String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis: A Library of America Special Publication

Open; and recalls his own career as a "near-great" junior player. Whiting award-winning writer John Jeremiah Sullivan provides an introduction. String theory david foster Wallace on Tennis A Library of America Special Publication. Scott and “the best tennis-writer of all time” new york times  Gathered for the first time in a deluxe collector's edition, here are David Foster Wallace's legendary writings on tennis, five tour-de-force pieces written with a competitor's insight and a fan's obsessive enthusiasm.

O. An instant classic of american sportswriting—the tennis essays of David Foster Wallace, “the best mind of his generation” A. Wallace brings his dazzling literary magic to the game he loved as he celebrates the other-worldly genius of Roger Federer; offers a wickedly witty disection of Tracy Austin's memoir; considers the artistry of Michael Joyce, a supremely disciplined athlete on the threshold of fame; resists the crush of commerce at the U.

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Levels of the Game

Mcphee provides a brilliant, stroke-by-stroke description while examining the backgrounds and attitudes which have molded the players' games. This account of a tennis match played by arthur Ashe against Clark Graebner at Forest Hills in 1968 begins with the ball rising into the air for the initial serve and ends with the final point.

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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays

Whether covering the three-ring circus of john mccain's 2000 presidential race, plunging into the wars between dictionary writers, or confronting the World's Largest Lobster Cooker at the annual Maine Lobster Festival, Wallace projects a quality of thought that is uniquely his and a voice as powerful and distinct as any in American letters.

Do lobsters feel pain? did franz kafka have a funny bone? what is John Updike's deal, anyway? And what happens when adult video starlets meet their fans in person? David Foster Wallace answers these questions and more in essays that are also enthralling narrative adventures. Back Bay Books.


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The Broom of the System: A Novel Penguin Orange Collection

These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, high-quality paper, while french flaps, first created in 1935, and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions today. The broom of the system   the “dazzling, storytelling, exhilarating” San Francisco Chronicle debut novel from one of the most groundbreaking writers of his generation, The Broom of the System is an outlandishly funny and fiercely intelligent exploration of the paradoxes of language, and reality.

Penguin. Back Bay Books. Part of the penguin orange collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved american classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperbackWinner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition   For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin’s iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library.

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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

Back Bay Books. Penguin. Back Bay Books. In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, hilarity, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner - David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, and exhilarating verbal facility that has delighted readers of his fiction, including the bestselling Infinite Jest.

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The Pale King

Back Bay Books. Along the way it suggests a new idea of heroism and commands infinite respect for one of the most daring writers of our time. But as he immerses himself in a routine so tedious and repetitive that new employees receive boredom-survival training, he learns of the extraordinary variety of personalities drawn to this strange calling.

Penguin. Back Bay Books. The agents at the irs regional examination Center in Peoria, Illinois, appear ordinary enough to newly arrived trainee David Foster Wallace. It grapples directly with ultimate questions--questions of life's meaning and of the value of work and society--through characters imagined with the interior force and generosity that were Wallace's unique gifts.

. And he has arrived at a moment when forces within the IRS are plotting to eliminate even what little humanity and dignity the work still has. The pale king remained unfinished at the time of David Foster Wallace's death, but it is a deeply compelling and satisfying novel, hilarious and fearless and as original as anything Wallace ever undertook.

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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

Back Bay Books. Among the stories are 'the depressed person, ' which reveals a woman's agonized consideration of her confusing sexual relationship with her husband; and 'Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, ' a dazzling and blackly humorous portrayal of a woman's mental state; 'Adult World, ' a dark, hilarious series of imagined interviews with men on the subject of their relations with women.

Wallace delights in leftfield observation, the surprising, mining the absurd, and the illuminating from every situation. Penguin. This collection will enthrall DFW fans, and provides a perfect introduction for new readers. Back Bay Books. Back Bay Books. Back Bay Books. In this thought-provoking and playful short story collection, David Foster Wallace nudges at the boundaries of fiction with inimitable wit and seductive intelligence.

Wallace's stories present a world where the bizarre and the banal are interwoven and where hideous men appear in many guises.


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Infinite Jest

Set in an addicts' halfway house and a tennis academy, and featuring the most endearingly screwed-up family to come along in recent fiction, Infinite Jest explores essential questions about what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives; about how our desire for entertainment affects our need to connect with other people; and about what the pleasures we choose say about who we are.

It is an exuberant, uniquely american exploration of the passions that make us human - and one of those rare books that renew the idea of what a novel can do. Back Bay Books. Back Bay Books. Penguin. A gargantuan, mind-altering comedy about the pursuit of happiness in America. Back Bay Books. Back Bay Books. Equal parts philosophical quest and screwball comedy, Infinite Jest bends every rule of fiction without sacrificing for a moment its own entertainment value.

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The Myth of the Strong Leader: Political Leadership in the Modern Age

From one of the world's preeminent political historians, a magisterial study of political leadership around the world from the advent of parliamentary democracy to the age of Obama. All too frequently, leadership is reduced to a simple dichotomy: the strong versus the weak. Drawing on extensive research and decades of political analysis and experience, Brown illuminates the achievements, failures and foibles of a broad array of twentieth century politicians.

We blame our leaders for economic downfalls and praise them for vital social reforms, but rarely do we question what makes some leaders successful while others falter. Back Bay Books. Back Bay Books. Though we tend to dismiss more collegial styles of leadership as weak, it is often the most cooperative leaders who have the greatest impact.

Whether speaking of redefining leaders like franklin delano roosevelt, or the even rarer transformational leaders who played a decisive role in bringing about systemic change--Charles de Gaulle, and Margaret Thatcher, who expanded the limits of what was politically possible during their time in power, Mikhail Gorbachev and Nelson Mandela, Lyndon Johnson, among them--Brown challenges our commonly held beliefs about political efficacy and strength.

Overturning many of our assumptions about the twentieth century's most important figures, Brown's conclusions are both original and enlightening. Back Bay Books. Back Bay Books. Penguin.


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Winning Ugly: Mental Warfare in Tennis--Lessons from a Master

Back Bay Books. Back Bay Books. Back Bay Books. Basic Books AZ. The tennis classic from olympic gold medalist and espn analyst brad Gilbert, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, and more, Andy Murray, now featuring a new introduction with tips drawn from the strategies of Roger Federer, to help you outthink and outplay your toughest opponents.

A former olympic medalist and now one of espn’s most respected analysts, Brad Gilbert shares his timeless tricks and tips, including “some real gems” Tennis magazine to help both recreational and professional players improve their game. Back Bay Books. Winning ugly mental Warfare in Tennis Lessons from a Master.

Written with clarity and wit, this classic combat manual for the tennis court has become the bible of tennis instruction books for countless players worldwide. Back Bay Books. Penguin. In the new introduction to this third edition, Gilbert uses his inside access to analyze current stars such as Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal, showing readers how to beat better players without playing better tennis.

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Tennis Anatomy

Back Bay Books. Human Kinetics. See your tennis game as you never have before. Penguin. Tennis anatomy will show you how to ace the competition by increasing strength, speed, and agility for more powerful serves and more accurate shots. Back Bay Books. Tennis anatomy goes beyond exercises by placing you on the baseline, at the net, and on the service line.

Back Bay Books. Basic Books AZ. Winning ugly mental Warfare in Tennis Lessons from a Master. Tennis anatomy includes more than 72 of the most effective exercises, each with step-by-step descriptions and full-color anatomical illustrations highlighting muscles in action. Back Bay Books. See what it takes to improve consistency and performance on the court.

Whether you’re a serve and volleyer, or all-court player, baseliner, Tennis Anatomy will ensure that you step onto the court ready to dominate any opponent. Illustrations of the active muscles for forehands, volleys, backhands, and serves show you how each exercise is fundamentally linked to tennis performance.

Back Bay Books. You'll also learn how exercises can be modified to target specific areas, improve your skills, and minimize common tennis injuries. Best of all, you'll learn how to put it all together to develop a training program based on your individual needs and goals.


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