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Summary: Well written and entertaining from cover to cover.
Review: A witty and irreverent look at one of history's more amusing characters. Regardless of your interest level in tennis, this book is worth a read.
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Summary: Well written and entertaining from cover to cover.
Review: A witty and irreverent look at one of history's more amusing characters. Regardless of your interest level in tennis, this book is worth a read.
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Summary: Dave's thoughts
Review: I couldn't put it down. Loved the character analysis of Bobby and his associates. Great tennis detail, and insight.
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Summary: Dave's thoughts
Review: I couldn't put it down. Loved the character analysis of Bobby and his associates. Great tennis detail, and insight.
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: I play alot of tennis and I read alot of biographies, and this book is one of the best I've read in either genre. Bobby Riggs--what a character! Can you believe that this man, betting and hustling constantly--his tennis partners, his wife, the largest television audience for a tennis match in history--was actually such a great tennis player? The book somehow conveys easily the story of Bobby's hustling, the history of amateur tennis, the disfunctionality of his marriages, the chaos of his match against Billie Jean King, even the agony of his dying--I mean, WOW!!--what a book! No sooner had I started reading it than friends told me they had heard about it on the radio and asked me for my copy. I have books on RFK, Winston Churchill, and other well-known men lying unfinished on my nightstand. This book I read cover-to-cover in a few nights. Sorry but my friends have taken my copy, or I'd let you read it. But I had to tell someone that this is a great book.
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Summary: I loved this book!
Review: I play alot of tennis and I read alot of biographies, and this book is one of the best I've read in either genre. Bobby Riggs--what a character! Can you believe that this man, betting and hustling constantly--his tennis partners, his wife, the largest television audience for a tennis match in history--was actually such a great tennis player? The book somehow conveys easily the story of Bobby's hustling, the history of amateur tennis, the disfunctionality of his marriages, the chaos of his match against Billie Jean King, even the agony of his dying--I mean, WOW!!--what a book! No sooner had I started reading it than friends told me they had heard about it on the radio and asked me for my copy. I have books on RFK, Winston Churchill, and other well-known men lying unfinished on my nightstand. This book I read cover-to-cover in a few nights. Sorry but my friends have taken my copy, or I'd let you read it. But I had to tell someone that this is a great book.
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Summary: The One Sure Read
Review: The Last Sure Thing, is one of the best and most provocative tennis books I have ever read! Yes, it follows the life of the immortal Bobby Riggs but also beautifully details the history of tennis throughout the 1900's. This book is a must read for any tennis coach, tennis instructor, or playing enthusist!Toby Coffin-M.P.E. Springfield College
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Summary: Superbly written and enthusiastically recommended biography
Review: There were few professional tennis players as flamboyant and colorful as Bobby Riggs who will probably be forever remembered in the now legendary "battle of the sexes" match against Billie Jean King. What is not so widely known is that Bobby's life off court was as outrageous and theatrical as his on-court behavior. Freelance journalist Tom LeCompte has written a biographical masterpiece with The Last Sure Thing: The Life & Times Of Bobby Riggs which is a "must read" for the legions of this memorable figure of the tennis world, a man who carries a large slice of the credit for popularizing the sport through all levels of American society. This superbly written and enthusiastically recommended biography reads with all the smoothness and drama of a finely crafted novel, and will hook the reader's complete and total attention from first page to last.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Thorougly enjoyed The Last Sure Thing. Easy to read and full of great details as well as humor. Lots of research went in to the book! I would highly recommend this read for anyone.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Thorougly enjoyed The Last Sure Thing. Easy to read and full of great details as well as humor. Lots of research went in to the book! I would highly recommend this read for anyone.
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