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For nearly a century, the lawns of tennis had been reserved for wealthy amateurs-gentlemen - but in 1968, the game was opened to professionals and was forever changed. The 1970s were boom years for tennis. This book chronicles the lives and careers of the men who made those Wild West days of tennis so memorable.

NinaSankovitch has crafted a dazzling memoir that remindsus of the most primal function of literature-to heal, to nurture and to connectus to our truest selves."e; Thrity Umrigar, author of The Space Between UsCatalyzedby the loss of her sister, a mother of four spends one year savoring a greatbook every day, from Thomas Pynchon to Nora Ephron and beyond. In the tradition ofGretchen Rubins The Happiness Project and Joan DideonsA Year of Magical Thinking, Nina Sankovitchssoul-baring and literary-minded memoir is a chronicle of loss,hope, and redemption. Nina ultimately turns to reading as therapy andthrough her journey illuminates the power of books to help us reclaim ourlives.

“Rabbi Shmuley penetrates the veil shrouding American sexuality to highlight that eroticism is the thrilling desire to comprehend the mystery of life and attach ourselves to the source of all being.”—Mehmet Oz, M.D., author of YOU: The Owner’s Manual The New York Times bestselling author of Kosher Sex and popular radio host on Oprah & Friends, Shmuley Boteach delivers a much needed guide for injecting passion and energy into both our relationships and our everyday lives. In The Kosher Sutra, the author whom Newsweek magazine calls, “the most famous rabbi in America,” and Salon.com praises for having “his scholarly finger on the pulse of the nation” offers “Eight Sacred Secrets for Reigniting Desire and Restoring Passion for Life,” combining tantric and Kabbalah wisdom with modern psychological insights and common sense.

Fans of Cassandra Clares Mortal Instruments series will be drawn to Wendy Higginss sexy, thrilling Sweet Evil series.What if there were teens whose lives literally depended on being bad influences? This is the reality for sons and daughters of fallen angels.Tenderhearted Southern girl Anna Whitt was born with the sixth sense to see and feel emotions of other people. Shes aware of a struggle within herself, an inexplicable pull toward danger, but Anna, the ultimate good girl, has always had the advantage of her angel side to balance the darkness within. It isnt until she turns sixteen and meets the alluring Kaidan Rowe that she discovers her terrifying heritage and her willpower is put to the test. Hes the boy your daddy warned you about. If only someone had warned Anna.Forced to face her destiny, will Anna embrace her halo or her horns?

A collection of lessons and personal anecdotes that have shaped four star-general and former Secretary of State Colin Powell's legendary career in public service. It focuses on Powell's "13 Rules", notes he accumulated on his desk that are the basis for his leadership presentations throughout the world.

Empowers and educates women - and the men smart enough to embrace a feminine investing style - on how to strengthen their portfolios and find success in the market.

Award-winning poet and playwright Robert Bagg offers a set of exciting and authentic new translations of Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Kolonos, and Antigone-together known as The Oedipus Cycle.

Veganism has quickly gone from the domain of zealous health nuts to the favorite lifestyle of fashion mavens. This title includes helpful lists like Worst Veggie Dishes That You Think are Healthy, Top Ten Worst Pesticide Ridden Veggies and Fruit, and the never-travel-without-it Top Ten Things to Eat While Stranded in an Airport.

Explores what emerging computer technologies and their radical applications mean for the future of human life and society. This title examines the philosophical questions of the self and reality that arise through the digital experience. It shows the many practical applications of virtual reality, from education and medicine to sex and warfare.

At thirteen, Rachel Lloyd found herself caught up in a world of pain and abuse, struggling to survive as a child with no responsible adults to support her. Vulnerable yet tough, she eventually ended up a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. This title presents her portrait.

Teaches people the ultimate form of manliness: surviving the coming apocalypse. With survival tips, illustrations, and photos of the author showing off his wilderness expertise, this book is suitable for those who believe the end is near and wants to be prepared.

Maps the surprising contours of ordinary life, exploring how the power of violence, loss, and grief shape both the psyche and the soul.

Offers dialogue-based advice for the parents of teenagers.

The author spent more than twenty years traveling the length and breadth of Italy to seek out and document the locations in which Shakespeare set his ten Italian Plays. This title includes more than 150 maps, photographs, and paintings that make the author's journey through Shakespeare's Italy.

Despite popular belief, saints do not come just from the Christian tradition, but from all walks of life and all spiritual traditions, and are active, supernatural beings that can offer both physical assistance and spiritual guidance. This title explores the world of saints and the miraculous powers they have to help us when we need it most.

A collection of biographical portraits of some of the greatest humorists and wits in history, including Benjamin Franklin and the Marx Brothers, Charles Dickens and Damon Runyon, W C Fields and Samuel Johnson, William Hogarth and James Thurber.

Offers a look inside a country torn apart - from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides - while revisiting the author's own family's deep roots to the land.

Leadership for the 21st CenturyThe demands of today's workplace call for stronger and more inspiring leadership in order to motivate employees and to achieve the quality results for which successful organizations constantly strive.In Reinventing Leadership, Warren G. Bennis and Robert Townsend show leaders how to empower their organizations and bring the best out of each employee.Inside you will find useful leadership strategies that include: Moving away from conventional standards of business practice Building trust How to find a mentor Rewarding accomplishmentThese strategies will help transform leadership visions into reality and lead organizations into a future that includes increased employee satisfaction and continued economic growth.

More than a program for living with diabetes, this groundbreaking approach explains how to prevent, treat, and even reverse an American epidemic.

An economic revolution is transforming America: the New Mainstream. In this groundbreaking book, Guy Garcia explains how Americans will eat, work, play, learn, and spend money in the twenty-first century?and why any organization that ignores the lessons of the New Mainstream is doomed to fail.Led by the growing statistical and buying power of blacks, Latinos, and Asians, the New Mainstream is a loose coalition of minorities who have been forced to forge their own identity in American culture?even as they use and consume goods and services targeted to the general public. This shift in consumer buying power is not only transforming how products are developed, marketed, and bought, it also illustrates that diversity is the driving force of American capitalism. As Garcia shows, The New Mainstream is both a wake-up call and a road map to this new economic reality.

Takes us through the history and making of "Duck Soup", examining the comedic genius of the Marx Brothers.

A companion volume to Attitude Is Everything presents practical, step-by-step guidelines, exercises, instructions, and tools for transforming the author's ten key strategies into personal success. Original.

In Family of Shadows, Hovannisian traces the arc of his family's changing relationship to its motherland, from his great-grandfather's flight to America after surviving the Armenian Genocide to his father Raffi Hovannisian's repatriation and subsequent climb to political prominence as the head of the Heritage Party.

Dog lovers get ready Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, international bestselling author of Dogs Never Lie About Love (which the San Francisco Chronicle calls "e;winning and wise,"e; and "e;a charming paean to our best friends"e;), is back with an inspiring, heart-warming, and deeply personal exploration of the unique relationship between humans and dogs. As in When Elephants Weep, The Face on Your Plate, an The Pig Who Sang to the Moon, Masson blends cultural mythology, scientific research, and stories of his own experiences to tackle deep questions about the emotional lives of humans and animals. His compelling, elegant, and often humorous narrative about the love people feel for dogs (perfect for fans of John Grogan's Marley Me) gives a new perspective on the extraordinary relationship between our species.

Offers a compendium of the greatest sad songs and artists of the modern era and a collection of essays that attempts to explain what exactly draws us to sad music, and how sad music actually makes us happy.

New Year's Eve, 1919. Called away from dinner at the home of friends, Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge finds a brass cartridge casing on the steps outside. While it looks identical to the countless others he'd seen during the war, this one has a mysterious engraving. Curious, he pockets it.

Proving prayer to be as valid and vital a healing tool as drugs or surgery, the bestselling author of Meaning & Medicine and Recovering the Soul offers a bold integration of science and spirituality.

Helps dieters who are looking to eat clean, learn recipes customizable for meat eaters, vegetarians, and vegans, and see weight-loss results. This title includes thirty days' worth recipes of satisfying meals. It features expert tips and advice, daily journals, grocery shopping lists, and chapters on exercise and emotional eating.