early modern England.
Author : Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire
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Total Pages : 506 pages
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Download or read book The Encyclopaedia of Sport & Games written by Henry Charles Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bob Allcorn
Publisher : Bookbaby
ISBN 13 : 9781098323929
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (239 download)
Download or read book Doubles Domination written by Bob Allcorn and published by Bookbaby. This book was released on 2020-11-25 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A DISTILLATION OF THE VERY BEST DOUBLES TACTICS, TIPS, STRATEGIES AND SET PLAYS THAT WILL IMPROVE EVERY PLAYER'S DOUBLES GAME IMMEDIATELY - THE "BEST OF THE BEST" OF THOSE TAKEN FROM MORE THAN 1,000 HOURS AND $100,000 OF DOUBLES LESSONS, AS WELL AS FROM BOOKS, WEBCASTS, ON-LINE TEACHINGS. THESE ARE COORDINATED WITH THE USTA RULES, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR WHAT IS BEING TAUGHT AND FOR YOUR "ON-COURT' DISPUTES. NO WAR STORIES. NO DIAGRAMS. JUST FABULOUSLY USEFUL INFORMATION.
Author : Anderson Galleries, Inc
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Total Pages : 828 pages
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Download or read book Sale written by Anderson Galleries, Inc and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 828 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Allison Danzig
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528764390
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (287 download)
Download or read book The Racquet Game written by Allison Danzig and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2021-06-28 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
