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Summary: Paul Has It All
Review: Paul in his Tennis Confidential has it all: Real passion for the sport, insider knowledge and expertise whipped into an entertaining concoction of sharp analysis and insight topped off with frothy gossip on the stars. All this is served up in lively, revealing interviews with tennis greats, best matches in tennis history and why, and tennis rules that should stay and why. Love from this West Coast fan doesn't even come close.
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Summary: For The Love Of Tennis
Review: Simply put, if you love tennis you'll love Tennis Confidential. It's a must read for the tennis enthusiast.
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Summary: For The Love Of Tennis
Review: Simply put, if you love tennis you'll love Tennis Confidential. It's a must read for the tennis enthusiast.
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Summary: Excellent
Review: Tennis Confidential by Paul Fein is a logically organized collection of essays, reports on remarkable matches, and interviews, that I found serendipitously searching the web, and read with the appreciation of the author's ability to get deep into the topic while enjoying plastic description of events, matches, broader impact of events for pro-tennis, and post-game interviews etc. The style of writing was concise and to the point. The author is at his best in the middle of the book conveying the ongoing issues of pro-tennis from the possible rule changes, computer and year to date; to the Prize-Money equality/inequalities. This book wont help to improve your game, but will definitely provide a collection of deep thoughts about the game of tennis, and the paradoxical and complicated psyche of the players that have shaped the Open-Era. In my opinion, the book reaches the quality of B. Collins's My Life with the Pros, and P. Bodo's The Courts of Babylon, while keeping its own unique concept of tennis and style, and selection of topics surviving the tests of time. TC II deserves its consideration
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Summary: Tennis Confidental - Excellent job, first rate all the way !
Review: Tennis Confidential captured my tennis heart and soul. It is absolutely first rate and makes for very entertaining reading. The book is witty and delightful. It is one of the most enjoyable books on tennis that I have read in a long time. What a treat, "The ten greatest matches". Paul knows his tennis and knows a classic when he sees it. I read this chapter over and over again. The chapter was very sentimental and full of nostalgia. The book is superbly written and I highly recommend it to all avid and casual tennis lovers.
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Summary: great tennis book!!
Review: Tennis Confidential is an interesting, entertaining collection of stories, interviews, and behind-the-scene insights into the fascinating world of professional tennis. Paul Fein serves up an inside look at the top players, past and present, as well as offering you a chance to relive some of the greatest matches of all time. I would enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone who enjoys tennis, from the casual spectator to the seasoned tournament player.
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Summary: A Great Find for a Tennis Lover
Review: Tennis Confidential is collection of articles from 1982 to 2001 that the author has written for various magazines and newspapers. The book gives you a glimpse of the personalities of some of the top players, a summary of the ten greatest matches in tennis history, and a discussion of the changes in tennis in the twentieth century that impinge on the game today. Most important are several excellent chapters devoted to the issues and controversies in present day tennis. Intersperse in the chapters are juicy gossip from the locker room and tennis trivia. The book is a good read. I enjoyed it and I am sure all tennis fans will also. It is highly recommended.A tennis enthusiast
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Summary: "Tennis Confidential" is a terrific read
Review: The game of tennis has been in Paul Fein's cloth for many years, not only as
a writer, but as a teaching pro, referee, and television commentator. He has
an insightful way of taking his readers inside the covers of his books to give
them a behind the scenes look at the world of tennis. Paul's book, "Tennis Confidential" is another excellent example. He provides
you with the inside scoop about Agassi, Serena, Martina, and a host of stars
in full-length stories. The Q&A interviews with Ashe, McEnroe, Connors and
Sampras are real eye-openers. Paul Fein analyzes, with unusual depth and fairness, the tennis issues and
trends in the game. You'll especially like his authoritative perspectives on
the power crisis, equal prize money and on-court coaching. History buffs are treated to the ten greatest matches in history with
detailed explanations why they were so thrilling and momentous. I gleaned lots of
new information in Paul's 20th century retrospectives, especially that metal
rackets and open-throat frames first appeared in the 1920s? Sprinkled throughout
the book are amusing trivia and startling significa that you'll really enjoy,
too. Bottom line, "Tennis Confidential" is a terrific read. Jim Westhall Tournament Director and founder of the Volvo International Tennis, voted the
best in the world in 1987.
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Summary: "Tennis Confidential" is a terrific read
Review: The game of tennis has been in Paul Fein's cloth for many years, not only as
a writer, but as a teaching pro, referee, and television commentator. He has
an insightful way of taking his readers inside the covers of his books to give
them a behind the scenes look at the world of tennis. Paul's book, "Tennis Confidential" is another excellent example. He provides
you with the inside scoop about Agassi, Serena, Martina, and a host of stars
in full-length stories. The Q&A interviews with Ashe, McEnroe, Connors and
Sampras are real eye-openers. Paul Fein analyzes, with unusual depth and fairness, the tennis issues and
trends in the game. You'll especially like his authoritative perspectives on
the power crisis, equal prize money and on-court coaching. History buffs are treated to the ten greatest matches in history with
detailed explanations why they were so thrilling and momentous. I gleaned lots of
new information in Paul's 20th century retrospectives, especially that metal
rackets and open-throat frames first appeared in the 1920s? Sprinkled throughout
the book are amusing trivia and startling significa that you'll really enjoy,
too. Bottom line, "Tennis Confidential" is a terrific read. Jim Westhall Tournament Director and founder of the Volvo International Tennis, voted the
best in the world in 1987.
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Summary: Regarding the Quality of the Book and Shipping
Review: The Quality was excellent and it was like a new book only. Shipping took one week. I have not read the book fully and once I complete it I will write my comments here. Hope this helps.
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