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Facing Federer
It's one thing to watch Roger Federer play tennis, it's quite another to actually compete against him on the court. In this book, ATP players like Agassi, Rafter, Hewitt, Nadal, Canas, Blake, etc., discuss their memories and experiences of their professional matches with Roger Federer. Also, as a bonus, many tennis insiders, officials, journalists, photographers, celebrities, fans and ballkids share their unique perspectives and anecdotes of encountering Roger Federer.
Marcelo Rios
This book is a unique, abstract portrait of former ATP #1 ranked tennis player Marcelo Rios of Chile from various sources and perspectives, including opponents, friends, media, fans, photographers, his coaches, industry people, tournament officials, etc. Rios possessed the wondrous talent which could have won ten Grand Slams - according to Marat Safin, and a maverick personality which fascinated, bewildered and awed the tennis world from 1994 to 2003. In this book you will learn many insights and anecdotes about Rios and his unparalleled experience on the professional tennis circuit, such as the time he punched out a fan at a Miami restaurant, the time a woman left his hotel room screaming, how his spectacular skills could make even a top ten player feel like a novice on the court. All hardcore tennis fans will greatly enjoy this book.
Facing Guillermo Vilas
Tennis players discuss their memories and experiences playing tennis against the legendary court gladiator Guillermo Vilas of Argentina. The former US Open and Roland Garros champion lived a remarkable life, dating a princess, working endlessly on court to perfect his arsenal, jamming with Pink Floyd, publishing a poetry book and ultimately achieving a Hall of Fame tennis career.
Facing Marat Safin
A wide range of professional tennis players discuss memories of playing Marat Safin, one of the most intriguing champions and characters in the history of tennis. Also various tennis world figures share additional insights and anecdotes about the Russian tennis superpower.
Facing Nadal
Interviews and recollections of tennis players, describing their court encounters with Rafael Nadal.
Malinowski Among the Magi
A reissue of Malinowski's first field monograph, containing historical and theoretical material. This edition includes a major essay by Michael Young who draws on Malinowski's diary, unpublished notebooks and letters.
Close Encounters With Donald Trump
This book is a collection of memories, anecdotes and stories from a range of people who have had a close encounter with Donald Trump. Figures from sports, business, TV, music and media discuss their memorable moment when they met the man who would become the President of the United States of America.
Ethnography
Ethnography familiarizes readers with ethnographic research and writing traditions through detailed discussions of ethnography's history, exploratory design, representational conventions, and standards of evaluation. Responding to the proliferation of ethnography both within and outside of academia, in this book, Anthony Kwame Harrison grounds ethnographic practices within the anthropological principles of cultural awareness, thick description, and embodied understanding. At the same time, the book introduces new frameworks for grasping ethnography's simultaneous strategic and improvisational imperatives, as well as for appreciating its experimental conventions of social science and humanist...
Facing Bob Probert
Hockey players discuss their memories, anecdotes and insights about what it was like to play hockey against one of the most fearsome forces in the history of sport, Bob Probert.
PacMan
Manny Pacquiao, 31, was recently named "Fighter of the Decade" by the Boxing Writers' Association and is the only fighter ever to capture seven championship belts in seven different weight classes. But few could have imagined that Pacquiao would have ever reached the pinnacle of his sport, considering his background. He ran away from home -- a cardboard shack in General Santos City in the Philippines -- at age fourteen. After making his way to Manila, and eventually the United States, Pacquiao hooked up with trainer Freddie Roach in 2001, and, from there, his fighting career took off. Named one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World" last year, the aptly nicknamed Pac-Man is a fascinating figure who will go down as one of the greatest boxers in history.
