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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf, Monica Seles, Martina Navrátilová, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Gabriela Sabatini, Björn Borg, Chris Evert, Patrick Rafter, Suzanne Lenglen, Helen Wills Moody, Gottfried von Cramm, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Karel Koželuh, Rosie Casals, Charlotte Dod, Natallja Swerawa, Rod Laver, Gigi Fernández, Mats Wilander, Margaret Smith Court, Gustav V., Molla Mallory, René Lacoste, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Jean Borotra, Fred Perry, Tracy Austin, Hana Mandlíková, Bill Tilden, Billie Jean King, John Newcombe, Don Budge, Mark McCormack, Jana Novotná, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall, Evonne Goolagong, Frank Sedgman, Ricardo González, Karl Howell Behr, Ann Haydon-Jones, Yannick Noah, Guillermo Vilas, Maureen Connolly, Lew Hoad, Frank Hunter, Mark Woodforde, Michael Chang, Jim Courier, Pam Shriver, Stan Smith, Todd Woodbridge, Lamar Hunt, Bob Hewitt, William Renshaw, William McChesney Martin, Jaroslav Drobný, May Sutton, Gene Mako, Dorothea Douglass, Reginald Doherty, Bud Collins, Hugh Doherty, Dwight Filley Davis, Arthur Ashe, Arthur C. Nielsen, Richard Williams, Tony Roche, Maria Bueno, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Ernest Renshaw, Fred Stolle, Ted Tinling, Donald Dell, Frank Shields, Watson Washburn, Ilie Năstase, Philippe Chatrier, Jack Kramer, Vincent Richards, Earl Buchholz, Harold Hackett, Gianni Clerici, Pancho Segura, Wilmer Allison, Nancye Wynne, Marion Jones, Helen Jacobs, Jack Crawford, Sven Davidson, Clarence Griffin, Anthony Wilding, Malcolm Chace, Gardnar Mulloy, Bobby Riggs, Louise Brough, Bill Johnston, Mervyn Rose, Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Doris Hart, Joseph Clark, Frew McMillan, Pierre Etchebaster, Maurice McLoughlin, Beals Wright, Ar...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=163680 ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Semana, published by Spanish Publications, Inc. on April 16, 1998. The length of the article is 732 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Tenismanía invade Houston. (incluye artículos relacionados al deporte)(TT: Tennis-mania invades Houston) (TA: includes related articles about sports)
Author: Tay Polo Miranda
Publication: Semana (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 16, 1998
Publisher: Spanish Publications, Inc.
Volume: v5Issue: n269Page: pSD11(1)

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This is a biography of tennis star Steffi Graf. It covers her father's arrest for tax evasion, his alcohol abuse and alleged infidelity, and her renewed on-court rivalry with Monica Seles. This book is published to coincide with Wimbledon. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (8)

Boring
This book was not only boring but horribly written also

A book worth every penny
Being the craziest fan of Steffi, I was really thrilled to get a book onher. Reading it was a pleasure and brought back a lot of memories where I cried when she lost and I jumped with joy when she won.As far as her tennis carrier is concerned I can remember every bit of her victories and this book is perfect with dates anddetails. It hurts to know her private life is not as fanciful and bright asthe great ladies22 grand slams are. I wish somehow Icould reach out to her and make her happy. The book is well written and notbiased on any angle.Her anger and dissentment towardsthe press could only be best understood by people who have been tortured bythe media. Her angeris justified cos after all she ishuman and needs her breathing space away from the lights of the cameras.All I have to say is Steffi is agreat inspiration notonly in terms of her Tennis but also as a good daughter, good sport and agood human being. Hats of to my "Shining Star"

It leaves you wandering
I only give it three stars cause most unauthorised biographies only deserve that and even less perhaps.This book if full of presumptions made about a person and her family that the author does not know.She is a fan,I will give her that but how she is then able to write all theunsubstantiated rumors she fills her book with makes me wander what sort offan she is - obviously one who wants to make a lot of money.If she wasreally a fan she should have gone out of her way to win Steffi's favour andhave Steffi consult on the book.From what I have read the Graf family andtheir associates went to great lengths to make it very difficult for Headyto write the book and the final result shows this.

Heady has depended onother peoples version of events.People who either don't really know theGraf's or have something to gain by making up wild rumors concerning Steffiand her family.

I am sure Heady had good intentions when starting outbut all she has ended up with is a book full of speculation and andslander.

A real fan would have tried harder.........

Mostly superficial and disappointing
The book seems to consist of little more than recycled old newspaper and magazine articles coupled with bizarre personal attacks. It contains a lot of undocumented allegations when it comes to Steffis personal life, andwhen it comes to her tennis there is very little insightful information. Itappears, the author has not bothered speaking with annyone close to Graf,and it shows all too clearly. Frankly, one does not get the impression thattoo much effort was put into this book.

A very informative and poignant book
From a fan's point of view, the world of super sports stars seems to be full of glamour and glitz and one forgets that their is a humanness hidden beneath all the fables. This book was certainly unbiased on all counts.Infact, I felt rather sad because of the seemingly lost childhood andadolescence Steffi missed.The book made me feel that this was Steffi'sdestiny from the moment she could lift her father's tennis racket. PeterGraf latched onto a prodigy to carry on his unfulfilled dreams andambitions.However, his extremeness in handling Steffi's career and lackof sensitivity in letting her just be a child certainly left its mark eventoday at 30 years old.Yes, he did in fact give her a career but somehowthe 'everything in moderation' translation got loss in the shuffle.Ithank God that Steffi is finally emerging from her cocoon, really enjoyingher craft by learning to share it with others and reaching out to attainthe happiness and contentment that has been so elusive throughout her life. This book makes you want to put your arm around her and tell her that allis well in the world and no matter what she does beyond the world of tennisis really okay as long as she is happy doing it.Lift your head high andgo for it all, Steffi! You certainly have earned it! ... Read more

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