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Days of Grace

Ballantine Books

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"Touching and courageous...All of it--the man, the life, the book--is rare and beautiful."
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DAYS OF GRACE is an inspiring memoir of a remarkable man who was the true embodiment of courage, elegance, and the spirit to fight: Arthur Ashe--tennis champion, social activist, and person with AIDS. Frank, revealing, touching--DAYS OF GRACE is the story of a man felled to soon. It remains as his legacy to us all....
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The Discovery of King Arthur

The History Press

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Attempts to find the person (if any) behind the legend of King Arthur have been going on for a long time. The search has revealed many interesting facts and it has also led to sharp disagreements. By the 1980s, the search was more or less abandoned, having reached a dead-end. The Discovery of King Arthur presents an investigation that broke the deadlock. Arthur emerged from it with a firmer status in history. He was also more interesting - more like his legend - than once appeared likely. It became possible to see better why he became the kind of figure he did. The delay in running him to earth was due to the nature of the problem he posed. Medieval authors who gave him his literary grandeur fitted him into what they claimed was Britain's history several centuries later. Not much of that history can stand up in the light of present day knowledge - it is mostly legend. So historians who looked for Arthur swept the medieval matter aside and searched for him in the scanty older records. But the search was inconclusive. A convincing answer called for a different approach. This books shows that the Arthurian legend itself needs to be taken seriously and sifted for clues. The right questions to ask are not the direct ones, 'Who was Arthur?' or 'Did he exist?', but 'Where did his legend come from?' and 'What facts is the legend rooted in?'. If we line up the legend side by side with the facts as we know them today, the problem of Arthur's identity can be solved.
Endeavor to Persevere: A Memoir on Jimmy Connors, Arthur Ashe, Tennis and Life

Untreed Reads

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Author Douglas Henderson Jr. had a typical childhood as an African-American growing up in the Bronx in the late 1960's. Upon discovering tennis, his life would drastically change by bringing him together with Jimmy Connors. Thanks to this meeting, Henderson would become a close friend and confidante to the tennis pro and would go on to meet and work with other legendary players such as Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg and many more.

Join Henderson as he takes you behind the scenes of the world of tennis from the years 1974-1997. Through his own unique voice, Henderson relays what really happened at some of the greatest matches, the locker room chats he engaged in and his own personal experiences both on and off the court.

ENDEAVOR TO PERSEVERE is more than just an autobiography, but also a rare look into the world of tennis from someone with VIP access to some of the biggest names to ever play the game. More importantly, it's a love letter from the author to the sport that would forever shape his future.

This work also contains many candid and rare photographs from the author's personal collection.
Author Douglas Henderson Jr. had a typical childhood as an African-American growing up in the Bronx in the late 1960's. Upon discovering tennis, his life would drastically change by bringing him together with Jimmy Connors. Thanks to this meeting, Henderson would become a close friend and confidante to the tennis pro and would go on to meet and work with other legendary players such as Arthur Ashe, Bjorn Borg and many more.

Join Henderson as he takes you behind the scenes of the world of tennis from the years 1974-1997. Through his own unique voice, Henderson relays what really happened at some of the greatest matches, the locker room chats he engaged in and his own personal experiences both on and off the court.

ENDEAVOR TO PERSEVERE is more than just an autobiography, but also a rare look into the world of tennis from someone with VIP access to some of the biggest names to ever play the game. More importantly, it's a love letter from the author to the sport that would forever shape his future.

This work also contains many candid and rare photographs from the author's personal collection.
Game, Set, Match, Champion Arthur Ashe

Lee & Low Books

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A picture book biography of Arthur Ashe, who began playing on segregated courts and went on to become the top tennis player in the world.

From the start, Arthur Ashe was an unlikely tennis player. As a young boy in the 1940s, he was small and skinny - and barred from most tennis courts because he was black. Still, Arthur was drawn to the game and began to play wherever he could.

With patience, hard work, and humility, Arthur pursued his dream. Defeating player after player, match after match, he blazed a path on the courts, becoming the first African American man to win a Grand Slam tournament.

Arthur Ashe: Young Tennis Champion (Childhood of Famous Americans)

Aladdin

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Childhood of Famous Americans

One of the most popular series ever published for young Americans, these classics have been praised alike by parents, teachers, and librarians. With these lively, inspiring, fictionalized biographies -- easily read by children of eight and up -- today's youngster is swept right into history.

Arthur Ashe: Breaking the Color Barrier in Tennis (African-American Biographies (Raintree Paperback))

Enslow Publishers

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A biography of tennis champion Arthur Ashe, covering his personal life and his sports career, as well as his struggles with racism and AIDS.

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Semifinal appearance caps Strode's collegiate career - Northwest Arkansas Times
Northwest Arkansas Times, AR - Feb 10, 757
Semifinal appearance caps Strode's collegiate careerThe Arkansas senior recently received the National Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership & Sportsmanship. He was the central region recipient of the award the last two seasons. "It just shows you what kind of character

Phillips Nets National Arthur Ashe Award - UT Tyler Athletics
UT Tyler Athletics, TX - May 22, 2009
Phillips Nets National Arthur Ashe AwardSKILLMAN, NJ – A little over a week after winning the West Region Division III Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship, senior Dustin Phillips of The University of Texas at Tyler men's tennis team was named as the national recipient of the UT Tyler's Phillips, Ashlock Competing At Nationals

Capital Gains For Richmond - Diverse
Diverse, VA - Feb 10, 570
Capital Gains For Richmond - Diverse DiverseCapital Gains For RichmondThe late Arthur Robert Ashe Jr., Richmond, Va., born and raised, cleared away racial barriers in the 1950s and 1960s when he took up tennis at all- Black Brookfield park just a couple of miles from VUU in then strictly segregated Richmond.

Jamie Neely Receives ITA Northeast Arthur Ashe Award - Bowdoin Athletics
Bowdoin Athletics, ME - May 18, 2009
Jamie Neely Receives ITA Northeast Arthur Ashe Award - Bowdoin Athletics Bowdoin AthleticsJamie Neely Receives ITA Northeast Arthur Ashe Awardhas been honored as the Northeast Regional recipient of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's Division III Arthur Ashe Sportsmanship Award. One of the most prestigious honors in collegiate tennis, Neely is the first Bowdoin player to be nominated UR's Paige Sumida wins ITA/Arthur Ashe Leadership and

Multitalented Strode still making giant strides for UA tennis program - Northwest Arkansas Times
Northwest Arkansas Times, AR - May 20, 2009
Multitalented Strode still making giant strides for UA tennis program - Northwest Arkansas Times Oklahoma State AthleticsMultitalented Strode still making giant strides for UA tennis programAmong the honors are 2008 and 2009 winning the Central Region's Arthur Ashe Award capped by Tuesday's announcement he has won the national Intercollegiate Tennis Association/Arthur Ashe Award for Leadership and Sportsmanship. The late Arthur Ashe Arkansas Razorbacks top men's tennis player Blake Strode receives Strode wins sportsmanship award Razorbacks' Strode Ready for First Round  -